Thoughtfully consider how you can help to restore the Republic, preserve what freedoms we have, and reclaim those we have lost. Thomas Paine once said, "Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it." Decide now to DO SOMETHING in the Missouri Campaign for Liberty. Decide now to devote some time each day or week in the cause of freedom. Decide now to be a person of influence in your precinct.
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03/18/10 4:00 PM Gov Gary Johnson on the Mike Ferguson Show 93.9 The Eagle in Columbia
Mike Ferguson will interview former NM Governor Gary Johnson on his live radio show.
Gary Johnson spoke at the Rally for the Republic in 2008. Johnson is a possible 2012 Presidential candidate. Just google him for more info. or do a search on Youtube.
03/20/10 2:00 PM US Senate Primary Candidate Forum - Missouri
Primary season is the time in which the people have the opportunity to help direct where America is going by vetting and choosing the best man or woman to represent the people, the one in whom you hear the people's voice, the one for whom you can fight and get behind.
This is an important part of the process and a great way to meet and hear the candidates running for the U.S. Senate here in Missouri in 2010. It's also an opportunity for the grassroots to unite behind a candidate that truly represents our values and beliefs.
In the interest of non-partisanship, we plan to host a separate forum for each political party that supports Constitutional principles and will have a contested primary. Only candidates who have filed by March 1st will be allowed to participate.
Our nation is in critical condition. This is an opportunity that will enable patriots from across the state to work together in this primary season.
While several groups started this effort, we are not mutually exclusive and want as many groups represented as possible. We hope that you will join in supporting and building momentum behind a true U.S. Senate candidate vetting process.
This forum is a coalition effort of several groups. Campaign for Liberty is not endorsing any one candidate or any one party in this process. Simply assiting to get information to voters so they can make and informed decision.
Seating is limited, so please RSVP if you are able to attend.
Missouri is facing a budget crisis for 2010 and may get worse in 2011 and 2012. We collect about 8 billion in Sales tax & Income tax. Those numbers are short by about a billion. Yes 1 billion! 2010 income gap has been partially filled by Federal Stimulus dollars. Yet we are still short.
Senator Shields wants to hear from you on ways to cut our state government and balance the budget. We have an opportunity to reshape state government. It is an important time for you to speak up. Contact form for feed back is here. Its called Reboot Mo Govt.
The message below went to most of the state senators and a similar message was sent out to Missouri media:
Tough choices to balance Missouri's budget. Time for strong Missouri leadership
Maysville Missouri - March 12, 2010 2010 is a tight year for the Missouri state budget. Senate President Pro Tem Charlie Shields asked for suggestions on what programs to cut to balance the state budget. Missouri Campaign for Liberty members answered the call with the suggestions below. In times like these, we must eliminate state programs that were easy choices when the economy was in its boom cycle. If we deal with the pain now, then we set the stage for a faster recovery.
Programs to eliminate:
End Biodiesel & Ethanol subsidies.
Cancel Historic Housing tax credit program.
Abolish EEZ Economic Enterprise Zone tax credits. These credits do little to create jobs in the big picture. Mostly they move jobs and create an unfair environment by picking winners and losers. Missouri's only part to play in economic development should be to keep a friendly environment for business with low taxes and minimal regulations for businesses.
Close the Dept of Economic Development. Local entities may continue to pursue economic development, but it is not appropriate for Missouri state tax money to be used to prop up one county's economy with tax dollars from another county's citizens.
Stop constructing new buildings for state government and college campuses. Missouri has been on a record pace for new buildings. The amount of new construction far exceeded the growth of our state population in the past 20 years. Consolidate government buildings and sell off the surplus buildings
No more state government pensions. End all elected official and state employee pension plans--they can do as the private sector and use a 401k.
Just say no to government subsidized Rural Broadband program
Stop using salt on icy roads. Mo DOT is destroying our roads by the excess use of salt. There are other ways of dealing with ice that do not destroy our roads and bridges.
No More TIF's. One of the most expensive & unfair programs ever developed. For every job or new business there is usually the unintended consequence of a lost job or failed business who could not compete with the government subsidized new business. Time to end government picking winners and losers.
Shutter the Missouri Housing Development Commission. This agency voted in December to give away 32 million dollars to people who purchase a home in 2010. The commission operates with no legislative oversight and has become a wasteful embarrassment.
Fold up the Career Ladder program for teachers. Local school boards have the authority and responsibility to reward teachers. It is not the business of the state
Withdraw the grants for farmers markets and community gardens
Programs to Trim:
This proposal will simply shrink the size of the state government back to its level a few years ago.
1. Medicaid and welfare. Your Grandmother would have never defined poverty as having 2 cars, a big screen TV with cable, a telephone and a fully stocked pantry and fridge. We have allowed bureaucrats to push the definition of Poverty to a point that would have been considered middle class living a couple generations ago. The progressives' War on Poverty has caused a massacre of our state budget. Compassionate charity should lead to independence and with that increased self esteem. The system we have creates a comfortable numb, a dependency on government paid charity. Our existing system offers incentives for having more welfare children and staying in the system for life.
Solution: Cut state social service employees by 20%. Start the cutting at the top levels of high paid management positions.
Solution: Reduce the income levels and time people can get benefits by 20%. Limit welfare aid to 1 child per mother. Effective immediately. Tough Love? Gifting those who don't really need is putting at risk our ability to care for those who truly are in need. What would your Grandmother do?
2. Higher Education. What is the purpose of Missouri subsidizing higher education? It should be to prepare Missouri residents for the job market. Governor Nixon says he wants a freeze on tuition. MO Campaign for Liberty agrees. Why has the cost of education gone up faster than the cost of living? Because we allowed them to. In the past 20 years, Missouri has invested millions of dollars in new construction on campuses. Did all that new construction better prepare our students for the job market? Not so much? Our children have been deceived into believing that all they need is a college degree to get a job. It's time to take a new look at the purpose of education past high school. That education needs to focus on preparing students for jobs, rather than focusing on getting a degree.
Solution: Cancel programs whose students are least likely to enter the job market. Cancel college programs that are redundant. Missouri Higher education needs to tighten their belt just as the rest of us. Missouri is in a recession. Share the pain.
Solution: Drop higher education financial aid from $300 million down to $200 million.
Solution: 15% across the board cut in Higher ed budget AND no increase in tuition. Any school who raises tuition should get a 30% cut in state funds. Missouri college management needs to learn a new word: frugal.
3. K-12 education. Time to refocus on Reading, Writing, & Arithmetic; the 3R's. State should only be funding basic education. Schools are involved in a variety of non academic programs. That is their choice at the local level. Those programs beyond the 3R's should be paid by local dollars only - not with State funds. Federal and state mandates drive up school districts costs.
Solution: Reduce state funding to schools.
Solution: Withdraw Missouri from the Federal RTTT (Race To The Top) program that will create long-term unfunded mandates for Missouri schools. Pass a sovereignty nullification bill protecting Missouri schools from federal education mandates.
4. State government employee compensation needs to come back in line with the private sector.
Solution: Institute a state hiring freeze through December 2011. Reduce salaries & benefits of future new hires to mirror private compensation.
Solution: The state of Missouri would be fine with less employees. Reduce staff by 10% in 2010, and another 10% in 2011.
Solution: Use It or Lose It. Public Employees shall not accumulate sick hours or vacation hours past 1 year.
5. Reduce Missouri Prison population: Why do we put more of our population in prison than any other civilized country? Why are we putting non-violent offenders in jail? We need judges with some creativity who can think outside the jail cell box and come up with sentences for non violent offenders that do not involve incarceration. Missouri judges have become lazy. The lazy sentence is to put the offender behind bars. The state obliged and just kept building prisons.
Solution: Stop building new prisons and come up with solutions that keep offenders out of jail.
Solution: Missouri's prison population needs to work 8 hours/day to pay for their 3 squares and warm bed, including gardening and canning their own food and making their own clothes. That should reduce the population, save a lot of money AND teach the importance of self-sufficiency, and help build skills and self esteem. TV, workout facility and other extras only available to those who earn it through merit points. This is not a new idea; Missouri's prisons were operated this way several years ago.
Alt Solution: Put the prisoners in tents and feed them PBJ's.
6. Stop unfunded Federal Mandates. Part of our budget crisis is created by The Federal Government. Pass the sovereignty bills that push back the federal government meddling in our Show Me state business.
7. Agriculture. Missouri Campaign for Liberty recognizes the importance of agriculture in Missouri's economy. The proper role of Missouri dept of Ag should be to protect farmer's right to farm, to protect free markets and to push back the federal government meddling in agriculture. 2009 ag budget was 81 million.
Solution: Cut the budget to 70 million. Eliminate 20% of employees. Eliminate 80% of DNR employees.
Solution: Zero additional dollars for ethanol and biodiesel. If these industries are valid, then they should thrive without government subsidies.
8. Unfunded Federal Mandates. Take away the destructive power of the dangling carrot. Pass a carte blanche nullification bill that exempts the state of Missouri and any political subdivision in Missouri from participating in federal programs that are not fully paid now and going forward.
9. Highway Patrol. The Sheriff is the ultimate law enforcement in each county. Missouri highways have been significantly improved and are safer today than 10 years ago.
Solution: Reduce number of highway patrolman by 10% in 2010 and 10% in 2011. Shut down the MIAC office. Shift law enforcement back to the county Sheriff offices.
10. Sell some of the surplus state buildings. A reduction in workers should mean less need for state buildings. Sell the assets and balance our budget.
11. Nullify the prevailing wage act. School Districts and other government entities pay more for their construction due to this unfair federal mandate. This would save tax dollars and create more jobs in Missouri ; & nbsp; &n bsp; &nb sp; &nbs p; ; & nbsp; &n bsp; &nb sp; &nbs p; ; & nbsp; &n bsp; &nb sp; &nbs p; ;
A divided Kansas City board votes 5-4 to close 26 district schools
By JOE ROBERTSON and MEREDITH RODRIGUEZ The Kansas City Star
A divided Kansas City school board voted Wednesday night to move ahead with a historic plan to close 26 schools.
Hundreds of people in an overflow crowd - sometimes shouting out in dismay - watched with national media as the board ushered in Superintendent John Covington's "Right Sizing Plan."
While the nation may be watching to see whether Covington can carry out his sweeping plan, the superintendent and his board will tend to the task of working together in the weighty days ahead, board President Marilyn Simmons said.
"I do not think this is something for celebration," she said after the 5-4 vote. "This is a somber moment."
The school closings will reduce the number of district buildings by more than 40 percent and underpin Covington's drive to cut $50 million from the shrunken district's budget.
The board members who voted for the plan were Arthur Benson II, Duane Kelly, Joel Pelofsky, Derek Richey and Airick Leonard West.
Voting no were Simmons, Cokethea Hill, Helen Ragsdale and Ray Wilson.
The vote came after the board rejected a motion by Wilson to approve an amended plan that would have removed 10 schools and the district's central office from the closing list.
That amendment failed on a 5-4 vote that mirrored the overall vote.
Most of the board members called on the public to rally behind the district, rebuking occasional scattered outcries from a mostly orderly crowd.
Simmons noted that the vote split largely along racial lines, with all four of the board's white members supporting the plan, along with West, who is black. She urged people to resist making race an issue.
Kelly's voice shook with tears as he explained his intentions to vote for the plan.
"Everyone had a chance to speak," he said. "To change it now would create problems, not solve them.
"This is the most painful vote I ever cast."
Covington looked on without comment throughout the meeting.
The plan will leave the district operating 33 schools, the fewest in 120 years. The district's enrollment in 1889 was less than 18,000 - the same as its current enrollment. At its peak in the late 1960s, Kansas City was using more than 100 buildings and serving some 75,000 students.
Covington's administration spent nearly six months developing its plan, saying the district must be more fiscally efficient if education reform in the struggling district is to have a chance to succeed.
Covington aimed wide, proposing closings and consolidations across the district, including cuts in all the district's "signature" programs.
The plan consolidates the three-building African Centered Collegium Campus into one building and takes the Montessori program from three schools to two. Lincoln College Preparatory Academy and Paseo Academy are absorbing their accompanying middle schools into the high school buildings.
And Southwest Early College Campus will absorb the closing Westport High School.
The plan also calls for the district to sell its downtown headquarters at 1211 McGee St.
City Councilwoman Sharon Sanders Brooks, speaking to the board, lamented that the school closures will hurt the city's central core.
"Continuing the blighting of the urban core," she said, "is scandalous and shameful."
But others acknowledged a financial reality that the district has to take care of now.
Teachers union president Andrea Flinders said the long-term health of the district won't be determined by buildings, but by the success of students.
"It's not buildings that count," she said. "It's what happens in those buildings."
Wednesday night's proposal included some concessions made last week from Covington's original plan of 30 closures, unveiled in February.
Northeast High School was taken off the closing list - while Northeast Elementary was added. The district also took Carver, James, Wheatley and Whittier schools off the closing list.
While most of the district's high schools will be reconfigured to serve grades seven to 12, the combined Lincoln high school and middle school will continue to include sixth grade.
And the elementary school language immersion programs from Longan and Foreign Language Academy, which will be sharing the academy's building, will both retain seventh and eighth grades.
Covington did not back off his consolidation plans in some situations where program advocates' opposition to the plan had been strongest - including the African-centered program and Faxon Montessori.
Hill criticized Covington, saying he did not involve the board as much as he should have in developing his plan. She also said he should have presented more plans to improve student achievement before the closings plan.
"It pains me to my heart that the nine members of the board have not met with the superintendent - our employee - on the largest (closing plan) that affects 18,000 kids."
Benson replied that Covington has said all along that the district must move ahead with closings to build its financial strength so that it can make "transformational" changes to come.
Like the vote of the board, the audience was split, with many applauding the board's decision.
But many were left distraught, like Faxon Montessori teacher Nancy Haynes, who remained in her seat crying as the room emptied.
Ossco Bolton, the leader of an anti-gang program in the district and a parent with students in the African-centered program and at Pinkerton, was disturbed by the racial division in the vote.
"How many kids in the district look like those four white males you see there (who voted for the plan)?" he said. "...You can't speak for my children if you haven't been through what they've been through."
The size of the cuts, unmitigated by the board's vote, remained astonishing to others.
"I think it's an atrocity to cut education this badly," said Cris Mann, a special education teacher from Longfellow. "The idea that you have to destroy something in order to build it up - that's like saying that you are going to go into Iraq, tear it down and expect peace."
Lincoln parent Fred Hudgins took heart in the passion of the audience, which came on the heels of public forums last month that were attended by hundreds of parents and community members. The district will be stronger, he said, if the passion carries back into the homes and schools.
"We want to know these parents are fired up," he said. "...But you have to channel that energy toward student achievement."
It was a sad day, Ragsdale said. She pleaded with the audience to keep faith in the district and its superintendent.
"Don't take your children out of the district," she said. "I have confidence Covington will live up to his word. ... Please stay with us. Stay with us and walk this road together."
Still on the list Board member Ray Wilson proposed removing these buildings from the closing list. His motion failed on a 5-4 vote.
Westport High
ACE Sixth-Grade Center and ACE Lower Campus
Kansas City Middle School of the Arts
Lincoln College Prep middle school
Franklin, Longan, McCoy, Woodland and Carver elementary schools
While the community and board members wrestled Wednesday night over his school closings plan, Superintendent John Covington only watched.
Not until the morning after the 5-4 vote did he talk about the monstrous load of work ahead.
In anticipation of the board's action, he said, his staff had already begun developing plans to close 26 schools and improve instruction in classrooms.
His staff will have to manage logistics of unprecedented scope to revive a district that he said is ready "to rise from the ashes."
The district is up to the task, he said.
"It is my firm conviction. ... I am confident in the ability of the leadership team I have, that the school board will come back to the table, working in the spirit of cooperation."
Based on district reports and interviews with members of his Cabinet, here are some of the questions the district will face in the weeks and months ahead.
How will the district go about reducing staff?
Covington intends to cut about 700 positions, including 285 teaching positions.
The district has evaluated virtually every teacher, including those with tenure. Principals have made requests not to renew the contracts of more than 50 tenured teachers, based on performance. The district also plans to offer buyouts to many teachers eligible for retirement.
With many of the support positions, such as maintenance and cafeteria workers, people will be let go based on seniority in accordance with union contracts. The district also will have to navigate seniority requirements as it transfers teachers to new buildings.
How does Teach for America fit in?
The national teacher program that recruits top college graduates for a minimum of two years of service already reduced its role in Kansas City when the district cut its teaching ranks a year ago.
Teach for America tends to recruit teachers in high-need areas such as math and science, and the program worked with the district last year to fill its needs without displacing more-experienced teachers.
The first group, who will complete their two-year contracts this year, will get the same consideration to continue with the district as other teachers without tenure as staffing decisions are made.
What about safety concerns with the plan to blend middle school and high school grades?
Starting times and bell times will be staggered to keep the grades separated. Also, the district intends not to reduce its security staff, so more security will be present in the remaining schools.
Who will provide moving services? How much will it cost?
The district intends to issue a request for bids. The district had estimated moving costs at $1.5 million for its original plan to close 30 schools.
How much will it cost to maintain the closed buildings, compared with the costs of operating them as schools?
The district estimates the cost of maintaining the buildings after they are closed to be $580,000. The costs to operate them as schools - including maintenance, utilities, food service and security - total $5.1 million.
Which schools will need the most retooling?
Most of the schools will already be equipped to serve the ages of the students they are receiving, the administration said. The main exception will be the Afrikan Centered Education Collegium Campus' upper school, the former Southeast High School building.
The building will now serve pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Portions of the building will have to be refit for young children, and it will need a new cafeteria on the first floor.
The district estimates the cost to retool Southeast at $500,000.
Does the district have a plan to relocate its central office if the downtown building is sold? What would be the potential savings?
The district has not identified an alternative central office site.
The district spends $980,000 a year to operate the building at 1211 McGee St. If the offices moved into a vacant school building, the operational costs would be hundreds of thousands of dollars less.
The district estimates it would cost $1.5 million to refit a school as an office building, mainly because of information technology costs. Moving expenses are estimated at $150,000 to $175,000.
What is the potential sale price of the downtown building?
Unknown at this time. When the district was considering selling the building in 2008, it received at least one offer of $7.5 million.
When and how will the programming in the classrooms change?
The administration has been developing ideas for instructional changes, including extending the school day and the school year, and grouping students by the level of standards they have achieved rather than grade level.
The district plans to develop individual learning plans for each student and invest in technology to help teachers instruct students who are at different levels of achievement.
The administration also is working on a new reading curriculum. And it intends to continue developing a stronger teacher evaluation system that can include pay for performance.
How many buildings are already vacant in the district and what is going to happen when 26 more get added?
Already there are at least 18 vacant buildings, including at least four that have been sold recently or have sales pending but remain undeveloped.
The district plans to create a "repurposing committee" that will work with community organizations to find new uses for buildings. Some may be sold. The district has money to raze buildings that are in too poor a condition to be worth redeveloping. That would clear space for parks.
Could the district lose more enrollment - and revenue - because of the school closings?
In some districts where schools have closed, enrollment has dipped. The Kansas City district has said that its plan going forward will include a marketing plan to recruit and retain families.
What are the chances that the board's slim 5-4 support of the plan could swing after the board election April 6?
Three of five seats on the April ballot are contested. Two of the three contested elections involve seats currently held by board members who voted against the plan. But one of the yes votes also is open. So the majority could swing if candidates opposing the plan gain a sweep.
That wouldn't necessarily mean that the plan would be undone. Some of the "no" voters Wednesday night urged the board and the community to unify going forward in support of the superintendent.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Board of Education voted Wednesday night to close almost half of the city’s public schools, accepting a sweeping and contentious plan to shrink the system in the face of dwindling enrollment, budget cuts and a $50 million deficit.
In a 5-to-4 vote, the members endorsed the Right-Size plan, proposed by the schools superintendent, John Covington, to close 28 of the city’s 61 schools and cut 700 of 3,000 jobs, including those of 285 teachers. The closings are expected to save $50 million, erasing the deficit from the $300 million budget.
2418 RHOB Washington, DC 20515-2501 DC Phone: 202-225-2406 DC Fax: 202-226-3717 [Website] [Contact]
8021 West Florissant Avenue Suite F St. Louis, MO, 63136 (314) 383-5240 (314) 383-8020
625 North Euclid Street Suite 326 St. Louis, MO, 63108 (314) 367-1970 (314) 367-1341
Voted for HR 1: ["The Scamulus Package"] American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Voted for HR 1388: ["Obama's Camps"] Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act [More info]
Voted for HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [More info]
Voted for co-sponsoring HR 1207: The Federal Reserve Transparency Act [More info]
Voted for HR 2346: 2009 $106B War Supplemental [More info]
Voted for HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 [More info]
Voted for H.R. 3435: Another $2 billion for clunkers [More info]
Voted for HR 2749: Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
Voted for HR 2647: Imperialism Authorization Act of 2010 / Hate Crimes Creation Act [More info]
Voted for co-sponsoring HR 2194: Expanding Economic War with Iran [More info]
Voted for restoring the gutted HR1207: The Federal Reserve Transparency Act [More info]
Voted for HR 2847: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes [More info]
Voted for HR 4061: Cybersecurity Act of 2009 [More info]
Mr. Todd Akin MO-2nd (R)
117 CHOB Washington, DC 20515-2502 DC Phone: 202-225-2561 DC Fax: 202-225-2563 [Website] [Contact]
820 South Main Street Suite 206 St. Charles, MO, 63301 (636) 949-6826 (636) 949-3832
301 Sovereign Court Suite 201 St. Louis, MO, 63011 (314) 590-0029 (314) 590-0037
Voted against HR 1: ["The Scamulus Package"] American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Voted against HR 1388: ["Obama's Camps"] Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act [More info]
Voted for co-sponsoring HR 1207: The Federal Reserve Transparency Act [More info]
Voted against HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [More info]
Voted against HR 2346: 2009 $106B War Supplemental [More info]
Voted against HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 [More info]
Voted against H.R. 3435: Another $2 billion for clunkers [More info]
Voted against HR 2749: Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
Voted against HR 2647: Imperialism Authorization Act of 2010 / Hate Crimes Creation Act [More info]
Voted against HR 2847: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes [More info]
Voted for HR 4061: Cybersecurity Act of 2009 [More info]
Mr. Russ Carnahan MO-3rd (D)
1710 LHOB Washington, DC 20515-2503 DC Phone: 202-225-2671 DC Fax: 202-225-7452 [Website] [Contact]
8764 Manchester Road Suite 203 St. Louis, MO, 63144 (314) 962-1523 (314) 962-7169
Voted for HR 1: ["The Scamulus Package"] American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Voted for HR 1388: ["Obama's Camps"] Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act [More info]
Voted for HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [More info]
Voted for HR 2346: 2009 $106B War Supplemental [More info]
Voted for HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 [More info]
Voted for H.R. 3435: Another $2 billion for clunkers [More info]
Voted for HR 2749: Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
Voted for HR 2647: Imperialism Authorization Act of 2010 / Hate Crimes Creation Act [More info]
Voted for co-sponsoring HR 2194: Expanding Economic War with Iran [More info]
Voted for HR 2847: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes [More info]
Voted for HR 4061: Cybersecurity Act of 2009 [More info]
Mr. Ike Skelton MO-4th (D)
2206 RHOB Washington, DC 20515-2504 DC Phone: 202-225-2876 DC Fax: 202-225-2695 [Website] [Contact]
1401 Southwest Boulevard Suite 101 Jefferson City, MO, 65109-2429 (573) 635-3499 (573) 635-8545
219 North Adams Street Lebanon, MO, 65536-3000 (417) 532-7964
514-B North West Seven Highway Blue Springs, MO, 64014-2733 (816) 228-4242
Voted for HR 1: ["The Scamulus Package"] American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Voted for HR 1388: ["Obama's Camps"] Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act [More info]
Voted for HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [More info]
Voted for HR 2346: 2009 $106B War Supplemental [More info]
Voted for HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 [More info]
Voted for H.R. 3435: Another $2 billion for clunkers [More info]
Voted for HR 2749: Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
Voted for HR 2647: Imperialism Authorization Act of 2010 / Hate Crimes Creation Act [More info]
Voted for co-sponsoring HR 2194: Expanding Economic War with Iran [More info]
Voted for HR 2847: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes [More info]
Voted for HR 4061: Cybersecurity Act of 2009 [More info]
Rev. Emanuel Cleaver, II MO-5th (D)
1027 LHOB Washington, DC 20515-2505 DC Phone: 202-225-4535 DC Fax: 202-225-4403 [Website] [Contact]
211 West Maple Avenue Independence, MO, 64050 (816) 833-4545 (816) 833-2991
101 West 31st Street Kansas City, MO, 64108 (816) 842-4545 (816) 471-5215
Voted for HR 1: ["The Scamulus Package"] American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Voted for HR 1388: ["Obama's Camps"] Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act [More info]
Voted for HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [More info]
Voted for HR 2346: 2009 $106B War Supplemental [More info]
Voted for HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 [More info]
Voted for H.R. 3435: Another $2 billion for clunkers [More info]
Voted for HR 2749: Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
Voted for HR 2647: Imperialism Authorization Act of 2010 / Hate Crimes Creation Act [More info]
Voted for co-sponsoring HR 2194: Expanding Economic War with Iran [More info]
Voted against restoring the gutted HR1207: The Federal Reserve Transparency Act [More info]
Voted for HR 2847: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes [More info]
Voted for HR 4061: Cybersecurity Act of 2009 [More info]
Mr. Sam Graves MO-6th (R)
1415 LHOB Washington, DC 20515-2506 DC Phone: 202-225-7041 DC Fax: 202-225-8221 [Website] [Contact]
201 South 8th Street Room 330 St. Joseph, MO, 64501 (816) 233-9818 (816) 233-9848
113 Blue Jay Drive Suite 100 Liberty, MO, 64068 (816) 792-3976 (816) 792-0694
Voted against HR 1: ["The Scamulus Package"] American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Voted against HR 1388: ["Obama's Camps"] Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act [More info]
Voted for co-sponsoring HR 1207: The Federal Reserve Transparency Act [More info]
Voted against HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [More info]
Voted against HR 2346: 2009 $106B War Supplemental [More info]
Voted against HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 [More info]
Voted against H.R. 3435: Another $2 billion for clunkers [More info]
Voted against HR 2749: Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
Voted against HR 2647: Imperialism Authorization Act of 2010 / Hate Crimes Creation Act [More info]
Voted for co-sponsoring HR 2194: Expanding Economic War with Iran [More info]
Voted against HR 2847: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes [More info]
Voted for HR 4061: Cybersecurity Act of 2009 [More info]
Mr. Roy Blunt MO-7th (R)
2229 RHOB Washington, DC 20515-2507 DC Phone: 202-225-6536 DC Fax: 202-225-5604 [Website] [Contact]
101 North Range Line Road Box 20 Joplin, MO, 64801 (417) 781-1041 (417) 781-2832
2740-B East Sunshine Springfield, MO, 65804-2047 (417) 889-1800 (417) 889-4915
Voted against HR 1: ["The Scamulus Package"] American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Voted against HR 1388: ["Obama's Camps"] Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act [More info]
Voted for co-sponsoring HR 1207: The Federal Reserve Transparency Act [More info]
Didn't vote on HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [More info]
Voted against HR 2346: 2009 $106B War Supplemental [More info]
Voted against HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 [More info]
Voted for H.R. 3435: Another $2 billion for clunkers [More info]
Voted against HR 2749: Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
Voted against HR 2647: Imperialism Authorization Act of 2010 / Hate Crimes Creation Act [More info]
Voted for co-sponsoring HR 2194: Expanding Economic War with Iran [More info]
Voted against HR 2847: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes [More info]
Voted for HR 4061: Cybersecurity Act of 2009 [More info]
Mrs. Jo Ann Emerson MO-8th (R)
2440 RHOB Washington, DC 20515-2508 DC Phone: 202-225-4404 DC Fax: 202-226-0326 [Website] [Contact]
The Federal Building 339 Broadway Cape Girardeau, MO, 63701 (573) 335-0101 (573) 335-1931
22 East Columbia Farmington, MO, 63640-3101 (573) 756-9755 (573) 756-9762
35 Court Square Suite 300 West Plains, MO, 65775 (417) 255-1515 (573) 255-2009
Voted against HR 1: ["The Scamulus Package"] American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Voted for HR 1388: ["Obama's Camps"] Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act [More info]
Voted for HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [More info]
Voted against HR 2346: 2009 $106B War Supplemental [More info]
Voted against HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 [More info]
Voted for co-sponsoring HR 1207: The Federal Reserve Transparency Act [More info]
Voted for H.R. 3435: Another $2 billion for clunkers [More info]
Voted against HR 2749: Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
Voted against HR 2647: Imperialism Authorization Act of 2010 / Hate Crimes Creation Act [More info]
Voted for co-sponsoring HR 2194: Expanding Economic War with Iran [More info]
Voted against HR 2847: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes [More info]
Voted for HR 4061: Cybersecurity Act of 2009 [More info]
Mr. Blaine Luetkemeyer MO-9th (R) (freshman)
1118 LHOB Washington, DC 20515-2509 DC Phone: 202-225-2956 DC Fax: 202-225-5712 [Website] [Contact]
516 Jefferson Street Washington, MO, 63090 (636) 239-2276 (636) 239-0478
201 North 3rd Street Suite 120 Hannibal, MO, 63401 (573) 231-1012 (573) 231-1014
Voted against HR 1: ["The Scamulus Package"] American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Voted against HR 1388: ["Obama's Camps"] Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act [More info]
Voted for co-sponsoring HR 1207: The Federal Reserve Transparency Act [More info]
Voted against HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [More info]
Voted against HR 2346: 2009 $106B War Supplemental [More info]
Voted against HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 [More info]
Voted against H.R. 3435: Another $2 billion for clunkers [More info]
Voted against HR 2749: Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
Voted for HR 2647: Imperialism Authorization Act of 2010 / Hate Crimes Creation Act [More info]
Voted for co-sponsoring HR 2194: Expanding Economic War with Iran [More info]
Voted against HR 2847: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes [More info]
Voted for HR 4061: Cybersecurity Act of 2009 [More info]
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