University of Kwazulu-Natal

Gov Parson Signs Bill Funding Mo National Guard At Texas Border

Bonisiwe Shabane
-
gov parson signs bill funding mo national guard at texas border

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed into law on Wednesday the bill that back funds the deployment of about 200 Missouri National Guard troops and 22 State Highway Patrol officers to the Texas-Mexico border. “I think the important takeaway for folks back home in Missouri is to realize the battle that we're fighting down here at the border is keeping it from happening in our own borders, in... State Rep. Peter Merideth, D-St. Louis, criticized the effort.

“This is a campaign stunt for a lot of people about the national fight happening over the border,” Merideth said. “What I think is frustrating is, while it’s just politics, it has real consequences.” The $2.2 million supplemental budget bill passed both legislative chambers in Jefferson City with broad bipartisan support earlier this spring — despite some Democrats' objection to Parson’s decision to send the troops and officers. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed into law on Wednesday the bill that back funds the deployment of about 200 Missouri National Guard troops and 22 State Highway Patrol officers to the Texas-Mexico border. “I think the important takeaway for folks back home in Missouri is to realize the battle that we're fighting down here at the border is keeping it from happening in our own borders, in...

State Rep. Peter Merideth, D-St. Louis, criticized the effort. “This is a campaign stunt for a lot of people about the national fight happening over the border,” Merideth said. “What I think is frustrating is, while it’s just politics, it has real consequences.” The $2.2 million supplemental budget bill passed both legislative chambers in Jefferson City with broad bipartisan support earlier this spring — despite some Democrats' objection to Parson’s decision to send the troops and officers.

Gov. Mike Parson signed a supplemental appropriations bill that funds the deployment of Missouri soldiers and troopers into law on Wednesday after visiting the southern border of Texas. The bill includes $2 million in funding for Missouri's southern border deployment, aiding Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star. "President Biden and the federal government have failed. They're allowing fentanyl and other drugs, criminals, and even suspected terrorists to flood across the border into our country.

States must take a stand, and that's exactly what Missouri is doing," Parson said. "The more crime we can stop at the Southern Border, the less we have to deal with in Missouri. We appreciate the strong group of bipartisan lawmakers for approving this funding and understanding the need for Missouri to step in when the federal government has failed our citizens." Gov. Mike Parson was joined Wednesday by Missouri National Guard Adjutant General Levon Cumpton and Texas Department of Public Safety Regional Director Victor Escalon. Parson issued an executive order on Feb.

20 that activated 200 Missouri National Guard (MONG) members and 22 Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers to the southern border, according to past KOMU 8 reporting. Gov. Mike Parson, at a news conference near Eagle Pass, Texas, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, signed a supplemental appropriation of $2.2 million to fund the deployment of the Missouri National Guard and the Missouri... Gov. Mike Parson met with Texas law enforcement officers on Feb. 4 during a fact-finding visit to the U.S.

southern border. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and Major General Levon E. Cumpton discuss the plan to send roughly 200 Missouri National Guard troops to support Texas’ Operation Lone Star at the southern border. Video courtesy of the Governor's office, edited by Jenna Jones. Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter.

Opposition by senators in the hard-line Missouri Freedom Caucus threatens to derail the legislation for a second year in a row. Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation providing supplemental funding to the Missouri National Guard and Missouri State Highway Patrol traveling to the country’s southern border near Eagle Pass, Texas where troops have recently been deployed. In late February, Parson authorized sending state National Guard and Missouri Highway Patrol officers to aid in Texas Governor Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star mission, which aims to stop illegal border crossings into the... “President Biden and the federal government have failed. They're allowing fentanyl and other drugs, criminals, and even suspected terrorists to flood across the border into our country,” Parson said.

“States must take a stand, and that's exactly what Missouri is doing. The more crime we can stop at the Southern Border, the less we have to deal with in Missouri,” he said. “We appreciate the strong group of bipartisan lawmakers for approving this funding and understanding the need for Missouri to step in when the federal government has failed our citizens.” The bill totals $2.2 million, spending $2 million to fund the efforts of Missouri National Guard members already deployed to the southern border and $206,000 for the Missouri State Highway Patrol, who are also... Update: Missouri’s executive order sending Missouri National Guard troops to Texas expired on Thursday, June 13. Gov.

Mike Parson did not extend the order. His office touted it as a “success” on June 13. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s executive order to send Missouri National Guard members to the Texas border with Mexico expires Thursday, raising questions about whether the Republican governor will extend the deployment. Parson signed the order in February, sending up to 200 National Guard members and 22 State Highway Patrol troopers to aid Texas, which has promoted a plan dubbed “Operation Lone Star” that uses Texas... With the June 13 expiration date looming, Sen.

Lincoln Hough, a Springfield Republican who chairs the Senate’s powerful budget-writing committee, sent a letter to Parson on Wednesday supporting an extension of the executive order. “If you decide to continue Missouri’s involvement, you have my full support in securing the border through Operation Lone Star,” Hough, who is running for lieutenant governor, wrote in the letter. “Funding this order is crucial for safeguarding our border and protecting Missouri and its communities.” Missouri National Guard soldiers assist in processing migrants who have crossed the Texas border from Mexico. (Photo courtesy of Missouri Governor’s Office) A bill dedicating $2.2 million to support deployment of Missouri National Guard soldiers and State Highway Patrol troopers to Texas for border security on Wednesday became the first bill sent this year to Gov.

MIke Parson. In February, Parson announced he would send 200 soldiers and 11 troopers to work with Texas law enforcement at the request of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. He asked for the money to avoid dipping into emergency funds allocated for disasters or other events within the state. Heaven must have needed a football coach. After 35 years of ownership by the Turner family, one of Washington’s storied watering holes, the Sand Bar, is set to change hands.

EAGLE PASS, Tx. (KFVS) - Missouri Governor Mike Parson visited the Southern Border near Eagle Pass, Texas to connect with the Missouri National Guard soldiers deployed and sign House Bill 2016 into law. According to a release from Gov. Parson, HB 2016 passed the Missouri General Assembly with bipartisan support and includes funding for Missouri’s Southern Border deployment, aiding Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star mission, which is helping secure Texas, Missouri,... “We are proud to be here in Texas today to meet with our soldiers and sign HB 2016, funding Missouri’s partnership with Operation Lone Star to secure the border,” Governor Parson said. “President Biden and the federal government have failed.

They’re allowing fentanyl and other drugs, criminals, and even suspected terrorists to flood across the border into our country. States must take a stand, and that’s exactly what Missouri is doing. The more crime we can stop at the Southern Border, the less we have to deal with in Missouri. We appreciate the strong group of bipartisan lawmakers for approving this funding and understanding the need for Missouri to step in when the federal government has failed our citizens.” “We understand there are many good people looking to come to our nation to achieve their American Dream. We respect and welcome that, but there is a process to go through, and it must be done legally,” Governor Parson continued.

HB 2016 totals $2.2M, allocating $2M to support MONG members deployed to the Southern Border and $206,000 for the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s efforts to help secure the border. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri House overwhelmingly supported Gov. Mike Parson’s plan to send soldiers and state troopers to the Mexican border Thursday by voting 122-12 for the money needed to finance it. Parson is sending 200 Missouri National Guard soldiers and 11 Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers to work with Texas law enforcement at the request of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

There are also about 250 National Guard soldiers from Missouri in Texas operating under federal orders and paid from the federal treasury. The 11 patrol troopers will be in Texas for 32 days and the 200 guard soldiers will rotate tours of 50 during the 90-day mission, which could be extended. The bill provides $2.2 million for the deployment, $2 million to cover costs for the National Guard and $206,757 for patrol operations. Republicans backing the bill said the state must step up because too many people are illegally entering the country.

People Also Search

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson Signed Into Law On Wednesday The

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed into law on Wednesday the bill that back funds the deployment of about 200 Missouri National Guard troops and 22 State Highway Patrol officers to the Texas-Mexico border. “I think the important takeaway for folks back home in Missouri is to realize the battle that we're fighting down here at the border is keeping it from happening in our own borders, in... State Re...

“This Is A Campaign Stunt For A Lot Of People

“This is a campaign stunt for a lot of people about the national fight happening over the border,” Merideth said. “What I think is frustrating is, while it’s just politics, it has real consequences.” The $2.2 million supplemental budget bill passed both legislative chambers in Jefferson City with broad bipartisan support earlier this spring — despite some Democrats' objection to Parson’s decision ...

State Rep. Peter Merideth, D-St. Louis, Criticized The Effort. “This

State Rep. Peter Merideth, D-St. Louis, criticized the effort. “This is a campaign stunt for a lot of people about the national fight happening over the border,” Merideth said. “What I think is frustrating is, while it’s just politics, it has real consequences.” The $2.2 million supplemental budget bill passed both legislative chambers in Jefferson City with broad bipartisan support earlier this s...

Gov. Mike Parson Signed A Supplemental Appropriations Bill That Funds

Gov. Mike Parson signed a supplemental appropriations bill that funds the deployment of Missouri soldiers and troopers into law on Wednesday after visiting the southern border of Texas. The bill includes $2 million in funding for Missouri's southern border deployment, aiding Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star. "President Biden and the federal government have failed. They're allowing fent...

States Must Take A Stand, And That's Exactly What Missouri

States must take a stand, and that's exactly what Missouri is doing," Parson said. "The more crime we can stop at the Southern Border, the less we have to deal with in Missouri. We appreciate the strong group of bipartisan lawmakers for approving this funding and understanding the need for Missouri to step in when the federal government has failed our citizens." Gov. Mike Parson was joined Wednesd...