While victims deal with the issue of potentially more rain, another controversial issue of whether to blow up the levee to alleviate the upstream pressure on the Mississippi River continues, according to a House member from the area, Rep. Steve Hodges.
The Missouri House took a moment of silence and personal prayer Tuesday after Representative Steve Hodges updated the body on the flooding in Southeast Missouri.
While victims deal with the issue of potentially more rain, another controversial issue of whether to blow up the levee to alleviate the upstream pressure on the Mississippi River continues, according to a House member from the area, Rep. Steve Hodges.
Wrap: Democratic Southeast Missouri Representative Steve Hodges updated his colleagues on the floor about the flooding in Southeast Missouri and the Missourians evacuating from his area.
While victims deal with the issue of potentially more rain, another controversial issue of whether to blow up the levee to alleviate the upstream pressure on the Mississippi River continues, according to a House member from the area, Rep. Steve Hodges.
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