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Roy Blunt

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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.

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Oct 19, 2021

So that project was, vender was scheduled--was canceled before you got there?

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Oct 19, 2021

I certainly think and hope we can talk more about that project later today.

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Oct 19, 2021

We want you to know that we are supportive of the ongoing effort you are making there.

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Oct 19, 2021

I think looking at the things that you are working on to try to find a better way...

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Oct 19, 2021

I think Wolfner has about 8,000 active subscribers and more than half of them are over 65, but still, it is an active network.

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Oct 19, 2021

I think the vendor effort failed, so you can get me some more information on that.

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Oct 6, 2021

The Treat Act is the first piece of legislation they have ever endorsed, and so they endorsed it this week.

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Oct 4, 2021

As a Senator who has heard from countless Missouri parents on this very issue, and as a parent and grandparent myself, this is a huge concern of mine as well.

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Sep 22, 2021

obviously, when you look at what needs to be done in the fall and, frankly, if you look at what needs to be done in the next few weeks, there are important items ahead of us. One of them that my colleague from Florida just did a good job…

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Sep 20, 2021

It is in so many ways our best diplomatic effort to have people come here and they almost always like us better when they leave.

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Sep 20, 2021

I do hope that the Brand USA solution that we're collectively proposing gets us back in the competition for foreign travelers.

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Sep 20, 2021

I think maybe I'd pose to every person on the panel... what's another thing or two... that you'd like to see in this report.

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Sep 14, 2021

I rise today to join my colleagues in honoring the 13 servicemembers who were killed in action in Afghanistan last month doing what only the bravest and the most extraordinary Americans do: risking their lives to save others. Every name…

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Aug 3, 2021

I am proud to join my friend and my colleague Senator Klobuchar as we introduce and support this amendment. You know, every day when I come to work at the Capitol, the first person I see is almost always a U.S. Capitol Police officer, and…

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Jul 28, 2021

when President Biden was campaigning last year, he made the pledge over and over again that he wouldn't raise taxes on any American making less than $400,000 a year. Frankly, I think that is a good pledge, and it is one that he keeps…

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Jul 21, 2021

a lot of time when people come to Washington, they come up with ideas for new policies, and they have a theory of how those policies are supposed to work. What they don't always know are the unintended consequences of what that law is…

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Jul 19, 2021

Vaccines are key to finishing the fight against COVID and saving lives. I`ve been vaccinated and I encourage everyone to get vaccinated as well.

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Jul 14, 2021

like all of us, I just got back from spending some time at home. I got back from being there and making a difference. I think one of the important things of being outside of Washington is you get a chance to hear what people are really…

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Jul 13, 2021

I think the executive order clearly heads in the right direction, but let us work on what we can do now.

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Jul 13, 2021

I believe it is now time for Congress to recognize the importance of balancing providing a safety net, when needed, with ensuring that our labor needs are met.

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Jul 13, 2021

I was the Chairman of the committee at the time, and Senator Murray was the ranking member, and that funding has created, and will create employment opportunities by providing reemployment and training assistance in areas where they are…

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Jul 13, 2021

I am concerned that some of the components of the Department's budget request... don't consider this, or the very real needs of local communities.

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Jul 13, 2021

Missouri, where you will be tomorrow, is ranked second in the United States in apprenticeships.

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Jul 13, 2021

I think we are at a moment in time, coming out of a pandemic, or getting through a pandemic, I should say--we are not out of it yet--that we have an opportunity right now to retrain and reskill workers, young people, as well as some older…

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Jul 13, 2021

I am concerned we won't reach the 3.5 percent pre-pandemic number due to, frankly, some misguided Federal policies.

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