Sen. Joan Bray, D-St. Louis County voiced similar concerns and said she is curious to see how the money gained from the sale of the college loan program would be used. "Huge sums of money going to state activities not being appropriated [be the legislature] and it is sort of startling," she said.
Crowell, who chaired a Senate committee that inserted "predominantly" into the bill last week, called the terminology "worthless" on the Senate floor. Sen. Joan Bray, D-St. Louis County, echoed Crowell's sentiments, and said placing 'solely' into the bill was "dancing around the issue."
Sen. Joan Bray, D-St. Louis County, said the DeLay scandals raised the awareness of the public toward improprieties within the legislative process and provided a catalyst for the Missouri legislature to take action.
St. Louis County Democrat Joan Bray accused Republican Matt Bartle of Lee's Summitt of being more concerned with preventing abortions than statutory rape.
Sen. Joan Bray, D-St. Louis County, said she could not support the bill after an amendment was implimented to do away contribution limits to candidates.
Sen. Joan Bray, D-St. Louis County, introduced a bill last Tuesday to the Missouri Senate to ban legislators from accepting "meals, food, beverage, or other gifts" from lobbyists.
Senator Joan Bray of Saint Louis County announced Tuesday that she will not support Governor Blunt's nominee for MOHELA's commission board. Kathryn Buschman has more from Jefferson City,
Jim Mauze was appointed to the loan agency's board of directors in late October by the governor but has not yet been confirmed by the Senate. Usually a nominee needs to be supported by their district senator to get confirmation, but Sen. Joan Bray of St. Louis County, has not yet decided whether to support her constituent.