Category: Roy Blunt

Biden Faces Criticism From Democrats and Republicans Over Student Loan Relief Plan

One more Democratic lawmaker has voiced concerns about President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive student debt, while Republicans in Congress continue to speak out against the decision. Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), who is facing Republican nominee J.D. Vance in the Ohio Senate race in November, told CNN on Aug. 28 that Biden’s decision sent “the…


Top GOP Senator: Trump ‘Should Have Turned the Documents Over’

A member of the Senate Republican leadership claimed former President Donald Trump should have handed over allegedly classified documents that were stored at his Mar-a-Lago residence after he left office last year. “He should have turned the documents over, and apparently had turned a number of documents over,” Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) told ABC News…


Congress Passes Bill to Give Capitol Police Authority to Request National Guard Assistance

The House on Tuesday evening unanimously passed legislation that would authorize U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) in Washington, D.C., to request assistance from the National Guard without prior approval in emergency situations. The Capitol Police Emergency Assistance Act, which was approved by the Senate on Monday, was introduced by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Roy Blunt…


Republican Sen. Roy Blunt Will Not Run for Reelection in 2022

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), a member of the Republican Senate leadership, announced Monday he won’t run for reelection in 2022. “After 14 General Election victories—three to county office, seven to the United States House of Representatives, and four statewide elections—I won’t be a candidate for reelection to the United States Senate next year,” Blunt said…


Republican Sen. Roy Blunt Won’t Seek Reelection in 2022

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), a member of the Republican Senate leadership, has announced he won’t run for reelection in 2022. “After 14 General Election victories—three to county office, seven to the United States House of Representatives, and four statewide elections—I won’t be a candidate for reelection to the United States Senate next year,” Blunt said…


Blunt: Capitol Police ‘Fought Back’ Against Protesters Storming Capitol

Capitol police officers fought back “valiantly” against protesters storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said Sunday. “I resent any sense that the Capitol Police didn’t push back, fight back valiantly get out there and stand between first the building and then the people in the building that they’re there to…