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WASHINGTON – At the weekly Republican leadership press conference today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) outlined how rising costs, especially on essentials like food and home energy, are crushing families across Missouri. As Blunt noted, grocery prices were up 13.5% in August from a year ago, the largest jump since 1979.Following Are Blunt’s Remarks:“So, gasoline costs traditionally historically go up and they go down. Food costs go up and almost never go down. [An] 8.3% increase, year-over-year,... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON – At the weekly Republican leadership press conference today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) outlined how Democrats’ student loan handout and tax-and-spend spree will substantially add to the cost of Obamacare. As Blunt noted, Democrats recently passed partisan legislation that spends billions to subsidize Obamacare coverage for high-income earners. On top of that, President Biden’s student loan handout undermines one of the main revenue sources Democrats claimed would help pay... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, spoke on the Senate floor ahead of his vote in favor of the accession of Sweden and Finland into NATO. Blunt recently traveled to Sweden and Finland as part of a congressional delegation trip to Europe. In May, Blunt joined with 81 senators to call on the Biden administration to expedite Sweden’s and Finland’s applications for NATO... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON – At the weekly Republican leadership press conference today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) voiced his support for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (Calif.) visit to Taiwan.Following Are Blunt’s Remarks:“So I'm about to use four words in a row that I haven't used in this way before, and those four words are ‘Speaker Pelosi was right’ when she decided to include Taiwan on her visit to Asia. Or, if she had just been going to Taiwan, that would have been right. “She’s the highest ranking... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON – At the weekly Republican leadership press conference today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) slammed Democrats for driving the economy toward a recession by pushing for another massive spending bill when GDP is down 1.5% and inflation is at a 41-year high of 9.1%. Following Are Blunt’s Remarks:“When you talk to people in our states, and around the country, I think there's a real sense that this out-of-control economy is about to go over a cliff.“The administration has seen lots of... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) spoke on the Senate floor on Wednesday to warn about the potential for blackouts and brownouts across the country due to the Biden administration’s misguided energy agenda. Blunt pointed to the administration’s efforts to shut down traditional forms of U.S. energy production, resulting in energy shortages that could increase costs even further and leave families and businesses without power.Following Are Excerpts of Blunt’s Remarks:“Mr. President, that... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) joined Neil Cavuto on Fox News today to discuss Democrats’ push to pass a reckless tax-and-spend spree, which would drive skyrocketing inflation even higher.Following is a Transcript:CAVUTO: Senator, obviously, what your colleague, Joe Manchin, is saying—the West Virginia Democrat, no less—'This is not the time to do anything like this.' What do you say?BLUNT: Well, I absolutely think that's right. And, you know, Elizabeth Warren can call this something... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON – Following a recent congressional delegation trip to Europe, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, spoke on the Senate floor today to outline his support for the accession of Sweden and Finland into NATO. Blunt highlighted the significant geographic and security benefits both countries will bring to the alliance.Following Are Blunt’s Remarks:“Mr. President, I want to join with my five colleagues who've... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Debbie Stabenow (Mich.) spoke on the Senate floor today to highlight the significant mental and behavioral health provisions they worked to include in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. The bill authorizes the nationwide expansion of the Blunt-Stabenow Excellence in Mental Health program. The Excellence in Mental Health Act was signed into law in 2014 and marked the most significant expansion of community mental health and addiction services in... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS), spoke on the Senate floor to raise his concerns over President Biden’s misguided proposal to unilaterally forgive student loan debt, which would disproportionally benefit high-income Americans. As Blunt noted, 87% of Americans do not have federal student loans, and 60% of student loan debt is held by... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) spoke on the Senate floor to criticize the Biden administration’s continued mishandling of the humanitarian crisis at the southern border. Blunt slammed the administration’s efforts to end Title 42, which allows officials to more quickly turn back individuals attempting to cross the border illegally. As Blunt noted, the Department of Homeland Security recently reported that illegal border crossings have reached the highest levels in the... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON – At a U.S. Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion hearing this week, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) questioned industry leaders about the impact COVID pre-departure testing requirements are having on the recovery of the travel and tourism industry.Following is a Transcript: BLUNT: Ms. Neufang, I think we've seen more return to personal travel than we have business travel. How much of that do you think is just a changing of how people are going to handle... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON – At the weekly Republican leadership press conference today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) discussed the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, and the importance of expanding access to mental health care. Blunt spoke about The Excellence in Mental Health And Addiction Treatment Act, a bipartisan bill he led with U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (Mich.) to change how mental health care is treated in the U.S.Signed into law in 2014, the Excellence in Mental Health Act created a pilot program to... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), the top Republican on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS), delivered opening remarks at a hearing on the FY2023 Department of Education budget request. Blunt highlighted the critical importance of mental health access in schools, and discussed the harmful impact the administration’s unfair, regressive student loan forgiveness proposals would have on higher... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON – At the Republican leadership press conference today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), the top Republican on the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, discussed the record levels of early voter turnout in Georgia and set the record straight on the state’s Election Integrity Act.As Blunt noted, the bill expanded the number of required early voting days in Georgia, mandated ballot drop boxes in every county, and maintained no-excuse absentee voting. Blunt also discussed... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON – At the weekly Republican leadership press conference today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) criticized the Biden administration’s mishandling of the baby formula shortage, which is impacting families in Missouri and across the nation.Following Are Blunt’s Remarks:“Well, with the baby formula issue, another example that hits a whole other group of American families that often aren't thinking about the big economic issues of the day, just making a decision without thinking about the... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS), pushed back against the Biden administration’s FY23 budget proposal. Blunt raised concerns over the administration’s plan to cut funding for several National Institutes of Health (NIH) programs and the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN). Blunt shared the story of Mitchell Herndon who passed away... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON – During a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs hearing yesterday, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) questioned World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina, and Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D’Oyen McKenna about the impact of Vladimir Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine on global food supply and food prices. Blunt also discussed the importance of expanding agricultural production in... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON – At the weekly Republican leadership press conference today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) discussed the latest on Congress’s negotiations on an additional aid package for Ukraine. Blunt also stressed the importance of providing non-military aid to Ukraine to help alleviate disruptions in agriculture production caused by Putin’s invasion.Following are Blunt’s Remarks: “Well, we did talk about the elements of the Ukraine aid package—the survival package, frankly—for Ukraine today. The... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON – At a U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies hearing today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) asked U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for an update on the transition of the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture headquarters to Kansas City, Mo. Blunt supported relocating the two USDA agencies to Missouri given its central location and the presence... Continue Reading »
