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Listen in as KARK 4 News @ 7 Anchor Sonseeahray Tonsall talks with Sen Blanche Lincoln about a child nutrition bill she's trying to push through Congress before other programs sunset.

LITTLE ROCK – Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., says her child nutrition bill may be stalled in the Senate because the subject isn’t glamorous enough to capture senators’ attention.

Sen. Blanche Lincoln took to the airwaves on KARN Newsradio in central Arkansas today to discuss a range of issues including her vote to extend unemployment benefits, her opponent’s lead in the polls, and her opinion of the tea party movement. When asked if she was concerned over the cost of deficit spending, she said, “We [...]

Sen. Blanche Lincoln appeared on “Morning Joe” today to discuss her child nutrition bill, which passed the Senate Agriculture Committee but has yet to come to a vote on the floor. In recent days, she has been ramping up the pressure on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to bring her bill to the floor.

Sen. Blanche Lincoln's effort to advance long-stalled disaster assistance for farmers fell short last week, but she and other Democrats pledge to continue to fight for social safety-net spending they say is being shortchanged.

Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln will make two appearances in Northwest Arkansas Monday morning.

Voters will see a new name on the ballot this November as Greenland Mayor John Gray enters the race for the U.S. Senate seat.

The intervention shows how closely the president and his senior aides are following the small-business bill Democrats are trying to push. Read more...