Blunt's Ties To And Favors For Jack Abramoff

Rep. Roy Blunt has performed numerous official favors for GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff.  

He has written three letters to the Department of Interior.  In one case, he was joined by the entire GOP House Leadership.

In addition, he requested a GAO study, which Blunt subsequently used as the basis for a letter to the DOI that benefitted an Abramoff tribal gaming client.

On the same day Blunt joined Rep. Wolf in calling for the GAO study, Wolf sought a six-month moratorium on tribal recognition by the DOI, which would have benefitted those tribes who already had casino operations, as did Abramoff's clients.