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Comments from Constituents Influence Lincoln
 Speaking to the Little Rock Political Animals Club April 6, Sen. Blanche Lincoln clarified her position on the Employee Free Choice Act, explaining that she could not support the bill in its current form. Lincoln’s comments were reported by Arkansas Business, and also in today’s Washington Post.
Sources close to the senator report she is focused on several priorities designed to get the economy back on track in order to help Arkansas and the nation rather than the Card Check legislation, even though it is receiving a lot of attention by media and her constituents. Lincoln would prefer to work on job creation, health care reform, energy reform, investment in public education and tax cuts for middle-class working families. She believes Card Check is proving to be very divisive at a time when cooperation between business and labor is needed to get the economy moving.
Statement from Sen. Blanche Lincoln, April 6, 2009:
“During my remarks today, I outlined the priorities that I’m focused on to get Arkansas and our nation back on track economically. They are job creation, health care reform, energy reform, investment in public education and tax cuts for middle class working families. Even though the Employee Free Choice Act is not on this priority list, it is receiving a lot of attention in the news and is the focus of many of my conversations with constituents on both sides of the issue. I consider both the labor and the business communities to be my friends. However, now that we need all hands on deck, including business and labor, to get our economy moving again, this issue is dividing us. While I may not have been clear about my position in the past, I am stating today that I cannot support Employee Free Choice Act in its current form and I can’t support efforts to bring it to Senate consideration in its current form. I will consider alternatives that have the support of both business and labor but my pledge today is to focus my full attention on the priorities I have mentioned that affect every working family in Arkansas.”
Sen. Lincoln noted Card Check is the focus of many of her conversations with consituents. Your input matters! Please continue your efforts to email, fax and call Sen. Lincoln and Sen. Mark Pryor to let them know how Card Check will impact your business. |
