Speaker Pro Tem Bryan Pratt, R-Jackson County, accused Nixon's office of offering career advancements to legislators in exchange for votes to pass the bill.
But House Speaker Pro Tem Bryan Pratt, R- Jackson County, said a federal court decision striking down drug tests was not binding in Missouri. "We don't care what the 6th circuit says, we're the 8th circuit," Pratt said.
House Speaker Pro Tem Rep. Bryan Pratt, R-Jackson County, said the stimulus funds would supplement the money the state would have received without the tax cut. He said hopefully the economy will turn around before the stimulus funds run out.
Speaker Pro Tem Bryan Pratt, R-Jackson County, said some legislators voiced concern that the bill started out funding big statewide projects that were then carved into smaller projects.
Speaker Pro Tem Bryan Pratt, R-Jackson County, said that, despite low interest rates and potential job creation, the time is not right for increasing state debt.
In addition to creating a one-day waiting period, the bill, sponsored by state Rep. Bryan Pratt, R-Jackson County, would also make it a crime to coerce someone to have an abortion by means including assault, stalking or threatening to withhold pay.
Rep. Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart, said Speaker Pro Tem Bryan Pratt, R-Jackson County, blocked amendments that would have given oversight to the bill and amendments that included women and minorities.
In addition to creating a one-day waiting period, the bill, sponsored by state Rep. Bryan Pratt, R-Jackson County, would also make it a crime to coerce someone to have an abortion by means including assault, stalking or threatening to withhold pay.
Blue Springs Republican Representative Bryan Pratt is sponsoring the bill. He predicts it will pass the Senate with a two-thirds majority strong enough to override a possible governor's veto.
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