by admin | Dec 14, 2003 | Military, Politics / Govt
Images of deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in custody bring joy to America’s fighting men and women and to Missouri’s members of Congress. West-central Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton, the ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, looks...
by admin | Nov 25, 2003 | Politics / Govt
The U.S. Senate has approved the Medicare bill aimed at providing senior citizens with affordable prescription drug benefits. The legislation has been endorsed by a number of advocates for senior citizens, including the American Association of Retired Persons. It will...
by admin | Nov 21, 2003 | Politics / Govt
Senator Bond expresses disappointment that a move to end debate on the energy bill fell two votes short of passage, leaving the bill stuck in the Senate. Opponents blocked an attempt to bring the bill up for a vote. The move fell two votes short, even though the...
by admin | Nov 21, 2003 | News
More than seven million dollars will be coming to Missouri to help former TWA workers find new employment. Senators Bond and Talent says the money was requested by the state after American Airlines acquired TWA in a merger that heavily favored American and caused...
by admin | Nov 20, 2003 | Politics / Govt
Arnold one, Kit zero. Senator Bond’s effort to eliminate California’s new clean-air rules that target lawn mowers, leaf blowers, and the like, has been killed during negotiations on an appropriations bill in Washington. And credit for the defeat is being...
