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Today's Poll!Senate creates disaster study panel
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
The Missouri Senate this week joined the House in creating a special Interim Committee on Natural Disaster Recovery Efforts.
Mid-Missouri Sens. Mike Kehoe and Kurt Schaefer were named chairmen of two of the committee’s three subcommittees.
Kehoe, R-Jefferson City, will head the Emergency Response Subcommittee, joined by Republican Sens. Will Kraus, Lee’s Summit; Brian Nieves, Washington; and Majority Floor Leader Tom Dempsey, St. Charles; and Democrats Maria Chappelle-Nadal, University City, and Ryan McKenna, Crystal City.
Schaefer, R-Columbia, will head the Fiscal Response Subcommittee, along with fellow Republicans Dan Brown, Rolla; Brian Munzlinger, Williamstown; and Jim Lembke, Lemay; and Democrats Tim Green, Spanish Lake, and Kiki Curls, Kansas City.
Senate President Pro Tem Rob Mayer, R-Dexter, announced the committee and subcommittees Tuesday.
“Thousands of Missouri families have been in harm’s way this year because of natural disasters, and for many more, their way of living has been threatened,” Mayer said in a news release. “As lawmakers, it is our job to make sure government is helpful, rather than a burden, in the rebuilding process.”
He wants the committee “to look at all aspects of recovery and the role government should play.”
Mayer named Sen. Ron Richard, R-Joplin and a former House speaker, as the committee’s chairman. Sen. Brad Lager, R-Savannah, will be the vice-chairman.
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gofish 1 year, 11 months ago
What this means is that Missouri's finest lawmakers will spend quality time figuring out how to wreck the system already in place and make certain that we all know we live in Miz-zer-ry (misery).
There is already a NATIONWIDE system that very clearly defines roles and responsibilities from the local government to the state and then the federal government. It's hard living in Jefferson City when you know there is a giant stone structure full of self-important lawmakers working against the state motto written in gold right where they work. Let the Will of the People Be the Supreme Law. It amazes me how they work there, but never read or take to heart the foundation of our great state, The Will of the People.
Our legislature has proven over and over that they DO NOT work for the Will of the People. Our legislature clearly works for, gives money to, and is paid by..."The Man".
These committees collectively know less about disaster recovery than the average resident of Southwest Missouri and the people that reside along the Missouri and MIssissippi rivers, who have all had experiences recovering from yearly tornados and flooding.
In case I haven't made this clear....I'd rather not have a group of non-expert lawmakers putting their grubs into disaster recovery when they are armed with an agenda of doing more with less (government). That's one tornado we can't afford.
whatif 1 year, 11 months ago
They must not have anything better to do to earn their pay???? Do you suppose they haven't heard of SEMA and FEMA???? Wished they would stop making themselves look so stupid and really do something that might be of real help....not just form committees so they can congregate and have an excuse to sit around and make bad jokes and drink and make even more ridiculous decisions....Oh well, what can you expect from overpaid idi ots? I'm truly embarrassed for them....although I don't know why as they don't seem to care how they look.....
JCsleeper 1 year, 11 months ago
Form a legislative committee to study an issue - Translation: Sit around in discussion groups and come up with a little grandstanding that does nothinf to solve the problem.
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