WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) today commended the U.S. Treasury Department’s announcement that six Missouri-based organizations have been selected to receive a total of $290 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocations.... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) released the following statement on the passing of Honey Alexander, the wife of former U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (Tenn.): “Honey Alexander was a great person who brought life to every conversation. One... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) commended the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement that Missouri will receive more than $58 million through the ReConnect Pilot Program to expand rural broadband across the state. A... Continue Reading »
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) with Dr. Francis Collins, Acting Science Advisor to the President of the United States; Dr. Sara Bandres Ciga, Staff Scientist at the Roy Blunt Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias; U.S. Representative Tom...
Continue ReadingU.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) speaks with local leaders about tornado recovery efforts at Black River Rural Electric Cooperative in Madison County on Wednesday, August 24, 2022<< Click Here for Photo >>WASHINGTON – This week, U.S....
Continue ReadingU.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) speaks with Ellett Memorial Hospital CEO Laura Smith and Dr. Jerad Widman in Appleton City, Missouri, on Wednesday, November 10, 2021.<<Click Here for More Photos>>WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Roy...
Continue ReadingImagine you receive a devastating diagnosis: You have stage 4 liver cancer. Your doctor tells you the only thing that will save your life is a liver transplant. You are not alone. Today, just under 100 Kansans and more than 140 Missourians are... Continue Columns »
At a time when it has become difficult to find many areas of agreement in Washington, the outdoors have proven to be a real uniting force. The two of us were proud to help lead the bipartisan effort last year to pass the historic Great American... Continue Columns »
After the pandemic forced many families to alter or cancel plans for get-togethers last year, many of us were looking forward to a more traditional holiday season this year. Instead, people are realizing they’re either going to have to scale back... Continue Columns »
After 12 years representing Missouri in the U.S. Senate, Roy Blunt is stepping down, but not without leaving an indelible mark on health care.“He’s been a fantastic supporter of all of the appropriations requests as well as some of the legislation... Continue Reading »
A bipartisan bill appears poised to revitalize federal funding of state wildlife conservation efforts, including Missouri projects stretching from forest restoration in the Bootheel to giant salamander breeding in the Ozarks.Branded as a... Continue Reading »
When our nation closed asylums — starting in the mid-1960s but culminating during the Reagan administration — people with mental illness were supposed to integrate into their communities while they were cared for in community mental health clinics;... Continue Reading »