WASHINGTON • Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., on Monday will hold "listening sessions" with local law enforcement agencies across Missouri, including in St. Louis.

His spokeswoman Amber Marchand said this morning that the senator, who started the Senate Law Enforcement Caucus in 2011 with Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., will meet with state and local law enforcement officials in Kansas City, St. Joseph, Jefferson City, and St. Louis.

One possible topic of discussion: Budget crunches for agencies that sent officers to help with the unrest in Ferguson after the Aug. 9 police shooting death of Michael Brown, 18. Blunt wrote Attorney General Eric Holder last month asking if there was federal help for Missouri police forces that did that.

“Law enforcement agencies from across Missouri have contributed officers and support to help provide security for the residents and businesses in the Ferguson community,” Blunt wrote to Holder, who announced his resignation Thursday pending his replacement being named. “Many of these state and local law enforcement agencies struggle to meet their immediate needs and do not have the resources to respond to the levels of civil unrest that has taken place in Ferguson in recent weeks.