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Blunt was the House Minority Whip during the 110th Congress but after the 2008 general elections announced that he would step down from the position.

After House Majority Leader Tom DeLay stepped down upon criminal indictment in Texas, Blunt served as interim House Majority Leader from September 29, 2005, to February 2, 2006, when John Boehner of Ohio was elected as DeLay's permanent replacement.

In 2011, Blunt was elected Vice-Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference.