by admin | Mar 30, 2000 | Politics / Govt, Transportation
Senator Bond says he refuses to let his colleagues jeopardize Missouri’s share of federal highway funding by trying to repeal the 4.3-cent gas tax passed in 1993. Senate leader Trent Lott and others have suggested the repeal to counter the high prices at the...
by admin | Mar 30, 2000 | Politics / Govt
Congress fails once again to send a constitutional amendment to the states which would ban desecration of the American flag. During floor debate, Senator Bond notes the widespread support for the measure, especially among veterans. He and Senator Ashcroft both voted...
by admin | Mar 28, 2000 | Politics / Govt, Transportation
A mid-Missouri woman who lost a child and her father in a car wreck shares her story of tragedy, hoping to convince lawmakers in Washington they shouldn’t touch the federal gas tax. St. Thomas resident Marilyn Heregon joins Senator Bond during a Jefferson City...
by admin | Mar 28, 2000 | Politics / Govt, Transportation
Oder Missourians would find it easier to pay for nursing home care and problems within homes would be easier to prosecute under a bill moving forward in the House.The sponsor of the Elderly Protection Act doesn’t like all the changes the House made to his bill,...