"Every program has to have eligibility guidelines," Rep. Mark Abel, D-Festus, said. "We need to live within the budget that was set. Right now we are concerned with lower-income seniors."
Representative Mark Abel, D-Festus, said that the first challenge will be convincing other House members that the $200 tax credit is being replaced by the proposed plan approved by the task force.
Lawmakers passed a bill taking money from the state tobacco settlement fund to pay for Missouri's budget shortfall. Festus Democratic Representative Mark Abel supported the bill all along.
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