Another representative had already begun reaching out to manufacturing companies. Rep. Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, sent letters to several of the companies, offering them reasons to move their business to Missouri.
But the federal government would only cover the full cost of the expansion for its first three years. And Republicans like Columbia Representative Caleb Rowden say the expansion could greatly increase Missouri's health care spending in future years.
But the Republican-controlled House has voted repeatedly to block the expansion. Representative Caleb Rowden, of Columbia, says the state's health care costs would skyrocket, forcing it to cut into important programs like education.
But as a Budget Committee member, Columbia Republican Caleb Rowden says the math gets tricky in 2020 when Missouri would have to pay 10 percent of the cost.
Rep. Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, said House and Senate leaders are backing the bond issue this time, and that some of the past opposition has left the legislature. Rowden said these factors have given this version of the bond issue its best chance of passing ever.
Rep. Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, said Missouri would struggle to fund its budget priorities in 2020 when the state would be expected to pay for 10 percent of the expansion.
Rep. Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, said Missouri would struggle to fund its budget priorities in 2020 when the state would be expected to pay for 10 percent of the expansion.
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