Sen. John Griesheimer, R-Washington, also said this session was unprecedented, at least by what he's seen during his years in the General Assembly, in the behavior exhibited by the legislators.
During Wednesday's 10-hour session, bill sponsor Sen. John Griesheimer, R-Washington, said the legislation was being held hostage by a couple of individuals.
But eastern Missouri Senator John Griesheimer said a bill dealing with this much money introduced this late in session stands little chance of getting passed.
The sponsor of the bill, Sen. John Griesheimer, R-Washington, said it is "frustrating, ridiculous, embarrassing" that the Senate has been unable to pass legislation. "The governor has shown restraint in criticizing us," Griesheimer said, adding that the bill has come to the floor five times but has never come to a vote.
"This whole thing has been a fiasco from day one," said Sen. John Griesheimer, R-Washington, who voted in favor of the bill. "Quite honestly, I think this has been handled wrong from the start. When they (Ameren) started talking to me last year, it was all about CWIP (construction work in progress). When the bill got filed, it had CWIP in it, but then it had all kinds of other stuff in it. Well, then the barrage started, and then the press started. And now we'v..
In voting for the bill, Senator John Griesheimer warned fellow committee members of a backlash from constituents who were exposed to ads full of what Griesheimer says are lies.
Republican Senator John Griesheimer said the need for tax credit reform is holding Senators back from supporting a bill that provides incentives for job creation and research.
The Senate adjourned with indications the tax-credit control idea would be revived in an effort to save the bill. "Please try to compromise on the end product so we can turn this state around and get people working again," Sen. John Griesheimer, R-Washington, pleaded with his colleagues.
The Senate adjourned with indications the tax-credit control idea would be revived in an effort to save the bill. "Please try to compromise on the end product so we can turn this state around and get people working again," Sen. John Griesheimer, R-Washington, pleaded with his colleagues.
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