Democratic Party of Missouri: Bill Eigel Led Hard-Line Republicans In Holding Senate Hostage Until Demands Were Met (They Weren't)
May 02, 2024
May 02, 2024
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 2 -- The Democratic Party of Missouri issued the following news:
Tuesday afternoon, a group of hard-line Republicans, led by candidate for governor Sen. Bill Eigel, seized control of the Senate floor bringing legislative proceedings to a screeching halt and preventing the legislature from addressing key legislation like funding for rural hospitals and nursing homes or passing the state budget. Eigel and his cronies refused for over 40 hours to end their . . .
Tuesday afternoon, a group of hard-line Republicans, led by candidate for governor Sen. Bill Eigel, seized control of the Senate floor bringing legislative proceedings to a screeching halt and preventing the legislature from addressing key legislation like funding for rural hospitals and nursing homes or passing the state budget. Eigel and his cronies refused for over 40 hours to end their . . .