Blanche Lincoln Quotations

I am not normally a betting person, but I say that putting your money on the American people is about as close to a sure bet as you are going to get.

It's not my job to dream your dreams. It's my job to make your dreams become a reality.

A common misconception is that the costs of health care are cheaper in rural America, when in fact the reality is that they are more expensive and more difficult to access.

Spending and tax cut decisions must be both fiscally responsible and fair to our working families. I believe that fiscal responsibility is the way to create prosperity for America and secure the retirement of America's seniors.

If we invest in the American people, the American people always bring this Nation a good return.

At a time when U.S. jobs are heading overseas at a record pace, and amidst increased sanctions on our manufacturers and producers from other countries, it's imperative that we do all we can to provide our businesses a climate to operate successfully.

It certainly makes no sense to enact more laws if we cannot, or do not, enforce the ones we have.

Improving our national intelligence capabilities should remain a top priority and a continual process.

Many Americans are unaware that we still have a large population of working families, elderly, and children who rely on emergency food pantries, shelters, and other resources to meet their nutritional needs.

In Arkansas alone, approximately three quarters of a million people are at risk of going hungry, and one in four children does not get enough to eat, so my goal is to bring awareness to this tragic issue.