A Representative compared a bill to help dairy farmers to Medicaid during a House debate on Wed. Feb. 4

Intro:	A heated House debate led one Representative to call a bill to help dairy farmers "moo-dicaid"
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Wrap: Democratic Representative Jeremy LaFaver compared the bill that would help dairy farmers to Medicaid or Medicare.

Along with calling the bill "moo-dicaid" LaFaver also called the dairy bill "cow care" and said that if this bill can be passed, then the same should be done with Medicaid.

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Description: "And it sounds an awful lot like the cows are the people in Missouri and the milk prpocessors are our hospitals"

The bill would also create scholarship opportunities for young Missourians interested in a career in dairy production. The bill is now heading to the Senate for further deliberation.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Kolbie Satterfield

Intro:	One Represenative said he feared milk could be missing from Missouri's grocery stores if a bill to help dairy farmers is not passed
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Wrap:Republican Represenative Lyndall Fraker said the droughts that impact Missouri's farmers should be met with the same natural disaster relief that is distributed to areas of destruction around the state.

Fraker also spoke about the repurcussions of what could happen if this bill to help dairy farmers is not passed.

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Description: "I fear the day that we'll go to the store and there won't be milk to sell."

The bill would assist dairy farmers throughout the state as well as create scholarship opportunities for young Missourians. The bill is now headed to the Senate for further discussion.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Kolbie Satterfield.

Intro:	During a heated House debate one Represenative said that a bill to help dairy farmers will not make any difference if passed by the legislature.
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Wrap:Republican Represenative Bill White said during a House debate that Missouri does not make bills to subsidize family groceries or local restaurants. He also questioned the need for a bill to help dairy farmers.

White said that the problems Missouri's dairy farmers face cannot be helped on a state level.

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Description: "This is a problem created by a failed federal policy it's still failing and anything we do is not going to be able to change the underlying problem of why dairy is failing."

The bill includes provisions for a scholarship fund that would encourage younger Missourians to pursue careers in the state's agriculture industry. The bill will now be debated in the Senate.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Kolbie Satterfield