"The candidates are traveling around the state talking to people, trying to round up the vote," said Rep. Gary Witt, adding that he's already decided to whom he'll give his vote to.
The bill was approved by the Senate earlier this month. When it got to the House, it was assigned by Griffin to the House Judiciary Committee whose chairman, Gary Witt, has suggested he might not even hold a vote on the bill.
For three years, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Gary Witt, D-Platte City, has been working on legislation that would give counties more control over their budget. But opposition from the sheriff's association blocked passage.
"It (the bills) takes power away from juries and says that government organization have more power to make decisions than the people...I disagree with that. I think decisions should be made by the people." said Committee Chairman Gary Witt, D-Platte City.
The anti-abortion bill falls under the House Judiciary Committee's jurisdiction. Committee Chairman Gary Witt, D-Platte City, said that chairmen are supposed to give sponsors 24 hour notice of a hearing, which he did.
The committee chairman, Gary Witt, D-Platte City, is married to an employee of a lobbyist and wondered how legislation could prevent his wife's boss from giving them a wedding present.
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