Last week, a majority of the Missouri Senate (18 to 15) passed SB 798 to expand benefits of the food stamp program, SNAP.
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I see self-interested, career politicians more focused on their next election than doing the job that “We the People” elected them to do. Unfortunately, there is no longer much difference between the dysfunction in Washington DC and the dysfunction in Jefferson City.
To be frank, small businesses have very few tools to help drive healthcare costs down. And the Missouri Legislature could be on the verge of taking one of those tools away, which will be disastrous for small businesses and manufacturers across the Show Me State.
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been many conversations about healthcare and federal health policy.
HB 1814 empowers Missouri families to send their children to the best school possible.
"As a lifelong Missouri voter, I want to be able to go to the polls in November knowing my vote is secure and that it will be fairly counted."
"If a project does serve a public need, landowners should be treated fairly for the involuntary seizure of their property."
"We need Senator Blunt to continue to be a part of these conversations in Washington that strive to update the ECA in a productive and bipartisan manner."
Teachers across our state change lives every day and research shows their work and influence is the number one school-level factor in determining a student’s success, and yet we’re facing a workforce shortage crisis like nothing our schools have ever experienced.
"No one will be tougher on China in the U.S. Senate than Eric Schmitt."