"I don't take state insurance because I want you to be able to have what you need to be able to stay in your own homes," Kuessner said.Sen. Kevin Engler, R-Farmington took a different approach to the protesters. He stressed the need to have a balanced budget, but suggested that cutting Medicaid was not the way it should be done. Engler said all programs that were wasteful should be cut first and the remaining programs, such as Medicaid, should then be evaluated. He appealed to the p..
Sen. Kevin Engler, R-Farmington, who, along with Sen. Bob Mayer, R-Dexter, crossed party lines to vote against the bill, said he was frustrated the Democrats were stalling to reform the system. Engler said, however, that he could not support cutting benefits because of the number of people in his district on the program.
The Senate agriculture committee heard a proposal by Sen. Kevin Engler (R-Farmington) that would give control over state memorials to the Missouri State Park Advisory Board, an eight member panel appointed by the governor. They would have to approve future changes to any memorial. That includes flags and any monuments which bear the ten commandments.
Speaking in favor of the rule change, Sen. Kevin Engler, R-Farmington, said the rule, which was created in 1995, is outdated, not enforceable and only gives a perception of ethical behavior.