Potomac Flacks (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
Tim O’Tool has been promoted to Press Assistant for House Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO). O’Tool was a Staff Assistant. He replaces Sarah Little, who is now with Dittus Communications. (CQ’s “People on the Move” column)
The Rothenberg Political Report (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
... National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Cole. Others think Boehner and House Minority Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) bear much of the blame. In fact, Republican losses in 2006, in recent House specials and undoubtedly in 2008, cannot be blamed primarily on Cole or Boehner or Blunt or Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) or National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John...
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
... by 31 members of the House, including Majority leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland, Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina and Minority Whip Roy Blunt of Missouri. Previously, the U.S. Senate on Monday adopted a similar resolution to mourn the victims of the earthquake in Sichuan, China.
Top Stories (Free subscription) | yesterday
... contingency plans for his replacement.“Yes, I think he made the right decision,” said Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.). Blunt said that he did not ask Fossella to step aside but that he thought his colleague had no other choice.Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), who has tried to set a zero-tolerance policy for ethically challenged Republicans, met with Fossella last week to discuss...
Top Stories (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Committee’s executive director from 1995 to 1999, has close ties to Boehner, Republican Whip Roy Blunt of Missouri and Republican Conference Chairman Adam Putnam of Florida, according to one GOP aide. A source with knowledge of the discussions between Boehner and Cole said the minority leader has insisted that Cole also give more power to an advisory committee formed after the GOP lost a...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
WASHINGTON, May 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) issued the following statement this afternoon as the price of oil came within pennies of breaking $130/barrel - while all Democratic leaders could muster for the American people was warmed-over legislation seeking to authorize lawsuits on energy-producing nations abroad: "As oil approaches an unheard of $130...
The Scratching Post (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
...is even worse than the Republicans. In short, the farm bill will increase spending by 44% over the last one. Robert Novak goes ballistic at the craven Republicans who supported this . Minority Whip Roy Blunt voted for the bill. So did Republican Conference Chairman Adam Putnam, who was seen whipping votes for passage. House Republicans voted 100 to 91 to approve the bill (with only...
And, yes, I DO take it personally (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
... Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, and House Minority Whip Roy Blunt. [...] “For things to change, for conservatives to be justified in once again giving our contributions, our volunteer efforts, our energy, and votes to the GOP, the party must clean house. The party leadership should resign immediately. [...] Viguerie has this message for the current...
The Fighting 29th (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
... Kay Granger (TX-12) flanked by nine-term Minority Leader John Boehner and six-term Minority Whip Roy Blount, with a caption saying "Washington is broken". Randy Kuhl, who seems willing to repeat any of his leadership's talking points, dutifully rolled out a press release announcing a "Fix Washington" project. Kuhl will be soliciting ideas from constituents on legislation to fix DC with a...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
WASHINGTON, May 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) issued the following statement today after Democrats tried to advance legislation designed to tie the hands of our military commanders in the field and lard up what should've been a troop support funding bill with billions in reckless spending and a $51.6 billion tax increase: "As we rightly prepare to formally...
KY3 News (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
... state funds by spending the money without the approval of the General Assembly. 8. GOP Whip Roy Blunt downplayed the Republican House election loss in Mississippi Tuesday, saying that “six months ago, Rudy Giuliani was the front runner in the Republican contest and Barack Obama did not have a chance.” Blunt said that Democrats won in Mississippi and Louisiana by running “on what the GOP...
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
... a spending problem, not a revenue problem, said a statement from the office of House Republican Whip Roy Blunt of Missouri. The Tax Relief Coalition, made up of anti-tax advocates and business groups, sent a letter urging lawmakers to vote against the plan.
