The bill's sponsor, Rep. Greg Canuteson, D-Liberty, said legislators have ribbed him good-naturedly about trying to pass a measure that would eliminate junkets and green fees from the list of gifts state legislators can receive from registered lobbyists. The bill, however, does not raise the per diem stipend of $35 legislators currently receive to cover their daily living expenses, one of the lowest in the country.
Rep. Greg Canuteson's, D-Liberty, bill is being examined by a House subcommittee to adjust the wording after a hostile reception from the Judiciary and Ethics Committee.
``Are you saying there is a correlation between a meal and improper influence?'' Rep. Brian May, D-St. Louis, asked of Greg Canuteson, D-Liberty, the bill's sponsor.
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