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The Whipping Post - 12/19/2007
Dec 19, 2007
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ANTICIPATED FLOOR SCHEDULEOn Wednesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business. Last votes expected: EveningOne Minutes (15 per side)Suspensions (9 bills):1) S. 2499 - Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (Sponsored by Sen. Grassley) 2) S. 1396 - to authorize ...
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Blunt: Republican Plan Ensures 23 Million Americans Will Avoid Indiscriminate AMT
Dec 19, 2007
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But because Democrats “couldn’t pass last month what they finally got around to passing today,” tax returns for 50 million Americans will be delayed
WASHINGTON – House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) issued the following statement today as House Democrats, after months of urging from Rep...
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Blunt Applauds Passage of Republican-Crafted SCHIP Extension
Dec 19, 2007
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House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) issued the following statement this afternoon on Republican efforts to extend funding under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) through March 2009:
“On this, one of the final days of the first session of the 110th Congress, the majori...
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Blunt: After Months of Delay, House Takes Up Republican-Crafted Troop Support Bill
Dec 19, 2007
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House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) issued the following statement today after Democrats in the House finally acquiesced on a key troop support measure – bringing to the floor a bill that funds our men and women in uniform, and passing it on the strength of Republican votes. Nearly two-third...
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The Whipping Post - 12/18/2007
Dec 18, 2007
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ANTICIPATED FLOOR SCHEDULEOn Tuesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business. Last votes expected: EveningOne Minutes Senate amendments to H.R. 6 - Democrats’ Energy Bill (Rule Waives all Points of Order, One Hour of Debate) (Energy and Commerce Committee)Suspensions (8 bills):1...
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REPUBLICAN WHIP BLUNT DISCUSSING THE OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL ON CNBC’S “Squawk Box”
Dec 18, 2007
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JOE KERNAN: Here now with the republican side on this potential gridlock, Minority Whip Representative Roy Blunt. Good morning, sir. Here is the USA Today approval of congress at a new low. We're not stopping the headlines on that. What is your take on what is causing this?
REP. ROY BLUN...
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Blunt Statement on Appointment to Energy and Commerce Committee
Dec 18, 2007
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House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) issued the following statement today after the House formally approved his appointment to serve on the Committee on Energy and Commerce – a panel on which Blunt served prior to his election as whip:
“The Energy and Commerce Committee is one of the most...
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Whipping Post - 12/ 17/2007
Dec 17, 2007
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ANTICIPATED FLOOR SCHEDULEOn Monday, the House will meet at 10:30 a.m. for morning hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business.Votes will be postponed until at least 6:30 p.m. Last votes expected: 10:00 p.m.One Minutes Suspensions (22 bills):1) H. Con. Res. __ - To make corrections in the enrollmen...
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Blunt Statement on Democrats’ Misguided Omnibus Bill
Dec 17, 2007
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House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) issued the following statement this afternoon hours before the House is scheduled to vote on the majority’s 3,000-page conglomerated spending bill – and only hours after its contents were made publicly available by Democratic leaders:
“In trying to pus...
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Blunt Statement on U.S.-Peru Trade Agreement
Dec 14, 2007
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House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) issued the following statement today after President Bush signed the U.S.-Peru trade promotion agreement into law:“No nation has benefited more from the free exchange of goods, services and innovation than the United States, and today’s adoption of the U.S.-Peru...
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