(House), 2009 Apr-Jun (Senate), 2017 Oct-Dec Hunters collapsing world: Why a criminal plea could now be the best option Bidding for First Republic lasts into the night: A guide to the latest banking Watch live: White House monkeypox response team holds briefing, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Deputy Chief of Staff at U.S. And it didn't require the secretary to do anything that the secretary thought was the wrong thing to do. [17] Webster lost the general election to Mel Carnahan. 1:08. past three years,said Blunt. He is the first person in his family to graduate from college, according to his U.S. Senate bio. S. 3307 (117th): Wilsons Creek National Battlefield Boundary Revision Act of 2021. on Wednesday joined Husch Blackwell Strategies, a Washington, D.C., lobbying firm with close ties to the veteran GOP senator. (Senate), 2021 Jan-Jan (House), 2006 Apr-Jun There, he served as Republican Whip from 2003 to 2009. He supported efforts to overhaul U.S. bankruptcy laws, requiring consumers who seek bankruptcy protection to repay more of their debts. Scalise: Americans expect Biden to sit in a room with Speaker McCarthy and Ernst slams Biden administration plan to electrify military fleet: You GOP presidential contenders knock DeSantis over Disney. Blunt voted against two Democrat-sponsored bills, both which also did not pass, including one that would have made background checks required for online gun sales and gun sales at gun shows and another that would have not allowed anyone on the terrorist watchlist to purchase a gun. challenges in that time. [14] In the general election, he defeated Democratic State Representative Gary D. Sharpe 54%46%. Fitz Elder served as Republican [63][64], On January 17, 2014, Blunt introduced a bill called the Partnership to Build America Act. After leaving Congress, senators must wait two years before lobbying their former colleagues. (Senate), 2012 Jul-Sep [110], Blunt married Abigail Perlman, a lobbyist for Kraft Foods[107][111] and Philip Morris,[112] in 2003. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo. H.R. He graduated from Southwest Baptist University in 1970 with a degree in history. "[32], Blunt has been a supporter of free-trade agreements. That might be how you'd like to see the system work but that's not how the system works." S. 5076 (116th): A bill to authorize the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to delegate authority to approve payroll and personnel actions. Youve cast your vote. (Senate), 2017 Jan-Mar He stated he had heard the statement in Congressional testimony by "some people who are supposed to be experts on Canadian health care. But there are other legislative activities that we dont track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services. Thank you for joining the GovTrack Advisory Community! (Senate), 2018 Oct-Dec (House), 2007 Oct-Dec We are excited to now be on Mastodon, a social network developed by and for its users. District Office 203 N Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92832 Phone: (714) 525-2342 FAX: (714) 525-2367 In an interview on MSNBC, he expressed his opinion that Obamacare is "destined to fail", but that raising the debt ceiling should not be "held hostage" to "any specific thing". In attendance was Sen. Roy Blunt, who often pushed for federal funds for the depot. (Senate), 2013 Oct-Dec 2 Republican in the House. After a decades-long career in public service for Missouri, U.S. (House), 2002 Apr-Jun [98], Blunt has argued for the need to reduce fraud and waste in Medicare and Social Security. Staff Director of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee. degree in history in 1970 from Southwest Baptist University. Senator Roy Blunt announced Monday he would be leaving his Senate seat in 2022. This is part of a new project to develop better tools for bringing real-time legislative data into the classroom. Our public interest mission means we will never put our service behind a paywall. [49], In 2013, Blunt worked with Monsanto to author a rider called the Farmer Assurance Provision,[50][51] which was added into the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013. U.S. [59], In 2022, after the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, Blunt said that Trump "should have turned over all the documents" to the National Archives when he left office. International Affairs (11%) Blunt, the Greene County Clerk, decided to run for the open seat and won the Republican primary, but lost the general election to State Representative Ken Rothman 56%44%. Senator Roy Blunt employs 17 employees. The first was proposed by John Cornyn and would have enabled a 72-hour waiting period for federal authorities to investigate individuals seeking to buy guns who are listed on the terrorist watch list. will serve as Republican Staff Director of the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules [55], According to progressive news magazine The Nation, the rider "curtailed already weak oversight over the handful of agro-giants that control the GMO market by allowing crops that a judge ruled were not properly approved to continue to be planted. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb) Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt was nowhere to be found at his party's nominating convention in Cleveland this week, despite being vice chair of the Senate Republican conference. (House), 2004 Apr-Jun Most legislation has no activity after being introduced. Nomination Confirmed 92/1 on Dec 3, 2012. Senator Blunt serves as the Chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee and as the Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee. After early enthusiasm, Blunt has been ambivalent about supporting the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). [73], In 2018, Blunt rejected the CIA's "high confidence" assessment that Saudi prince Mohammed bin-Salman ordered the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent critic of the Saudi regime. You are encouraged to reuse any material on this site. (House), 2005 Jul-Sep [41], Blunt was at the U.S. Capitol when Trump supporters attacked it on January 6, 2021, serving as a teller for the 2021 United States Electoral College vote count certification, alongside Senator Amy Klobuchar, Representative Rodney Davis, and Representative Zoe Lofgren. The media could. He does not believe in man-made global warming, stating: "There isn't any real science to say we are altering the climate or path of the Earth. He later led Senate Republicans in defeating an amendment by Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley to repeal the provision. "In every job Missourians have allowed me to have, I've tried to do my best," Blunt said Monday. ), who has already endorsed Trump. He has a lifetime rating of 85.[120]. Bond, Former Sen. for the 2021 Inauguration. (House), 1999 Oct-Nov [18] In the general election, he defeated Democrat Ruth Bamberger 65%32%. In that capacity, he served as the Republicans' chief vote-counter. Official Manual of Missouri, 2003-2004, p. 627. [citation needed] His wife and second wife have served as lobbyists for Philip Morris in the past. (House), 1999 Apr-Jun Official Manual of Missouri, 2007-2008, p. 649. Former Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) (Senate), 2015 Oct-Dec Join 10 million other Americans using GovTrack to learn about and contact your representative and senators and track what Congress is doing each day. (Senate), 2021 Oct-Dec Otherwise, try contacting your own senator: You are currently on the website GovTrack.us, which has no affiliation with Blunt and is not a government website. 1184 (111th): Congratulating the 2009-2010 University of Maryland Mens Basketball Team, Greivis Vasquez, and Coach Gary Williams on an , H.R. [32] He has spoken out for the need to reform entitlement programs such as Medicare and Social Security. Born in Niangua, Missouri, Blunt is a graduate of Southwest Baptist University and Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University). WASHINGTON U.S. From Jan 2011 to Dec 2022, Blunt missed 184 of 3,912 roll call votes, which is 4.7%. (Senate), 2013 Jan-Mar WASHINGTON - U.S. (Senate), 2014 Apr-Jun Blunt is the third senator from the 117th Congress to announce a new gig. He previously served as Deputy Staff Director of the Blunt voted with 40 Republicans and 5 Democrats to stop the bill, which failed to pass. The next year, he was elected vice chairman of the Senate Republican Conference. [4][5][6], Blunt was born on January 10, 1950, in Niangua, Missouri,[7] the son of Neva Dora (ne Letterman) and Leroy Blunt, a politician. Dec 30, 2022 It's been the honor of a lifetime to represent Missouri in Congress. (Senate), 2021 Jul-Sep [35] But when the election was held by secret ballot on February 2, 2006, U.S. Representative John Boehner of Ohio won on the second ballot, with 122 votes to 109 for Blunt. The rider's language originated in an agriculture spending bill in the U.S. Blunt was directly tied to the Jack Abramoff scandal and he was known for secretly trying to insert provisions in legislation for his own benefit at the expense of competitors. Roy Dean Blunt[1] (born January 10, 1950) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Missouri from 2011 to 2023. (Senate), 2022 Apr-Jun Blunt is shown as a purple triangle in our ideology-leadership chart below. Published: Apr. This is The surprise retirement announcement by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) He received 94% lifetime and 96% 2004 ratings from the conservative American Conservative Union, a 14% rating from the ACLU,[30] and a 92% rating from the conservative Christian Coalition. Apr 26, 2023, But presidents still wouldnt be able to move their legal cases to the shows The Peoples Court or Divorce Court. (House), 1999 Jan-Mar It doesn't even suggest the mandate should be eliminated. among the lifetime records of senators serving in Dec 2022. By Nia Prater, Intelligencer staff writer, . (House), 2010 Jan-Mar In 2002, when Dick Armey retired and fellow Texan Tom DeLay was elected to succeed him, Blunt was elected to succeed DeLay as House Majority Whip. as Staff Director of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies will serve as Republican Staff Director of the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules (Senate), 2014 Nov-Dec visit here. [104], Blunt has been married twice. [15] He became the first Republican to hold the post in 50 years. Former United States Senator from Missouri, This article is about the politician. (House), 2005 Apr-Jun On August 6, 1996, he won the Republican primary, defeating Gary Nodler 56%44%. [76], In 2021, Blunt criticized the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, arguing that there was a failure to evacuate U.S. citizens and their family members. I would not support a travel ban on Muslims; I do support increased vetting on people applying to travel from countries with extensive terrorist ties or activity. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo . (House), 2011 Jan-Mar (House), 2000 Jul-Sep Im having a problem with a government agency, need legal help, want to schedule a meeting or White House tour, or have another question. Well be in touch. "[40] The Lugar Center and Georgetown's McCourt School of Public Policy's Bipartisan Index ranked Blunt the 11th most bipartisan senator in the first session of the 115th United States Congress. Website. | View Cosponsors . Senator Roy Blunt Jun 2020 - Jul 20202 months Washington, District of Columbia, United States Answered phone calls, batched mail, and addressed constituent concerns Performed basic. (House), 1997 Oct-Nov 112th Congress Senator Browns Illegal Immigration Committee meets with Missouri leaders, Parson signs executive order, Missouris drought response goes into action, CD 4 candidates debate on immigration, Chinese relations and energy independence, The Missouri Champion of Children Coalition launches ad campaign, Legislators head to Lincoln University for education retreat, Women senators promote childhood literacy, seek community input on bipartisan tour, New law gives students more virtual learning options, Opinion: When the case is strong enough, both sides of the aisle get to help kids so can our governor, More posts in Humanities and Emerging Issues . (House), 2004 Oct-Dec Blunt handily defeated U.S. Representative John Shadegg of Arizona for the position. Staff writer. Missouri's . [21], Blunt opposes federal cap and trade legislation and supports drilling for oil on the U.S. coastline. One of his last moves in Congress was passing the Electoral Count Reform Act, a bipartisan measure to clarify lawmakers role in certifying the presidential election and prevent a repeat of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. (Senate), 2015 Jul-Sep and was a Republican. Roy Blunt is the fifth Republican senator to retire this cycle, but Missouri's partisan lean will likely keep his seat in party hands, Gonzales writes. Senator Roy Blunt managers and employees. Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee in the Senate. Roy Tribute v3. And starting in 2019 well be tracking Congresss oversight investigations of the executive branch. USA TODAY. The Blunts say they are careful not to seek influence for their clients with Senator Blunt. Her knowledge and experience will continue to Party leaders focus more on setting their partys legislative priorties than on introducing legislation. (Senate), 2020 May-Jun (House), 2007 Jan-Mar March 8, 2021 at 12:38 p.m. EST. We are also still on Instagram at @govtrack.us posting 60-second video summaries of legislation in Congress. benefit the committees ongoing efforts to strengthen security and improve [43] While Blunt observed the deliberations over the objection to counting Arizona's votes, led by Ted Cruz, the Capitol was breached. (Senate), 2017 Jul-Sep From overseeing the pandemic response, to preparing (Senate), 2012 Nov-Dec "[66] In 2015, Blunt sponsored an unsuccessful amendment which "called on the Senate to nullify a climate change agreement in November between the United States and China in which both nations pledged to reduce their carbon emissions. District Office (House), 2006 Jan-Mar Upon entering the U.S. House, Blunt served on the House International Relations Committee, the House Committee on Agriculture, and the House Transportation Committee. [87][88], In July 2013, Blunt indicated that he would not support efforts to tie raising the federal debt ceiling to defunding Obamacare. Blunt returned to his alma mater, Southwest Baptist University, to serve as president for four years before turning his attention to Capitol Hill. "[84], Blunt said of the amendment, "[W]as it an overreach when Mrs. Clinton put it in the Clinton health care plan in 1994? Rachelle has led the Republican staffs work he would be leaving his Senate seat in 2022. , heres a look at Blunts career in public service spanning nearly 50 years. Senator. (Senate), 2020 Oct-Dec We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress). Apr 25, 2023. Could Missouri be the place for Saudi Arabias next big investment? [86] In a press release, Blunt defended the amendment on the grounds that it protected the First Amendment rights of religious employers; the amendment failed, with 51 senators voting against it. [45], In the wake of the attack, Blunt said he would not support impeaching Trump and that there was "no time" to do so. [115] Roy Blunt has six grandchildren. Blunt will also reunite with Stacy McBride, his chief of staff in the Senate who joined the firm last month. "[66], In 2011, Blunt called for a no fly zone over Libya. GovTrack.us is not a government website. 3688) to implement the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement. Blunt sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas: Health (17%) [57], In 2020, Blunt voted to acquit Trump in his first impeachment trial. [8], Two years later, he earned a master's degree in history from Southwest Missouri State University. Please help us make GovTrack better address the needs of educators by joining our advisory group. [19], Blunt voted in favor of school prayer and supported the No Child Left Behind Act. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. [20], Blunt received a 97% rating from the United States Chamber of Commerce. [79][80], One month after the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting, Blunt voted for two Republican-sponsored bills. If you are having a problem with a government agency, look for a contact link for casework to submit a request for help. 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We hope to enable educators to build lesson plans centered around any bill or vote in Congress, even those as recent as yesterday. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 33rd Missouri Secretary of State (1985-1993) and U.S. Representative for Missouri's 7th congressional district (1997-2011).. Born in Niangua, Missouri, Blunt is a graduate of Southwest Baptist . We love educating Americans about how their government works too! served from 2011 to 2022. There has been no shortage of Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) He received a 17% rating from the National Education Association in 2003. 818 (117th): A resolution authorizing the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate , S.Res. Im grateful for his service on the committee and I know he will be the median of 2.4% worse than "[94], Blunt supported President Donald Trump's 2017 executive order to temporarily curtail Muslim immigration until better screening methods are devised. on Monday means there are now five GOP senators calling it quits ahead of the 2022 . By joining our advisory group, you can help us make GovTrack more useful and engaging to young voters like you. The legislation, called the Combat Meth Act, was opposed by retail and drug lobbyists. The chart below reports missed votes over time. Blunt, 71, serves as the ranking Republican member of the Senate Rules Committee, and the move will spur an intense Missouri GOP primary, according to KMBC 9 News political reporter Micheal. (Senate), 2018 Jan-Mar [8], He went on to serve as president of Southwest Baptist University, his alma mater, from 1993 to 1996. Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt addresses reporters on Monday at Springfield-Branson National Airport after announcing he would not seek reelection next year. Heres who will be in Senate, House leadership next year. She previously served as Clerk for the He tweeted during the attack that the "violence and destruction" needed to stop and that "This is not who we are as a nation. Would you like to join our advisory group to work with us on the future of GovTrack? Blunt will lead a newly launched . We believe that Senator Roy Blunt is an excellent role model for students pursuing a major in history. "[44] Blunt stated that Trump "was a part of it", referring to the insurrection. S. 4791 (117th): A bill to amend section 301 of title 44, United States Code, to establish a term for the appointment of the Director of the Government Publishing Office. (Senate), 2021 Jan-Mar Senator Roy Blunt as he led the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, the Republican Policy Committee and served as Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference.
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