The Democratics also nominated Rep. Mark Abel, D-Festus, as Speaker Pro Tem. Elected by the House Democrats was Rep. Wayne Crump, D-Potosi, for another term as their floor leader, and Rep. Jim Foley, D-St. Louis County, as the assistant Democratic floor leader. Rep. Betty Thompson, D-St. Louis County, was nominated as Majority Whip and Rep. Ted Farnen, D-Mexico, was chosen as the Democratic Caucus Chair.
House Democratic Floor Leader Wayne Crump, from Potosi, sited examples when Republicans debated whether or not they could insert "a" into a bill, and the difference between the pronunciations of "the."
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