What has Blanche Lincoln done for Arkansas?

[LiberalFighter]

Here are bills or resolutions that have been passed or enacted into law sponsored by her. Resolutions don't become law. How have they benefited Arkansas?

S.Res. 186
A resolution condemning the murder of Army Private William Andrew "Andy" Long and the wounding of Army Private Quinton Ezeagwula, who were shot outside the Army-Navy Career Center in Little Rock, Arkansas on June 1, 2009.
Passed Senate Jun 16, 2009

S.Res. 226
A resolution designating September 2009 as "Gospel Music Heritage Month" and honoring gospel music for its valuable contributions to the culture of the United States.
Passed Senate Aug 5, 2009

S.Res. 53
A resolution authorizing a plaque commemorating the role of enslaved African Americans in the construction of the Capitol.
Passed Senate Feb 25, 2009

S.Res. 59
A resolution designating April 4, 2009, as "National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day".
Passed Senate Feb 27, 2009

S.Res. 239
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Purple Heart Recognition Day".
Passed Senate Aug 4, 2009

S.Res. 351
A resolution designating the week beginning on November 9, 2009, as National School Psychology Week.
Passed Senate Nov 10, 2009

S.Res. 374
A resolution recognizing the cooperative efforts of hunters, sportsmen's associations, meat processors, hunger relief organizations, and State wildlife, health, and food safety agencies to establish programs that provide game meat to feed the hungry.
Passed Senate Dec 18, 2009

S.Res. 296
A resolution designating October 2009 as "National Work and Family Month".
Passed Senate Oct 14, 2009

S.Res. 301
A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, one of the most significant events in the American civil rights movement.
Passed Senate Sep 7, 2007

S.Res. 595
A resolution designating September 2008 as "Gospel Music Heritage Month" and honoring gospel music for its valuable and longstanding contributions to the culture of the United States.
Passed Senate Jun 16, 2008

S.Res. 616
A resolution reducing maternal mortality both at home and abroad.
Passed Senate Oct 2, 2008

S.Res. 160
A resolution recognizing the importance of Hot Springs National Park on the 175th anniversary of the enactment of the Act that authorized the establishment of Hot Springs Reservation.
Passed Senate Apr 18, 2007

S.Con.Res. 119
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that public policy should continue to protect and strengthen the ability of farmers and ranchers to join together in cooperative self-help efforts.
Passed Senate Nov 16, 2006

S.Res. 255
A resolution recognizing the achievements of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Waterfowl Population Survey.
Passed Senate Oct 31, 2005

S. 1537
A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the New Hope Cemetery Association certain land in the State of Arkansas for use as a cemetery.
Enacted Oct 18, 2004

S. 33
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain administrative sites and other land in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and to use funds derived from the sale or exchange to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites.
Enacted Oct 21, 2004

S.Con.Res. 48
A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Epilepsy Awareness Month" and urging support for epilepsy research and service programs.
Passed Senate, Passed House Nov 19, 2003 5:22 PM

S.Res. 213
A resolution designating August 2003, as "National Missing Adult Awareness Month".
Passed Senate Jul 31, 2003

S. 2063
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain administrative sites and other land in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and to use funds derived from the sale or exchange to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites.
Passed Senate Nov 20, 2002

S.Res. 316
A bill designating the year beginning February 1, 2003, as the "Year of the Blues".
Passed Senate Sep 12, 2002

S.Res. 318
A resolution designating August 2002, as "National Missing Adult Awareness Month".
Passed Senate Aug 1, 2002

S. 756
A bill to provide adversely affected crop producers with additional time to make fully informed risk management decisions for the 1999 crop year.
Passed Senate Mar 25, 1999

[Ian David]

1. Oh, yeah. We all remember where we were the day 2003 was designated The Year of The Blues. n/t

[ChicagoSuz219]

2. Please tell me that's not all she's voted for in the past 11 years. n/t

[LiberalFighter]

4. I forgot to add that those mostly resolutions were sponsored by her.

Didn't do any that she co-sponsored. Or her votes on other bills and resolutions.

[ChicagoSuz219]

6. Oh...okay... n/t

[saltpoint]

3. I hope Halter prevails in that primary and goes on to win the Senate seat.

[tularetom]

5. That's it? Seriously? That's all?

It appears she has been a Senator for two terms and the sum total of her efforts is 18 resolutions and 4 bills?

Are you shitting me? If she was the most progressive Democratic senator in the caucus she would still be unworthy of reelection based solely on the meagerness of her legislative output.

WTF has she been doing there for 12 years?

Unfrigginbelievable.

[Tippy]

7. There is more:

Blanche Lincoln has sponsored 204 bills since Jan 19, 1999 of which 195 haven't made it out of committee and 2 were successfully enacted. Lincoln has co-sponsored 1,254 bills during the same time period. (The count of enacted bills considers only bills actually sponsored by Lincoln and companion bills identified by CRS that were themselves enacted, but not if they were incorporated into other bills, as that information is not readily available.)

Some of Lincoln’s most recently sponsored bills include...

S. 1650: Healthy Food for Healthy Schools Act of 2009
S. 2106: United States Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
S. 2013: A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on crotonaldehyde.
S. 2012: A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on triacetonamine.
S.Res. 296: A resolution designating October 2009 as "National Work and Family Month".

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?sponsor=300068

I didn't have the time to go back further. Seems like sponsoring is easy getting out of committee is the hard part.

[Tippy]

8. Here is more...little easier

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billsearch.xpd?sponsor=300068http://www.votesmart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=26723

[HughMoran]

9. What you'd expect from any conservative ...

nada.

[activa8tr]

10. I'm with that Hugh Moran guy!!! You can't expect Conservatives to

actually make sense and do some good in the world.