Korman: Snow Doesn't Slow Down The House

This week started off with a snow storm. It may have slowed me down on my commute, but it didn’t slow down the pace of the House of Representatives.

We adopted with bi-partisan support House Resolution 39. HR39 specifically addresses the failure of Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster in filing an independent lawsuit or joining twenty other state attorney generals in their lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal health care reform legislation (Obamacare,) especially given the overwhelming support Missouri voters displayed last August against the measure. HR39 also urges Governor Jay Nixon to encourage Attorney General Koster to file the suit.

I have already started committee meetings and my committee assignments are:

• Appropriations - Transportation and Economic Development
• Professional Registration and Licensing
• Utilities
• Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural Resources

Having a background in these subjects should help me catch up to speed on the rest of the legislative process.

I would also like to note that I co-sponsored House Bill 73 and it has made it to a committee hearing and may make it to the floor for debate soon. This bill seeks to safeguard Missouri tax dollars by preventing individuals who abuse illegal drugs from receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, welfare checks.

Some residents of the district may be getting an automated call about House Bill 124 that allows you to directly contact our office. This Bill allows for a better way to reduce the interest costs for the lengthy process of obtaining a site permit for electrical generation facilities. HB 124 would help Ameren Callaway Facility, a facility near our district. I will be writing on this issue as the session progresses.

Please feel free to stop by or contact your 99th District office at:

201 W Capitol Ave., Office 114C
Jefferson City, MO 65101
573-751-2689
Bart{dot}Korman{at}house{dot}mo{dot}gov