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Roy Blunt is an American politician currently serving as the senior United States senator from Missouri, a position he has held since January 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Blunt previously served as a United States Representative from 1997 to 2011. Throughout his career, he has focused on various issues including public health, research funding, and bipartisan cooperation in Congress.
I want to join my fellow Senators in remembering Senator Manchin's family, his sister, and the rest of his family as they deal with the loss of his brother-in-law. I want to talk today about a draft I just received--a bill we are actually…
That practical sense of getting the job done combined with great staff and good legislative partners from both sides has advanced health research on cancer, and Alzheimer`s, and disease you may only know about if someone in your family has…
last year Congress provided nearly $68 billion in emergency funding for schools. About 10 percent of that has been used. This bill provides another $126 billion, with no requirement that we get kids back to school. We know they need to be…
I rise today to recognize the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled on its 90th anniversary. The National Library Service, or NLS, is an important part of the Library of Congress, an institution that has long been…
on January 20, the world watched as we inaugurated the 46th President of the United States on the west front of the Capitol, as we have done now for the last four decades. But this was the 59th time in our Nation's history that we have…
While the JCCIC had to make the difficult decision to forgo a traditional congressional luncheon this year, we are grateful to partners like Korbel, Lenox, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum for working so closely with us on planning…
a year ago, schools began to close due to the coronavirus. Teachers quickly scrambled to try to figure out how they were going to teach kids who weren't there. They set up virtual classrooms on the internet. Parents started googling…
I wouldn't say there's not a merit to what other senators want to bring to the table. And obviously, he was quoting somebody else that he thought was a significant addition to the discussion.
Mr. Irving, you said in your testimony that when asked for National Guard assistance, you approved it. Mr. Sund stated he asked for the National Guard assistance at 1:09, and it was approved at 2:10. Why would it take an hour to approve…
I join my good friend Senator Portman with my appreciation for where we have headed with this so far
I am glad to join my colleagues for today's hearing to learn more about the decisions and the actions of Federal agencies on January the 6th.
If the restrictions on your authorities had not been put in place by DOD, what would you have done when Chief Sund called you at 1:49 p.m. on January 6 with an urgent request for National Guard assistance?
This hearing... is really the beginning of a series of efforts that hopefully we can approach in a bipartisan way.
I am offering an amendment today to reopen our Nation's schools once teachers are vaccinated and the potential for tying COVID funding to that reopening. The evidence is clear, school closures are hurting students, prolonged remote…
Vote yes on this amendment. Vote on Amendment No. 48 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment.
this week, the Senate is engaged in what I personally believe to be a disappointing exercise of, really, partisan political power at the expense of American taxpayers. When it became clear that the Senate was going to be split 50-50--by…
this week is the 48th annual March for Life. It is an event when thousands of Americans come together to advocate for the value and protection of unborn human life. They will be coming together this year differently than they have for…
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Hickenlooper). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
I request to have printed in the Congressional Record my full remarks delivered on January 20, 2021, at the 59th inaugural ceremonies. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Mr…
pursuant to Senate rule XXXIII, I wish to inform all Senators that on December 18, 2020, the Committee on Rules and Administration adopted the ``U.S. Senate Alternate Vehicle Parking Regulations,'' which supersede and replace the current…
as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 1240, which was received from the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior…
as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be discharged from further consideration of S. 3952 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING…
as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 558, S. 3948. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative…
as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 606, S. 4556. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative…
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