Missouri activists today filled the rotunda in Jefferson City in a protest over ALEC favored legislation "Right to Work".
The #MOLeg rotunda is filling up with Missourians who are opposed to ALEC's #RightToWork bill. pic.twitter.com/ZajCMPwsYP
— Alexandra (@aliemalie)
May 11, 2015
With Republicans holding a super majority in both the house and senate, Governor Jay Nixon has had little success containing the Republican agenda. Recently, Republicans were able to over-ride a veto regarding Missouri welfare benefits, removing benefits from over 6,000 children state wide.
Today, though, the debate focuses around right to work - the ALEC initiative to break unions - and Missourians contend they've seen enough.
Republicans, however, contend that there has been enough stalling over their agenda and they will refuse to handle other state business until their legislation passes.
http://politicmo.com/...
At one point, (Senator, Jackson County) Kraus expressed his frustration with it – accusing Democrats of attempting to stall the debate. “It’s becoming clear what’s happening,” he said. It was then that Senate Republicans abruptly went into caucus, where they discussed the “right-to-work” issue and decided to head home for the weekend. For now, the Democrats’ play has worked to stall debate on “right-to-work,” while slowly letting bills move out of the Senate chamber like a drip out of a leaky faucet.
But when legislators return on Monday, Senate Majority Leader Ron Richard said he is tired of playing nice. He said Friday that he will bring up the “right-to-work” bill before many other bills, including a measure with wide support that would extend Missouri’s Federal Reimbursement Allowance program which provides the state about $3 billion for Medicaid each year.
“There’s priorities on both sides of the aisle. If mine don’t make it, nobody else’s is going to either,” Richard told reporters. “We’re going to do our stuff first, which is my stuff, which is ‘right-to-work.’”
While Republicans say they are determined and not scared of a Governor's veto which they believe they are certain to overturn, Missouri citizenry has spent the last hour expressing their displeasure in the capital.