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Missouri Legislature Oks National Guard Border Spending Bill

Bonisiwe Shabane
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missouri legislature oks national guard border spending bill

The Missouri legislature passed a $2.2 million supplemental budget bill funding Gov. Mike Parson’s effort to send National Guard troops and highway patrol officers to the Texas-Mexico border. The Missouri Senate voted 30-2 Wednesday to pass the House bill. Because the Senate did not make any changes, it now goes to Parson for his signature. Presenting the bill on the Senate floor, Sen. Lincoln Hough, R-Springfield, said the funding will go toward expenses associated with sending 250 Missouri National Guard Troops and 22 State Highway Patrol officers to help Texas with border control.

“This is essentially us just paying the bills on an ongoing operation that the governor initiated, you know, at the beginning of March,” Hough said. In February, Parson issued an executive order to send hundreds of state troops to the Texas-Mexico border. The Missouri legislature passed a $2.2 million supplemental budget bill funding Gov. Mike Parson’s effort to send National Guard troops and highway patrol officers to the Texas-Mexico border. The Missouri Senate voted 30-2 Wednesday to pass the House bill. Because the Senate did not make any changes, it now goes to Parson for his signature.

Presenting the bill on the Senate floor, Sen. Lincoln Hough, R-Springfield, said the funding will go toward expenses associated with sending 250 Missouri National Guard Troops and 22 State Highway Patrol officers to help Texas with border control. “This is essentially us just paying the bills on an ongoing operation that the governor initiated, you know, at the beginning of March,” Hough said. In February, Parson issued an executive order to send hundreds of state troops to the Texas-Mexico border. 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. The bill, which passed the House almost six weeks ago, encountered little opposition as it passed 30-2, but it did bring a round of questions from state Sen.

Denny Hoskins, a Warrensburg Republican who was stripped of his seat on the Senate Appropriations Committee earlier this year. Hoskins wanted to know the living arrangements for the deployed personnel and what $91,000 set aside for vehicle purchases was buying. 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... 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. The first bill to pass both chambers in this year’s Missouri Legislative Session is a bill that would fund over $2.2 million this budget year to help with illegal crossings at the southern border. Gov. Mike Parson has ordered about 200 National Guard members and up to 22 Highway Patrol troopers to the U.S.-Mexico border. The extra spending bill is designed to support Operation Lone Star, to curb illegal border crossings and smuggling.

“This is paying for our law enforcement officers that, since the first day of March, have been down on the Texas southern border with the Operation Lone Star,” said Senate Appropriations Chair Lincoln Hough,... This follows Parson’s mission trip in February to visit Texas on the actions being taken to protect the U.S.-Mexico border. “The governor, with Executive Order 24-03, initiated 250 National Guardsmen and women and a total of 22 voluntary highway patrol men and women that are working in 11 member shifts for 32 days at... [ad_1] The Missouri legislature passed a $2.2 million supplemental budget bill funding Gov. Mike Parson’s effort to send National Guard troops and highway patrol officers to the Texas-Mexico border.The Missouri Senate voted 30-2 Wednesday to pass the House bill. Because the Senate did not make any changes, it now goes to Parson for his signature.Presenting the bill on the Senate floor, Sen.

Lincoln Hough, R-Springfield, said the funding will go toward expenses associated with sending 250 Missouri National Guard Troops and 22 State Highway Patrol officers to help Texas with border control.“This is essentially us just... The executive order issued by Parson is in effect until June 13, though it could be extended.Little conversation over the funding occurred on the Senate floor Wednesday. It had also passed the House with few objections.Sen. Denny Hoskins, R-Warrensburg, questioned Hough on details over the funding for the state troops.“I want to make sure that we have enough money in here to cover their expenses,” Hoskins said.Hough responded that if... Hough also said he was not in favor of a possible amendment by Hoskins that would increase the funding.“It’s my belief right now that we have the opportunity here to do something and move... Madison County will take up symbolic secession vote in November

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“The battle that we’re fighting down here at the border, is keeping it from happening in our own borders in our own state in Missouri,” the go… Gov. Mike Parson said the $8 million allocation in the 2024-25 budget wasn’t needed. Still, he leaves $2 million for his successor, who takes … 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.

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