"Obviously the Senate is in a different mood than the House when it comes to reinstating health care," said Sen. Wes Shoemyer, D-Clarence. Shoemyer said he was proud to be part of a body that expands health care at no cost to the state, and looks forward to sending the bill to the House. "I'm ready to give them a change to redeem themselves," Shoemyer said.
"What I have heard ... (is) that there is actually a substitute out there that would increase it from $700 million to $800 million, and that's probably going the wrong way," said Sen. Wes Shoemyer, D-Clarence. "Growing that larger is probably not a way to get that passed through the Senate."
Sen. Wes Shoemyer, D-Clarence, said the Missouri General Assembly had been working on this kind of legislation since 2000. He said they intended the 2006 expansion to prevent sexual relations between parole officers and those they oversee.
Sen. Wes Shoemyer, D-Clarence, announced a resolution suggesting that money from a federal economic stimulus package should first go toward uncompleted capital improvement projects under the Lewis and Clark fund. Shoemyer said his resolution is not related to Callahan's bill and is instead a response to the Office of Administration's suspension and review of funds last week.
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