By Antonio D. French
Filed Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at 12:19 AM
PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS
State Senate Democrats have temporarily succeeded in putting off a vote on Governor Matt Blunt's controversial plan to shift hundreds of millions of dollars from MOHELA, the state's college loan program, to fund several construction projects around the state.
However, the Dems' victory will likely be short-lived as debate resumes Wednesday morning and Republicans, who control the Senate, will eventually get a chance to call the vote.
Earlier Tuesday, two very tired St. Louis senators spoke with Pub Def about the filibuster, which started Monday night, and why Senate Democrats feel so strongly about the changes.
Minority Floor Leader Maida Coleman spoke with us in her Capitol office.
We caught up with freshman Senator Jeff Smith outside the Senate chamber.
4 Comments:
Why fillabuster if you cant keep the vote from happening?
3/14/2007 7:24 AM
Mr. Smith BROUGHT IT!
That's why we elected him.
3/14/2007 9:07 AM
KEEP GOING!
Do not let them take away the agency which issued my loan!
3/14/2007 3:45 PM
And yes, I still have the Jeff Smith bumpersticker on the Buick, for good reason!
3/14/2007 3:50 PM
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