House Majority Leader Delbert Scott says the lawmakers threatened the troopers with budget cuts if the troopers didn't petition Ashcroft to pull the ad.
At Monday's news conference, Republican House Leader Delbert Scott said he voted for the 1998 law because it was an improvement on the laws of the time, but, he said, the real issue is funding,
House GOP leader Delbert Scott, of Lowry City, defended the Republican's move, saying Gaw's decision to close debate was "uncalled for." Further, he said, the Democrats over the years had begun to abuse the consent process, placing more and more controversial bills on the calendar.
House Minority Leader, Delbert Scott says he's glad the two sides are addressing the important issue. However, he says the Democratic plan isn't the answer.
JEFFERSON CITY - House minority leader Delbert Scott says the plan proposed by Democrats on Tuesday is a step in the right direction, but it doesn't go far enough.
"Trigger locks are OK, but they certainly aren't the answer," said House Minority Leader Rep. Delbert Scott, R-Lowry City. "It induces a false sense of security."
On Thursday morning, the House Republican Caucus unveiled a long list of proposals aimed at making public schools safer. Minority floor leader, Delbert Scott, says violence in schools is not strictly a St. Louis or Kansas City problem ...
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