Sen. Jason Crowell, R-Cape Girardeau, said concerns that the tax break will make one man rich are unfounded because the St. Charles County developer Paul McKee is already very wealthy and is taking all the risk upon himself.
Republican Senator Jason Crowell questioned an amendment by Senator Jolie Justus that would require anti-bullying educational programs based on race, gender, sexual orientation and other categories in Missouri schools.
The bill was met with mixed reviews by democrats and republicans, including Republican Senator Jason Crowell who begged the bill's sponsor Senate leader Charlie Shields to give him one reason to vote in favor of the bill.
Debate opened Monday on the bill, which faced significant opposition on the part of Sen. Jason Crowell, R-Cape Girardeau who said that the only good thing about the bill was the premium offset program.
His amendment to the Republicans' Medicaid Restructuring bill was defeated along party lines, but Republican Jason Crowell remained against the bill, saying it was fiscally irresponsible.
Senate Veteran's Affairs Committee chairman. Jason Crowell, R-Cape Girardeau, said he did not have words to heal the families and loved one's of those who died but said, "the words I do have are sincere gratitude, sincere appreciation, sincere thanks."
Sen. Jason Crowell, R-Cape Girardeau,who sponsored a similar bill last year in the Senate said the overwhelming support the bill saw in the House is an example to of the support it has in the state.
The effort in the Senate is led by Sen. Jason Crowell, R-Cape Girardeau. The resolution was passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday night, and Coleman expects it to come up in the Senate in the near future.
Shields says the focus of the bill is on treating wellness, not illness and disease like the current system does. The bill has faced a hard road not only from Democrats who say it does not restore eligibility cuts made to Medicaid in 2004, but also from Republican Senator Jason Crowell who calls the bill vague.
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