Currently debating a public safety omnibus bill and once again, I can hardly believe what I’m hearing from my colleagues…
Not only has this process been absolutely the opposite of fair and transparent, it’s been downright infuriating.
First, the original HB 301 was presented in committee after months of bipartisan work on an interim committee—a cross section of lawmakers that meet outside of regular session.
What ensued was nothing short of a conservative meltdown and subsequent coup…
Mar 25, 2021 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Good morning, Missouri! Today, we all need to focus our attention on what @cody4mo and the @MissouriGOP is doing to KILL #medicaidexpansion — once again, actively defying the will of Missouri voters. Tune in: #moleg 1/ sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00325/Harmony/…
Here's how it happens: Rep. Smith, Chair of the Budget Committee, pulled medicaid expansion out of the budget and made it its own bill—HB 20. They're now planning on simply killing that single bill in committee today—actively preventing the FUNDING required to enact expansion. 2/
Mar 24, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
“She made me go off, and now there’s three (explicit word) dead people”
“You know, I wish I could take it back, but on the other hand, I really wish I hadn’t been put in that position,” #moleg 1/ ozarksfirst.com/local-news/loc…
This what toxic masculinity looks like folks. Men are victims of the patriarchy as well—unfortunately, it can turn men into monsters, and the people around them suffer the most. But we CANNOT discount the role that access to firearms has in these situations... 2/
