Lawmakers looked at plans other states have crafted to reform health care. Republican Keith Frederick says Missouri cannot even consider expanding Medicaid to model other systems.
Democrats say arming teachers could make schools even more prone to disaster, but Republican Representative Keith Frederick says it could at least mean a shorter shooting spree for a gunman who gets in the school.
Last year, Rep. Keith Frederick, R-Rolla, proposed a similar bill, which Schaaf strongly opposed, calling it both a freedom issue and a privacy issue. Schaaf vowed to kill it with a filibuster unless it was put to the vote of the people. This time around, Frederick said he has changed his opinion on the program. He said he believed that the benefits outweighed the risks, but he now believes the risks are too great and there is too much potential for misuse.
Last year, Rep. Keith Frederick, R-Rolla, proposed a similar bill, which Schaaf strongly opposed, calling it both a freedom issue and a privacy issue. Schaaf vowed to kill it with a filibuster unless it was put to the vote of the people. This time around, Frederick said he has changed his opinion on the program.
Last year, Rep. Keith Frederick, R-Rolla, proposed a similar bill, which Schaaf strongly opposed, calling it both a freedom issue and a privacy issue. Schaaf vowed to kill it with a filibuster unless it was put to the vote of the people. This time around, Frederick said he has changed his opinion on the program.
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