Topic: Blanche Lincoln
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These are not costs that should fall on the backs of ordinary citizens
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Hurricane Katrina inspired us to value competence, good governance and compassion
Lincoln praises Americans' helping spirit Sep 24, 2005
In the end we are all Americans. And that is our strength. It is a strength that allows us to reach out to those in need, not out of pity or arrogance, but with respect for their humanity and their place in our American family
Lincoln praises Americans' helping spirit Sep 24, 2005
This is a far cry from the associated health plans that some folks talk about
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The bill invests heavily to automatically enroll more eligible low-income children with our National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs and includes a major expansion of after-school feeding programs
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Blanche Meyers Lambert Lincoln (born September 30, 1960) is the former senior U.S. Senator from Arkansas and is a member of the Democratic Party. First elected to the Senate in 1998, she was the first woman elected to the Senate from Arkansas since Hattie Caraway in 1932 and, at age 38, was the youngest woman elected to the Senate. She previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Arkansas's 1st congressional district from 1993 to 1997.
Lincoln is the first woman and the first Arkansan to serve as chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. She also serves as the Chair of Rural Outreach for the Senate Democratic Caucus. In 2010 she lost to Rep. John Boozman, in her attempt for a third term.
A seventh-generation Arkansan, Blanche Lambert was born in Helena, Phillips County, to Martha (née Kelly) and Jordan Bennett Lambert. Her father was a rice and cotton farmer. Her older sister, Mary Lambert, is a film director. She received her early education at the local public schools in Helena, and was the student council president at Central High School from 1977 to 1978.
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