Mo. Senate ends filibuster, passes stimulus money

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Four filibustering Missouri senators upset about the growth of federal spending thought they had a deal to reject about $250 million of federal stimulus money. In in the end, they settled for a $14 million cut in Missouri’s stimulus spending and declared a symbolic victory.

The Missouri Senate ended an all-night filibuster Wednesday morning and passed a budget bill reauthorizing the expenditure of about $450 million of federal stimulus money. The chamber’s 20-8 vote came after a divided Republican caucus met twice behind closed doors, ultimately agreeing to slice off only a portion of the federal money that the filibustering senators had demanded be axed.

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wcywing 2 years ago

now would that cut money go to another state?

gofish 2 years ago

Sen. Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis., Republican Sens. Brian Nieves of Washington, Rob Schaaf of St. Joseph and Will Kraus of Lee’s Summit have got the combined IQ of a goldfish. I cannot fathom why it was so important to them to be "good stewards" of the federal dollar when clearly that responsibility lies at the federal level. We already have elected officials to represent our interests in Washington, D.C. Wasting valuable time in the STATE session to filibuster for the sake of their own agenda is not only irresponsible, but just plain non-sense. I detest the ideal that 4 goldfish can commandeer the State of MO. That's a political process that works against common sense and good will. Rarely, would you see even a profoundly, mentally challenged person turn away free money. Apparently, there are 4 in the state of MO who will, and did.

wcywing 2 years ago

they are just putting up a smoke screen to cover their own problems they can't fix.

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