Representative Roy Blunt of Missouri , the No. 3 elected Republican who has been filling in for Mr. DeLay since his September indictment in Texas in a campaign-finance case , began rounding up support by telephone , arguing that his success in pushing through difficult budget and spending legislation in the past few months had proved his abilities and earned him the job permanently .
Roy Blunt
Missouri
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Roy Blunt
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Missouri
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Texas