April 15, 2008, 9:52pm
House Minority Whip Roy Blunt, R-Mo., questioned the merits of a federal mandate to change the way states conduct elections. While he doesn’t necessarily object to federal involvement in the issue, he said, “This is neither wise nor the responsible thing for us to do” before the November election.
Categories: Missouri, Roy Blunt, Government Reform
April 11, 2008, 11:55pm
House Republicans today interrupted the Democrats’ debate on a bill to protect beaches in order to badger the Democrats about their failure to pass a promised “commonsense plan” to lower oil prices. The office of House Minority Leader Roy Blunt, R-Mo., compiled a video that recapped the floor confrontation.
Categories: Missouri, Democrats, Environment, Energy, Economy, Roy Blunt
January 29, 2008, 7:22pm
The House today passed a bill that would extend by 15 days a law that expanded the Bush administration’s powers to conduct anti-terrorism surveillance without warrants. The law is set to expire Friday. The original measure called for a 30-day extension.
Here are debate excerpts from Democrats John Conyers of Michigan and Jane Harman of California. Conyers said the temporary extension would give Congress more time to reach agreement on “responsible” reform to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that governs such wiretaps.
Minority Whip Roy Blunt, R-Mo., also addressed the wiretapping debate in a press conference.
Categories: California, Michigan, Missouri, Producer's Picks, Security, Technology, Civil Liberties, Terrorism, John Conyers, Communications, Roy Blunt, Intelligence, Jane Harman
January 23, 2008, 12:51pm
First-term Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt, who has been hounded by an e-mail scandal and other problems, announced yesterday that he will not seek re-election this year. With his wife by his side, he made the announcement in a YouTube video so he could speak directly to voters.
“The habit of politicians is to remain in office and the desire to prove oneself in the next election is strong,” Blunt said. “After a great deal of thought and prayer, and with the knowledge that we have achieved virtually everything I set out to accomplish, and more, I will not seek a second term in the upcoming election.”
Blunt, the son of U.S. House Minority Whip Roy Blunt, also a Missouri Republican, reiterated that message in a press conference today.
Categories: Missouri, Producer's Picks, Politics, Matt Blunt, Governor 2008
December 24, 2007, 10:44am
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