It took nine hours and a bevy of impassioned speeches on health care, but the Missouri Senate ultimately passed its package of budget bills for FY 2022.
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"As this discussion continues, Missourians can remain confident that our state demonstrates dedicated compassion within our social services."
Dozens of lawmakers and advocates alike gathered at the Capitol Tuesday to voice their support for full Medicaid funding.
As the Senate prepares to consider the budget on the floor this week, the House passed a new package dealing with improvement projects.
"When Missouri decided to expand Medicaid last year under Amendment 2, it voted, like many states, for a program it couldn’t afford."
"As business leaders, we believe that Medicaid expansion is one of the best economic investments Missouri can make this year."
With less than a month left before the end of session, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved its first budget bill Monday.