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From:     Greg Jeffery 
To:       rkba-mo@yahoogroups.com
Date:     Wed, 5 Mar 2003 
Subject:  [rkba-mo] Update from the Capitol part II


Now for some more GREAT NEWS!

While we were working the Senate, I asked Greg Pugh
and his lovely wife Loni and some others [who I do not
name here because I am unsure if they want their names
disclosed publicly] to go ask Senator Delbert Scott to
"exec" [vote on] SB83 Tuesday as well.

They were told that he would. And sure enough, after
the regularly scheduled hearing at 3pm, the "Pensions
and General Laws" committee voted "Do Pass" on SCS
SB83 with only Senators Jacob, Kennegy, and Quick
voting "no".

Please call, fax and/or email the following senators
and say "thank you" for their support of SCS SB83:

Delbert Scott     (573)751-8793    fax (573)751-2745
Chuck Gross       (573)751-8635    fax (573)751-9752
Dan Clemens       (573)751-4008    fax (573)751-2745
Peter Kinder      (573)751-2455    fax (573)751-2902
David Klindt      (573)751-1415    fax (573)751-8342 

SCS SB83 will now go to the full senate and be put on
the calendar to await its turn for floor debate.

BACK IN THE HOUSE

The House should vote on HS HCS HB349 et al as amended
[yes that is the official description] Thursday before
adjournment. There is expected to be one "perfection"
amendment, but it is only a technical correction and
should pass no problem. The overall bill is expected
to pass with the only question being by how much [we
hope BIG... but???].

In the earlier post I expressed my hope that you would
call some people. Very many of you have and I thank
you for it.

I renew my request and ask that you have your pro-LTC
friends contact them as well.

[[For those of you who may not have seen the list, I
repeat it at the bottom]]

I ask that you also email those same individuals a
nice thank you note as well.

When I talked to some of them earlier, they were
getting your phone calls.

But Representative Crawford was also getting some
"hate email" too.

It is such a simple thing to do. And I know most of
you may not believe it, but a simple email or faxed in
note of thanks and support is a GREAT thing...
especially for guys like Rep. Crawford who expend the
full measure in support of our issues.

PLEASE take a few moments and call, write, fax and
email Rep. Crawford and the others on the list below
and say "thank you"... they deserve it!

When the House passes the bill, it will move to the
Senate. We here at MPS, GCLA, WMSA have been
coordinating with the NRA while working with the House
and Senate to chart HB349's course through the senate.

We are identifying potential obstacles and working
strategies to overcome them.

Things look pretty good right now but we still have a
long way to go. YOUR team is working this issue and
working it well.

Stay tuned and help out anyway you can.

Greg Jeffery
MPS/GCLA/WMSA
HAVE YOU JOINED GCLA OR WMSA YET? DO SO TODAY!
www.gclastl.org   or   www.wmsa.net

SHORT list of people you should call/write/fax to say
"thank you" to.

Larry Crawford      573-751-2134, 573-526-3994 (fax)
Frank Barnitz       573-751-2108, 573-526-0573 (fax)
Rod Jetton          573-751-5912
Catherine Hanaway   573-751-8510, 573-522-1972 (fax)
Mark Abel           573-751-4787, 573-522-2442 (fax)
Therese Sander      573-751-6566
John Kuessner       573-751-2112
Rachel Bringer      573-751-9818
Robert Mayer        573-751-5457
Terry Witte         573-751-9614
Wayne Henke         573-751-9459

Thanks AGAIN!