State Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-St. Louis County, proposed Amendment 1 as a resolution during the last legislative session.He said he did not specifically target Jackson County in the legislation because he's a representative for St. Louis County, not Jackson County.
Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-St. Louis County, sponsored a resolution asking the attorney general to look in legal action the state can take concerning the federal health care bill's Nebraska Compromise.
After Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-St. Louis County, suggested repealing the University of Missouri as Missouri's priority from the constitution, Schaefer conceded and withdrew his amendment. But Schaefer said even though he couldn't get the University of Missouri special privileges, he said Missouri has too many higher education institutions.
Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-St. Louis County, spoke about his resolution that would encourage state Attorney General Chris Koster to join 15 other state attorneys general in threatening a lawsuit against the federal government if a version of health care reform is passed into law. The attorneys general, led by Henry McMaster of South Carolina, have said they would sue over a provision inserted into the U.S. Senate version of health reform that was designed win the support ..
Under current statute, only the Attorney General is authorized to take up Medicaid fraud cases. But the bill's sponsor, Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-St. Louis County, said the system left many important cases ignored.
Under current statute, only the Attorney General is authorized to take up Medicaid fraud cases. But the bill's sponsor, Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-St. Louis County, said the system left many important cases ignored.
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