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Missouri House Overwhelmingly Supports Funding Parson S National Guard

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missouri house overwhelmingly supports funding parson s national guard

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KFVS) - The Missouri House of Representatives voted Thursday morning to approve funding for Gov. Mike Parson’s deployment of Missouri National Guardsmen and Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers to the Southern U.S. border. The funding bill totals roughly $2.2 million, which will fund the assignment which will involve roughly 200 guardsmen and 22 MSHP troopers. While a handful of Democrats voted against the bill, citing concerns about state resources being sacrificed to fund a mission out-of-state.

Others pointed to the 250 Missouri National Guardsmen who have been working the Southern Border since October under orders from the federal government. Still, most Republicans and Democrats supported the plan, albeit for different reasons. The Missouri House approves funding for Governor Mike Parson’s deployment of Missouri National Guardsmen and Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers to the Southern U.S. border. A handful of Democrats voted against the bill, citing concerns about state resources being sacrificed to fund an out-of-state mission, while others argued hundreds of Missouri guardsmen have been working the border under federal... Approximately $2.2 million has been allocated to send roughly 200 guardsmen and 22 troopers to the border.

State Representative Cody Smith says this investment demonstrates the state’s readiness “to respond to challenges posed by illegal immigration while ensuring the safety and security of our communities.” The legislation now moves to the Missouri Senate for approval. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles. Missouri House Republicans unexpectedly refused to allow a vote Friday on a $513 million spending bill for construction projects, citing a desire to control spending for a move that was kept secret from Democrats... The move sank funding for major projects around the state, including national guard facilities, Boys and Girls clubs, and community health centers, to name a few. And it could seriously damage relations within the House and between chambers.

Up to the moment the House adjourned without passing the bill, this year’s process for deciding the budget had resembled years in the past where even major disagreements over spending priorities was resolved in... House and Senate conference committees hammered out the details of the $49.8 billion budget for day-to-day operations over two days of meetings this week. Last year, no public negotiations at all occurred because factional Republican warfare in the Senate delayed spending bills in that chamber. The major new spending items in the operating bills going to Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe’s desk include: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.

(First Alert 4) - The Missouri House of Representatives voted Thursday morning to approve funding for Gov. Mike Parson’s deployment of Missouri National Guardsmen and Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers to the Southern U.S. border. The funding bill totals roughly $2.2 million, which will fund the assignment involving roughly 200 guardsmen and 22 MSHP troopers. While a handful of Democrats voted against the bill, citing concerns about state resources being sacrificed to fund a mission out-of-state. Others pointed to the 250 Missouri National Guardsmen who have been working the Southern Border since October under orders from the federal government.

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