Rep. Jeanette Oxford, D-St. Louis, called the bill "irrational" because it is based on the belief that withholding money can be a motivator to kick a crippling drug addiction. She said drug addicts are powerless and that if other attempts to stop using drugs haven't worked, there is no reason to think that withholding money would too.
In opposing the bill, St. Louis city representative Jeanette Oxford insisted that Missouri needs better community mental health services, not more guns on campus.
Bill sponsor Democratic Representative Jeanette Oxford of St. Louis City proposed the amendment to increase child support from 21 to 22 for those still in college.
While not directly charging sexual orientation bias, Rep. Jeanette Oxford, D-St. Louis City, said she had heard some members of the committee found her "offensive."
House Representative Democrat Jeanette Oxford wasn't selected to return to the children and families committee this session, and says she wants to know why.
Rep. Jeanette Oxford, D-St. Louis City, tried unsuccessfully to pass an amendment that would require parents pay child support for children up to age 22 who attend college.
Democratic Representative Jeanette Oxford tried unsuccessfully to pass an amendment that would require parents pay child support for children up to age 22 who attend college.
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