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	Roy Blunt - Congresspedia
		Blunt is the House minority whip for the 110th Congress.
		In 2003 Roy Blunt co-signed a letter written by lobbyist Todd Boulanger, part of Team Abramoff, to the Interior Department endorsing the position of one of Abramoff's tribal clients, the Louisiana Coushatta's in their fight to protect their casino turf.
		Blunt was one of 18 lawmakers, lobbyists, and lawyers who was listed as "FOO Comp" at Abramoff's restaraunt Signatures, meaning that he could dine for free.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Roy_Blunt (3042 words)

	About
		House Republican Whip Roy Blunt came to the United States House of Representatives in 1997 with a background as a public servant, university president and administrator.
		Blunt, who became Majority Whip earlier in his career than any Member of Congress in the last eight decades, was reelected to a third term as Republican Whip in November 2006.
		Bluntâs legislation signed into law during the last Congress includes the Combat Meth Act, the Charitable Giving expansion, and legislation to enhance transparency in federal spending by establishing a searchable database of all federal grants and contracts.
	www.blunt.house.gov /About.aspx?Section=5 (328 words)

	The Facts on Roy Blunt (R-MO) \| Public Campaign
		Roy Blunt has raised $9.3 million over the course of his congressional career for his campaign fund, 96% of that from business interests.
		Blunt was DeLay’s ambassador to the community, according to Gregg Hartley, Blunt’s former chief of staff and now vice chairman of Cassidy and Associations, a major Washington-based lobbying firm.
		Blunt’s political action committee (PAC) has employed Jim Ellis, who was indicted along with DeLay as part of the TRMPAC criminal case in Texas.
	www.publicampaign.org /blunt_facts (1029 words)

	YouTube - Congressman Blunt Floor Speech 05.24.07
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		Congressman Blunt joins Republicans in demanding a clean funding bill for our troops.
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	www.youtube.com /watch?v=YnWIDbzCBJc (212 words)

	House Majority Whip Exerts Influence by Way of K Street
		Blunt's organization in scope has begun to rival "DeLay Inc." -- the political fundraising committees, extensive favor-giving and alliances with Republican lobbyists that the majority leader has used to become one of the most influential leaders in memory.
		Blunt, 55, was handpicked by DeLay in 1999 to become chief deputy whip and then assumed the majority whip's post in 2003 after DeLay became majority leader.
		Blunt was given the responsibility for the day-to-day meetings with lobbyists and for targeting members wavering in their votes on specific bills, said Hartley, who is now a lobbyist with Cassidy and Associates.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/16/AR2005051601334_pf.html (1225 words)

	Rep. Blunt’s son aided by donors from out-of-state=The Hill.com= (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Campaign finance records show that Matt Blunt, the son of House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), received significant contributions from out-of-state sources during his successful 2000 race for Missouri secretary of state.
		At the time that the contributions to his son’s campaign occurred, Roy Blunt was a rising GOP star and an aggressive fundraiser.
		Roy Blunt’s spokeswoman said that she could not say whether he helped raise money for his son.
	www.hillnews.com /news/070903/blunt.aspx (621 words)

	Roy Blunt vs. Marc Perkel - Congressional Comparison
		However, if Roy Blunt thinks President Clinton should be tossed for lying about sex then he should be subject to the same rules as he imposes on President Clinton.
		Roy Blunt should sign a sworn statement, because of his vote against Clinton, that he has been sexually faithful to his wife.
		Roy Blunt has been a politician all his life, and he's been very successful at it, except when he lost the primary race for Missouri Governor to a felon.
	www.perkel.com /congress/bluntcom.htm (2256 words)

	Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print » Who Is Roy Blunt?
		Roy Blunt has failed to support H.R., which would provide more information to the public about contacts between lobbyists and politicians, and which would slow down the revolving door of politics in which politicians move into cushy corporate jobs after they retire in exchange for favors.
		Roy Blunt has failed to support H.R., which would keep members of the Federal Communication Commission from using their appointed positions to censor cable, satellite or internet programs they consider to be indecent.
		Roy Blunt has not cosponsored H.J. Res 37, which would amend the United States Constitution to simply state the following: “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
	irregulartimes.com /index.php/archives/2005/10/05/who-is-roy-blunt (2880 words)

	The GOP Auction House: Roy Blunt of Missouri
		Blunt voted against allowing millions of Americans to save their hard-earned dollars on prescription drugs by re-importing them from Canada, even though these were U.S. made and patient safety was ensured.
		Blunt voted to continue awarding contracts to Halliburton even if the Pentagon's own audit processes found that more than $100 million of their contractor's costs in Iraq were unreasonable.
		Blunt opposed expanding access to the military's TRICARE health insurance program to thousands of Reservist and National Guard members, even though 20 percent of all Reservists do not have health insurance, and 40 percent of Reservists aged 19 to 35 lack health coverage.
	www.dccc.org /gopauctionhouse/members/RoyBluntMO-7.html (831 words)

	PunditGuy: It's Roy Blunt (and Friends)
		Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday unanimously elected Roy Blunt of Missouri as their majority leader, replacing Tom DeLay, who was forced to give up the job after being indicted by a Texas grand jury, lawmakers said.
		After a closed-door meeting of House Republicans, lawmakers said Blunt's position was an interim arrangement for the rest of the year and that he would share leadership responsibilities with Rep. David Dreier of California.
		It was not immediately clear how Blunt, who had had been the third ranking Republican member of the House, would share duties with Dreier, the chairman of the House Rules Committee.
	www.punditguy.com /2005/09/its_roy_blunt_a.html (600 words)

	Roy Blunt for majority leader
		They are Reps. Roy Blunt of Missouri (currently Majority Whip), John Boehner of Ohio (former Chairman of the House Republican Conference), and John Shadegg of Arizona, a member of the always-to-be-honored Class of '94, and son of Steve Shadegg, a crack strategist for Barry Goldwater's presidential bid in 1964.
		Roy Blunt came to Washington in the 105th Congress that convened in 1997.
		Blunt voted last month for a bill aimed at putting some teeth in enforcement of the immigration laws, so as to make it harder for illegal aliens to sneak across the border.
	www.renewamerica.us /columns/vernon/060130 (1128 words)

	GOP Bloggers :: Roy Blunt Engages Blogosphere
		Blunt explained that the legislative agenda is important, but suggested we not lose site of the incredible amount of work the GOP got done last year, such as dealing with lawsuit abuse, the energy bill, and many other things.
		Blunt told him that he had tried to defeat the campaign finance reform bill, and while that as a whole needs to be addressed, the 527 problem is something that can be solve immediately in time for the 2006 elections.
		Blunt ended the call expressing his desire to do this again, and while they're still adjusting to the new media, he says we'll be critically important to him if/when he becomes Majority Leader.
	www.gopbloggers.org /mt/archives/002951.html (1181 words)

	Sirotablog: Blunt's Record Shows He's As Corrupt As DeLay
		BLUNT DOES FAVORS FOR SON-TURNED-TOBACCO-LOBBYIST: "Only hours after Rep. Roy Blunt was named to the House's third-highest leadership job" he tried "to quietly insert a provision benefiting Philip Morris USA into the 475-page bill creating a Department of Homeland Security...The new majority whip, who has close personal and political ties to the company...
		Blunt has received large campaign donations from Philip Morris, his son works for the company in Missouri and the House member has a close personal relationship with a Washington lobbyist for the firm." Blunt later married Philip Morris's lobbyist.
		BLUNT USES SAME CONSULTANT UNDER INDICTMENT WITH DELAY: "The political committee of Rep. Roy Blunt, who is temporarily replacing Rep. Tom DeLay as House majority leader, has paid roughly $88,000 in fees since 2003 to a consultant under indictment in Texas with DeLay, according to federal records...
	www.davidsirota.com /2005/09/blunts-record-shows-hes-as-corrupt-as.html (1172 words)

	CREW REVEALS NEWEST MAJORITY LEADER â“ REP. BLUNT ONE OF THE MOST UNETHICAL MEMBERS OF CONGRESS - CREW (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rep. Blunt was included in the report which, for the first time compiles and analyzes ethics violations in light of federal laws and ethics rules.
		Bluntâs ethics issues stem from his abuse of his position for the benefit of his family, including providing legislative assistance to his wife and son and using his clout to solicit contributions for another sonâs campaign.
		Blunt and his staff have close connections to uber-lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who is the subject of criminal and congressional probes.
	www.citizensforethics.org /press/newsrelease.php?view=84 (1094 words)

	USATODAY.com - DeLay, Blunt swapped money between secretive groups (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The government's former chief election enforcement lawyer said the Blunt and DeLay transactions are similar to the Texas case and raise questions that should be investigated regarding whether donors were deceived or the true destination of their money was concealed.
		Blunt and DeLay planned all along to raise more money than was needed for the convention parties and then direct some of that to other causes, such as supporting state candidates, according to longtime Blunt aide Gregg Hartley.
		Blunt's group, a non-federal wing of his Rely on Your Beliefs Fund, eventually registered its activities in Missouri but paid a $3,000 fine for improperly concealing its fundraising in 1999 and spring 2000, according to Missouri Ethics Commission records.
	www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2005-10-06-delay-blunt_x.htm (1570 words)

	Roy Blunt: ZoomInfo Business People Information (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Representatives Roy Blunt of Missouri and John Boehner of Ohio have been among the key intermediaries between Republican lawmakers and lobbyists since their party took control of the U.S. Congress in 1995.
		Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) early this month, the extended K Street families of the two contenders sat down at Charlie Palmer Steak near the Capitol to break bread and mend fences over dinner Feb. 15.
		Blunt's group, a nonfederal wing of his Rely on Your Beliefs Fund, eventually registered its activities in Missouri but paid a $3,000 fine for improperly concealing its fundraising in 1999 and spring 2000, according to Missouri Ethics Commission records.
	www.zoominfo.com /people/blunt_roy_86307774.aspx (1048 words)

	Target the Corrupt Republican Campaign: Target the Corrupt Republican Campaign (Missouri Focus)
		Roy Blunt (MO-7) and his son Matt Blunt (Governor of MO) are among the most corrupt politicians in America today.
		Roy Blunt (MO-7) tried to help Philip Morris (one of his big donors and employer of his son, Andrew, and his then girlfriend, Abigail Perlman) by inserting a tobacco industry backed provision attacking internet cigarette sales into the, get this, Homeland Security Bill.
		Blunt used federal funds to pay $47,984 to the Missouri Press Association to place the ads twice during the primary campaign in 295 daily and weekly newspapers across the state, the association said...
	corruptrepub.blogspot.com /2005/07/target-corrupt-republican-campaign.html (1576 words)

	KC Buzz Blog: Roy Blunt not involved in Foley sex scandal
		Blunt is the No. 3 Republican in the House, but was not part of any discussions with any other House Republicans as they learned of Foley's inappropriate e-mails to congressional pages, said Burso Snyder, Blunt's spokesman.
		Are you pointing out to the readers that Blunt doesn't have responsibility for the behavior of the GOP caucus or did Blunt's spokeman point this out for you to point this out to your readers.
		Roy Blunt is preoccupied with his new wife and her doctor made chest.
	kcbuzzblog.typepad.com /kcbuzzblog/2006/10/roy_blunt_not_i.html (1108 words)

	Welcome to Ethics Daily.com!
		Blunt is a member of First Baptist Church of Branson, where Jay Scribner recently announced his retirement as pastor after being there 28 years.
		Blunt, the keynote speaker at SBU's May 2005 graduation, was honored with the Roy Blunt Hall of Distinction to recognize his contributions to SBU and public service.
		Blunt's ethics problems may also be related to DeLay's, since the two are accused of secretly trading funds in ways that benefited Blunt, DeLay and friends and family of the two.
	ethicsdaily.com /article_detail.cfm?AID=6417 (632 words)

	CHATTER: ROY BLUNT, FILM CRITIC
		Alas, Blunt was wrong; an autopsy showed Schiavo was in a persistent vegetative state, with massive brain damage, unable to communicate or interact or be aware of her surroundings.
		Blunt placed the questions surrounding "Facing the Giants" in the context of wider concerns among politicians and the public that the MPAA has become more permissive of graphic content in motion pictures.
		In a handwritten note, Blunt added, "Dan — As you know — I like the movies — this issue is a real concern." Blunt’s office and Provident both said the filmmakers did not contact the lawmaker until after he sought answers from the MPAA.
	chatterbyrondavis.blogspot.com /2006/06/roy-blunt-film-critic.html (710 words)

	Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) \| Beyond Delay (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Roy Blunt is a sixth-term member of Congress, representing the 7th district of Missouri.
		Family connections have also helped Rep. Blunt’s son, Missouri Governor Matt Blunt, who received campaign contributions from nearly three dozen influential Missouri lobbyists and lawyers when he ran for governor of Missouri in 2004, half of whom had provided financial support to his father.
		Blunt and his staff have close connections to former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who is the subject of criminal and congressional probes.
	www.beyonddelay.org /summaries/blunt.php (401 words)

	Roy Blunt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Blunt earned a B.A. in History from Southwest Baptist University in 1970.
		Since he was first elected in 1996, Blunt has been reelected four times without significant opposition.
		DeLay said of Blunt: "Roy Blunt has done a tremendous job.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roy_Blunt (1598 words)

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