While the 10 have different emotions about leaving, they all have treasured memories from their service. Sen. Rita Days, D-St. Louis County, said she will never forget the first time she stepped on the floor of the House of Representatives after winning a 1993 special election to represent parts of north St. Louis County.
Democrats unleashed a lengthy filibuster on the resolution for the rest of the session, which was at times combative or also off-topic from health reform. Sen. Rita Days, D-St. Louis County, spent nearly 40 minutes questioning Cunningham, who never looked at Days during the entire discussion, despite standing directly in front of her two rows ahead. Cunningham said early in the day when speaking to a different senator that Senate rules prevented her from turning around.
The lone vote in opposition to the bill was cast by Sen. Rita Days, D-St. Louis County. Days said she voted against the bill in keeping with her support of pro-choice policies.
The Senate also passed, by a wide margin, a resolution Schmitt introduced that urges Congress to pass a balanced budget amendment. Sen. Rita Days, D-Normandy, questioned the necessity of the resolution if it wasn't clear that 37 other states were also doing the same thing. Thirty-eight state legislatures must pass a resolution in order for a constitutional convention to be called.
Sens. David Pearce, R-Warrensburg, Gary Nodler, R-Joplin, Yvonne Wilson, D-Jackson County, and Rita Days, D-St. Louis County, were a part of the education committee that was one of eight subgroups working during the Senate's attempt to reboot state government.
Sens. David Pearce, R-Warrensburg, Gary Nodler, R-Joplin, Yvonne Wilson, D-Jackson County, and Rita Days, D-St. Louis County, were a part of the education committee that was one of eight subgroups working during the Senate's attempt to reboot state government.
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