In the Senate, the pension hike ran into a last-minute hitch - a threatened filibuster by Sen. Sarah Steelman, R-Rolla. "Let's tell the public they can have some trust," Steelman said. She said few run for public office because of the pay - but the public disapproved of Senators feathering their own nests.
Sen. Sarah Steelman, R-Rolla, sponsored an amendment that would have eliminated legislative pensions altogether. She said she doesn't think legislators need full-time benefits for their job.
Republican Senator Sarah Steelman from Rolla introduced legislation that would have halted state payments on bonds that backed the standium's expansion. Steelman said the twelve million dollars should go to children and not sports teams.
One of those women is Sen. Sarah Steelman, R-Rolla, who said she agrees that hate crimes are a problem. But, Steelman said she's undecided as to whether everyone doesn't already receive equal protection under the law.
One Senator who provided one vote margin to uphold Carnahan's veto, Mike Lybyer, D-Higgins, was defeated by abortion rights opponent, Sarah Steelman, R-Rolla, in 1998.
The governor's veto was sustained in the Senate by a margin of just one vote. Newly elected Sen. Sarah Steelman, R-Rolla, could be the key this time around.
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