[Education and Welfare] positive, encouraging interactions from our time at the Capitol in Jef f City

Sat Mar 10 12:06:47 CST 2012

Not only that but you notice that the four million says to fund certain 
Blind persons. When you consider that they spent 28 million on just Blind 
pension persons last year for Medicaid , not those on supplemental aid to 
the blind, this is a very large cut.

Mary
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elton Thomas" <ethomas at lhbindustries.com>
To: <Julia.Chinn at ATT.Net>; "Education and Welfare" <ew at moblind.org>
Cc: "Education and Welfare" <ew at moblind.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Education and Welfare] positive, encouraging interactions from 
our time at the Capitol in Jef f City

> They won't do that because the taxes are estimated at $4 million.
>
> Elton
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 10, 2012, at 10:14 AM, "Julie Chinn" <julia.chinn at att.net> wrote:
>
>> Rick, I was thinking the same thing.  Gather up all the taxes from the
>> newspapers(if this passes), and fund the higher education with this and
>> funding from  here and there, leaving our health benefits ALONE!
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ew-bounces at moblind.org [mailto:ew-bounces at moblind.org] On Behalf Of
>> Rick Burch
>> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 5:32 PM
>> To: 'Education and Welfare'
>> Subject: Re: [Education and Welfare] positive,encouraging interactions 
>> from
>> our time at the Capitol in Jef f City
>>
>> Very interesting, David.  I just wonder why they're trying to put 
>> together a
>> plan to give us some of the money back to maintain the medical benefit 
>> for
>> the blind and still give our traditional funding to higher education?  I
>> don't understand.  It would be very simple for them to work out this 
>> funding
>> deal for higher education and just leave our funding alone.
>>
>> As far as 1413 is concerned, I found a lot of support for it on both 
>> sides.
>> As far as I know, though, it has not yet been assigned to a committee. 
>> When
>> I talked to representative Stream, it was discovered that a mistake was 
>> made
>> and the letter he wrote in support of our bill was not sent to the 
>> Speaker
>> until around March 1st.  Hopefully, it will be assigned and, as I told
>> representative Stream, I believe our bill would have gone on the consent
>> calendar except for the fact that we kicked it up to a felony and that 
>> will
>> end up getting a judicial review.
>>
>> Recently, I heard that the state of Missouri is faced with overcrowding 
>> in
>> its prisons, and is going to review felony charges.
>>
>> Rick Burch
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ew-bounces at moblind.org [mailto:ew-bounces at moblind.org] On Behalf Of
>> dauidr at juno.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 5:08 PM
>> To: ew at moblind.org
>> Subject: [Education and Welfare] positive, encouraging interactions from 
>> our
>> time at the Capitol in Jef f City
>>
>> All,
>>
>> AS we reflect on Legislative Days 2012, we've already begun a healthy
>> discussion of what things we might tweek. That's great.
>>
>> Yet, in this thread, I'd like us speak on what our most positive 
>> interactons
>> were with Senators and Representatives. Who listened the more? Who showed
>> interest in what had to say? Did any jump right into action while you 
>> were
>> there to contact fellow committee members?
>>
>> My hope here is that our positive recollections will encourage others to
>> want to visit the Capitol and speak to ur elected officials.
>>
>> In this vain, I 'll offer two observations.
>> My first is my face to face discussion with Rep. Silvey. Yes, we know he 
>> is
>> in favor of budget transfer. But, that doesn't make him a bad guy. In 
>> fact,
>> is one of many in favor of voting down anything related to HB1219/SB592. 
>> AS
>> I began speak on that issue, she simply said, "WE are in complete agree 
>> on
>> this one." I checked. And we are.
>> Silvey also made a point to speak with Rick Stream on the HB1413. Once we
>> began discussing the differences in the cost factor of a service animal 
>> and
>> emotional bonding between a service animal and his owner, he (among many
>> others I saw) said they would urge for HB1413's passage.
>> I liked my conversation with Silvey most. He's a straight shooter and 
>> is't
>> going to tello you only what you want to hear. I like that because his
>> positions on issue gives me that much more to consider and angles on
>> legislation to analyze.
>> My other favorite interaction came after I stole away to the Capitol 
>> after
>> our Tuesday meeting. Yes, that's where I went, to watch the House 
>> Session.
>> Then, Rep. McGee and Rep. Barnes took me into their office as waited for 
>> my
>> cab. McGee simply says, "While you're waiting, let's get down to 
>> business."
>> I had no fact sheet or paraphanelia in hand. So, after reviewing all the
>> bills, we hit on every angle possible about HB1413. I'm not sure where
>> Barnes was at afterward. But, Rep. McGee was all over it. He was the one 
>> who
>> gave me the angle which I took yesterday to shorten up my explanations. 
>> We
>> are looking for stuffer penalties in the criminal courts since our 
>> service
>> dogs are more valuable than an injured pet incurring a $50.00 fine 
>> against
>> the offender. Rep. McGee was all about the penalties we proposed which 
>> RE[.
>> Stream sponsored in HB1413.
>> So, what your favorite or most positive interactions? Let's hear from you
>> and, in Rep. McGee's words (paraphrased), "get down to discussion."
>> David Rosenkoetter
>> Kansas City, MO
>>
>>
>>
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