JEFFERSON CITY - Both Republican Senator John Loudon of St. Louis County and Democratic Senator Victor Callahan of Independence propsosed bills to help family pets.
Both Republican Senator John Loudon of St. Louis County and Democrat Senator Victor Callahan of Independence backed animal bills that didn't go anywhere during this legislative session.
While Shields attempted to engineer a plan that would limit the number of gaming boats while increasing loss limits and the gross receipts taxes the boats must pay, a filibuster begun by Sen. John Loudon, R-St. Louis County, and continued by Sens. Victor Callahan, D-Jackson County, and Tim Green, D-St. Louis County, has made this idea seem doubtful.
On a day which the Capitol saw hundreds of protesters in the hallways, Senate Democrats say the proposed budget cuts do not address the issue. Democrat Victor Callahan of Independence says this problem is recurring.
"I'm tired of these people in ivory towers," said Sen. Victor Callahan, D-Jackson County. "We work hard to get tax dollars for them, and I'm tired of giving them to fat cats."
Senate procedure: As has happened so many times before in the Missouri Senate, one Republican senator, in this case John Loudon of St. Louis County, offers a bill that the Democrats, namely Victor Callahan of Independence, dislike: and so they offer amendments designed to damage the legislation, and then they filibuster.
JEFFERSON CITY - Democratic Senator Victor Callahan is filibustering Republican John Loudon's bill that makes it easier for nonunion workers to work in the state of Missouri.
Democratic Senator and committee member Victor Callahan supported McCaskill throughout the hearing, saying the middle class benefits by having an auditor determine what tax policies work the best.
"What about when you have bad employers," asked Sen. Victor Callahan (D-Jackson County). "We're radically changing the law on one side and then radically changing the protection on the other."
JEFFERSON CITY - With the exception of Sen. Victor Callahan, D-Jackson County, Democrats voted against the measure, citing concerns that the bill unfairly treats workers.
"There are things in this bill that are still problematic," said Sen. Victor Callahan, D-Jackson County. "But this is an example of the Senate working as it should work."