Legislators Do Little During Veto Session

The Missouri Legislature’s constitutionally required veto session ended as the Missouri Senate chose not to take up any of the House’s budget overrides. There were 11 in total. Senate Appropriations Chairman Lincoln Hough, a Republican from Springfield, says it’s a question of math…

The Republican from Springfield says that he doesn’t like to come to the Senate Floor and do something when he does not know the outcome…

House Speaker Dean Plocher  says that the veto session is an important exercise in democracy, despite no vetoes being overridde.

Governor Mike Parson vetoed more than 555-million dollars in the 53-billion-dollar state budget, including 15-million dollars to help crime victims, 6.8-million in rural health behavioral crisis center expansions, and five-million dollars for autism research.

(From Missourinet)