None of the demands Missouri Freedom Caucus members said must be met before they would drop a filibuster against legislation renewing taxes that fund Medicaid were achieved when the group decided to end its resistance a little before 3:30 a.m. Thursday. After a 41-hour-filibuster, the Senate gave initial approval Thursday morning to a bill renewing […] The post Freedom Caucus ends filibuster in Missouri Senate without action on its demands appeared first on Missouri Independent.
A chorus of Missouri health care groups and the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry said the senators were “endangering the well-being of millions of Missourians.”
“This deliberate dysfunction in the Senate is unfortunate for the people of Missouri and senators trying to do good work for the people back home,” said a governor s office statement.