Sen. Roy Blunt says he will not seek re-election in 2022, becoming the fifth Republican senator to announce plans to retire at the end of the current Congress.

JUST IN: Sen. Roy Blunt says he will not seek re-election in 2022, becoming the fifth Republican senator to announce plans to retire at the end of the current Congress. https://t.co/sG94ftjcnr

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