Republican Whip Roy Blunt

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  • BLUNT, HOYER REVIEW PREPARATIONS FOR IRAQI, PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS
    Dec 16, 2004  - House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) and House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (Md.) led a congressional delegation to the Middle East to assess ongoing preparations for the upcoming national elections in Iraq and the Palestinian Authority. In advance of the scheduled January 30th elections in Iraq, the ... More
  • BLUNT RE-ELECTED HOUSE MAJORITY WHIP
    Nov 16, 2004  - Congressman Roy Blunt today was re-elected Majority Whip for the 109th Congress. Blunt was elected unanimously as part of a slate of Republican leaders including House Speaker Dennis Hastert (Ill.), Majority Leader Tom DeLay (Texas), and Conference Chair Deborah Pryce (Ohio). “I am humbled by the su... More
  • BLUNT FLOOR STATEMENT ON 9/11 LEGISLATION IN OPPOSITION TO THE MENENDEZ AMENDMENT
    Oct 8, 2004  -  Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to the Menendez Amendment. We have considered the ideas contained in the Menendez substitute and rejected them. The amendment either goes too far or not far enough. The Menendez Amendment seeks to declassify the U.S. intelligence budget. This action wi... More
  • BLUNT HAILS HOUSE PASSAGE OF CRUCIAL 9/11 BILL
    Oct 8, 2004  - Majority Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) today hailed House passage of H.R. 10, the 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act. The bill, which passed by a strong, bipartisan majority of 282 to 134, implements the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission and will help keep the American people safe. “Our bill tackle... More
  • BLUNT FLOOR STATEMENT ON 9/11 LEGISLATION
    Oct 7, 2004  - WASHINGTON--- House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) today delivered the following statement on the House floor in support of H.R. 10, the 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act: “The House is taking bold steps today to reform the way our national intelligence community works for the first time in two... More
  • BLUNT, HOYER SPECIAL OLYMPICS BILL PASSES HOUSE
    Oct 7, 2004  - House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) and House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (Md.), sponsors of legislation authorizing several programs for Special Olympics, applauded its unanimous passage late last night. “Political competition is the backbone of our democracy,” said Congressman Blunt. “Nevertheless... More
  • BLUNT ON ETHICS COMMITTEE FINDINGS
    Oct 6, 2004  - House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) today issued the following statement: “The frivolous, election season charges against Tom DeLay resulted in a bipartisan dismissal by the Ethics Committee. Democrat efforts to attack his leadership deserved the Ethics Committee’s dismissal. “I know the Majority Le... More
  • BLUNT JOINS OVERWHELMING MAJORITY TO BLOCK MILITARY DRAFT
    Oct 6, 2004  - Majority Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) today joined an overwhelming majority of the House of Representatives to block the proposed reinstatement of the military draft by a vote of 2-402. The Universal National Service Act, sponsored by Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY), would have required that all young persons in... More
  • BLUNT TAKES SEAT ON SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE
    Sep 29, 2004  - House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) today joined the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and will attend his first committee hearing to consider the 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act this afternoon. “During an era of unprecedented threats around the world, the Intelligence Committ... More
  • BLUNT STATEMENT ON 9/11 LEGISLATION
    Sep 24, 2004  - House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) today issued the following statement regarding the introduction of legislation to overhaul America’s intelligence systems: “It would be a mistake of historic proportions if Congress didn’t do our jobs and figure out the best possible reforms to our intelligence sy... More
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