Senator Roy Blunt

Republican  •  Missouri  •  8th Term  •  Sworn In 1997
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06/02/12
Blunt lauds innovation center in Springfield

Seven speakers, including Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., on Friday lauded the collaborative effort that created the Roy Blunt Jordan Valley Innovation Center five years ago. “There are really very few places where the intersection of government and ...

Source: Newark Advocate
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06/02/12
McCaskill using Blunt's old RV in Mo. Senate race

Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is hoping a little good fortune can rub off from Republican Sen. Roy Blunt. McCaskill's campaign has leased the same recreational vehicle used by Blunt during his successful 2010 bid for the U.S. Senate. McCaskill ...

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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06/02/12
Missouri State Republican Convention Results LIVE: Romney and Paul Win Delegates

U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) one of Romney’s earliest congressional supporters, said after Saturday’s convention debates, Republicans need to fully support their candidate in order to have a viable effort against President Obama in the fall campaign.

Source: policymic.com
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06/02/12
Ahead of convention, Blunt urges Mo. Republicans to back Romney

...up behind Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, Missouri Republicans will finalize their delegate selection process. U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, one of Romney’s first congressional supporters, said attendees at the Missouri Republican Convention should supp

Source: PoliticMo
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06/02/12
McCaskill is using Blunt's old RV in Missouri Senate race

...Mo. | Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is hoping a little good fortune can rub off from Republican Sen. Roy Blunt.McCaskill's campaign has leased the same recreational vehicle used by Blunt during his successful 2010 bid for the U.S. Senate.McCaski

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06/01/12
Just say no to activists' pledges

Freshman Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., confessed to Politico, "I think I've kind of supported enough pledges. I've restricted myself too much in this Congress." The most widely signed pledge among Republicans is one by the anti-tax Americans for Tax ...

Source: Times Herald-Record
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06/01/12
Mercy Health Unveils 'Tongue Blade' to Aid in Oral Surgeries

(Springfield, MO) -- The Jordan Valley Innovation Center celebrated its fifth anniversary Friday. As part of the celebration, JVIC invited Senator Roy Blunt and other government officials to tour the facility and some of the research projects going on ther

Source: Ozarks First.com
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06/01/12
Is the GOP warming up to ObamaCare?

Sen. Roy Blunt (Mo.) says he also is a fan of the provision for 26-year-olds. Meanwhile, House Speaker John Boehner (Ohio) is "quietly hatching a plan" to restore parts of ObamaCare if the Supreme Court strikes it down in June, says Politico.

Source: The Week Magazine
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06/01/12
Just say no to activists' pledges

Freshman Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., confessed to Politico, "I think I've kind of supported enough pledges. I've restricted myself too much in this Congress." The most widely signed pledge among Republicans is one by the anti-tax Americans for Tax ...

Source: Times Herald-Record
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06/01/12
Carthage native seizes opportunities, anticipates Missouri Bar exam

Price, interned with Senator Roy Blunt in Washington, D.C., and worked at a clinic with the Violent Crimes Strike Force at the United States Attorney’s Office of the Missouri Western District. Williams is the son of Tom and the Honorable M. Keithley ...

Source: Carthage Press
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05/31/12
Noted constitutional scholar Nancy Pelosi: I know that ObamaCare will be upheld

I’m skeptical about that last possibility, though, especially since Senate Republicans have been inching out on the political limb in preparation for ObamaCare being struck down: Sen. Roy Blunt (MO), vice chair of the Senate GOP Conference ...

Source: Hotair.com
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05/31/12
Defining a Palestinian refugee a US complication

The senator is still recovering from a stroke suffered in January and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., introduced the amendment for him. Deputy Secretary of State Thomas R. Nides wrote the committee to oppose the amendment, saying the refugee issue "strikes a deep .

Source: msnbc.com
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05/31/12
2011 Missouri River floods caused a shift in priorities, senators say

The catastrophic flooding along the Missouri River last year was "a unifying moment" amid the battle between upstream and downstream states, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., said in an appearance with Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D. The lawmakers spearheaded the creation .

Source: SmartBrief
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05/31/12
Men Rule Women’s News

...Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Dan Skerbitz, director of Personhood Oklahoma, Rep. Robert Dold, R-Ill., and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., spoke at 2012 news conferences on issues related to women's health including birth control, Planned Parenthood, a

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05/30/12
Hearing Planned On US Labor Dept Data Plans

Sen. Roy Blunt (R., Mo.) said in a letter to Labor Department officials that the new system of distributing market-moving U.S. employment data risks "crippling" financial markets if there are hiccups in how the data are released. Blunt declined ...

Source: Smart Money
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05/30/12
House Committee To Hold Hearing On Labor Department Data Plans

Sen. Roy Blunt (R., Mo.) said in a letter to Labor Department officials that the new system of distributing market- moving U.S. employment data risks "crippling" financial markets if there are hiccups in how the data are released. Blunt declined ...

Source: NASDAQ
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05/30/12
Hearing Planned On US Labor Dept Data Plans

Sen. Roy Blunt (R., Mo.) said in a letter to Labor Department officials that the new system of distributing market- moving U.S. employment data risks "crippling" financial markets if there are hiccups in how the data are released. Blunt declined ...

Source: NASDAQ
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05/30/12
Sen. Blunt Working With ND Senator on Missouri River Plan

(Jefferson City, MO) -- It looks like old adversaries are ready to join forces on the Missouri River. Missouri Senator Roy Blunt and North Dakota Senator John Hoeven say upriver and downriver states are now united in their support of efforts to control ...

Source: Ozarks First.com
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05/30/12
GOP Sen. Roy Blunt Supports Obamacare Provision That Keeps Kids Under 26 on Parents' Plan

Young adults under the age of 26, who are currently on their parent's health insurance plan, can expect cooperation from at least one Republican senator if the Supreme Court overturns the entire Affordable Care Act. "I believe that's one of the things that

Source: YAHOO!
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05/30/12
Credit Union Celebrates Remodel of its Maryland Heights Branch

Alderwoman Kim Baker and Tricia LaValley (Senator Roy Blunt Field Representative) Electro Savings Credit Union was organized in 1941 by the employees of Union Electric, now AmerenMO. Electro Savings Credit Union is a full-service, not-for-profit ...

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (blog)
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05/30/12
Garrison Dam spillway

This Tuesday, May 29, 2012, photo shows North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven, right, R-ND, and Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., during a tour of the Garrison Dam spillway in Bismarck, N.D. Their home states have long battled over whether the Missouri ...

Source: WDAY
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05/30/12
Local sales tax bill passed in the final days of legislative session

Assuming he wins re-election in November, he will be term-limited out in 2016. That's when U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt will be up for re-election. But I suspect the governor has bigger things on his mind. How does President Jay Nixon sound? Don't laugh.

Source: Lake Expo
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05/30/12
Senators: Missouri River flooding a unifying catastrophe

Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., toured dams and levees along the river Tuesday and Wednesday. Their home states have long battled over whether the river should be managed to benefit upstream recreation or downstream ...

Source: Omaha World-Herald
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05/30/12
Blunt: Republicans Will Retool Parts of Obamacare

Asked about the provision allowing young adults to remain on their parent's insurance until they turn 26, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., vice chair of the Senate Republican Conference, affirmed his support. “I believe that’s one of the things that ...

Source: NewsMax.com
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05/30/12
Political Watch

Roy Blunt, US Senator, Republican U.S. Senator Roy Blunt released the following statement regarding the Senate’s vote against the “Interest Rate Reduction Act,” a responsible solution to extend reduced student loan interest rates and offset the cost

Source: Boonville Daily News
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05/30/12
Senators Say Missouri River Flooding A Unifying Moment

Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt and North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven are on a two-day ground and air tour of dams and levees along the Missouri. Their home states have long battled over whether the river should be managed to benefit upstream recreation or downstream

Source: KFGO
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05/30/12
US senators from Missouri, North Dakota say historic flooding of 2011 was a unifying moment

Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt and North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven are on a two-day ground and air tour of dams and levees along the Missouri. Their home states have long battled over whether the river should be managed to benefit upstream recreation or ...

Source: KSPR.com
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05/30/12
Romney’s Women Surge, Birther Panels, Greece and Fungus, Texas Tea (PM Note)

...Like Some Parts of Obamacare – Preparing for a Supreme Court decision that would include some elements of Obamacare – Sen. Roy Blunt said the GOP would want to keep the provision that keeps kids on parents’ insurance up to 26 – “I believe that

Source: ABC News
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05/30/12
Hoeven touring Missouri River sites

...CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt and North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven plan to make their own inspections of dams and levees along the Missouri River. The senators plan to embark Tuesday on a two-day tour that will take them from Montana to Missou

Source: Jamestown Sun
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05/30/12
GOP Sen. Roy Blunt Supports Obamacare Provision That Keeps Kids Under 26 on Parents’ Plan

...the entire Affordable Care Act. “I believe that’s one of the things that the Congress would surely reinstate,” said Sen. Roy Blunt, of Missouri, in an interview with Missouri radio station KTRS, which was posted to the senator’s YouTube page las

Source: ABC News
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Official website: http://www.blunt.senate.gov
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Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-5721

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