Blunt Named To Senate Armed Services Committee

CREATED Jan. 3, 2013

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From An Edited Press Release

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt  has announced  that he will serve as a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services, which has jurisdiction over the study and review of matters relating to the nation’s defense policies.

Missouri is home to almost 18,000 active duty servicemen and women, nearly 10,000 civilian employees, 25,000 reservists and members of the National Guard, and almost 29,000 additional military-related personnel. The state also has more than 125,000 civilian contract employees.

Blunt will depart the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and will continue to retain his positions on the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations; the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; and the U.S. Senate Rules and Administration Committee.