Watching User Clip: Jim McGovern v. Jason Smith @CSPAN c-span.org/video/?c494878…
I've had a difficult time finding out what "the formula" that @RepJasonSmith Smith talks about in this clip. I think that what he's referring to is the American Rescue Plan uses a modified Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) formula and funding to counties based on
population numbers.

I haven't found information on the "modified" CDBG formula. Here's what I found on eligibility for the grants.
Most metropolitan areas vote for Democrats. Most states that are liberal or lean that way are more populated than those that are conservative or lean conservative. So, it stands to reason that more funding would go to those areas of the country.
I have considered myself an Independent until after the 2016 election. I know that this country's politics, unfortunately, is built on a two party system. At this point in time, living in Missouri, there is not a chance that I would vote for a GOP candidate for a state or federal
position. That said, I agree with many in the Republican party that a lot of the funding in this bill shouldn't be there. Examples include: $1.5 million earmarked for the Seaway International Bridge connecting New York to Canada and $470 million for libraries, museums, arts and
humanities agencies. The money going to states and local governments should help libraries and state/local gov't owned museums.

#AmericanRescuePlan

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28 Feb
Sen. Doug Beck has offered SB243. This bill stops foreign corporate ownership of #Missouri farmland by prohibiting any future purchases of Missouri farmland by foreign corporations.

It also eliminates the W-9 loophole that essentially allowed foreign corporations to buy
#moleg
unlimited amounts of Missouri farmland by bypassing reporting requirements to the MO Dept of Ag.

The Senate Agriculture Committee will be hearing the bill on Monday at 2:30pm. They need to see an outpouring of support for this good bill.

Please call and email today!
Members of the committee to contact:
Mike Bernskoetter
(573) 751-2076
mike.bernskoetter@senate.mo.gov

Justin Brown
(573) 751-5713
justin.brown@senate.mo.gov

Greg Razer
(573) 751-6607
greg.razer@senate.mo.gov

Jason Bean
(573) 751-4843
jason.bean@senate.mo.gov
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28 Feb
The Kansas City Star castigates Sen. Hawley for his speech at CPAC.
kansascity.com/opinion/editor… Image
Here's an opinion piece I never expected to see in a Baptist news org. However, mediabiasfactcheck.com rates them as left-center biased and factual in their reporting.
What does Pelagius have to do with Josh Hawley and White nationalism?
baptistnews.com/article/what-d…
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26 Feb
More gaslighting.

Did the McChrystal Group suggest that you divide up allocation of vaccines by MSHP regions? If so, once again, MO taxpayers pay the price for inept political leaders that spend our money on private companies that screw us.
"After 10 weeks of statewide vaccine distribution, which Parson and Williams promised would be handled by population, Cape Girardeau County in southeast Missouri has received enough vaccine to cover more than 54% of its population; St. Louis County has received enough for 8.6%
of its population. The problem is bad enough that, perhaps accidentally, the governor finally acknowledged the state’s failure. On Wednesday, Parson tweeted a photo of National Guardsmen helping to administer vaccines in the “vaccine deserts” of Kansas City and St. Louis."
Read 5 tweets
21 Feb
@RepJasonSmith 's disinformation/misinformation campaign continues. "He [Rush Limbaugh] was able to cut through the spin and propaganda to provide clarity in a complicated world unlike anything we’ve ever seen."
jasonsmith.house.gov/newsroom/docum…
#mopol #mogov #Missouri
Molly Ivens, back in 1995, wrote in a piece entitled "Lyin' Bully", "One of the things that concerns a lot of Americans lately is the increase in plain old nastiness in our political discussion. It comes from a number of sources, but Rush Limbaugh is a major carrier."
Read 9 tweets
19 Feb
"Parson addressed his priorities during a virtual legislative event with the Missouri Farm Bureau." The Farm Bureau is funded by Big Ag. Why didn't he have the event with small family farm owners?

His record on supporting pre-K-12 education is abysmal, so what does he mean by
"his focus on education"?

Parson, the federal gov't has given MO lots of grant money to help extend broadband. How much $ has come from the state treasury?
Why does the Agricultural Product Utilization Contributor Tax Credit continue to be extended when the MO Auditor determined in 2007 that the it would create a $13.5 million loss to the state? Has the program changed since then so taxpayer money isn't being wasted?
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17 Feb
1. Neither of these senators are on the Foreign Relations Committee.
2. Neither of these senators have cosponsored S.37 - Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2021 congress.gov/bill/117th-con…
3. Unethical reactionary Senators like to receive headlines but often don't do their homework, i. e. rely on provable facts, before writing op-eds, speaking to the media, or sponsoring legislation.
Example, politico.com/news/2020/05/0…
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