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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=rta@kctransit.org href="mailto:rta@kctransit.org">Margie Richcreek, RTA
Board Chair</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=tanderson3@kc.rr.com
href="mailto:tanderson3@kc.rr.com">tanderson3@kc.rr.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 07, 2009 8:52 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> HB 22 on Floor of Senate Later Today</DIV></DIV>
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class=990070117-06052009>All:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=990070117-06052009>I just spoke to our lobbyists in Jefferson
City. HB 21 (which does not include transit funding) is currently
being filibustered on the Senate floor - it just goes to show how
contentious appropriations debates are this year.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=990070117-06052009>Our lobbyists expect HB22 to go to the floor
later this afternoon. They recommend we continue to call Senators' offices
and urge their support for KC funding if this is introduced by Senator
Jolie Justus.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=990070117-06052009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=990070117-06052009>It is a long shot, but we can keep
trying.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=990070117-06052009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=990070117-06052009>IN A TWITTER A FEW MINUTES AGO, A KEY
LEGISLATOR ASKED US TO <STRONG><U>FLOOD </U></STRONG>THE BUILDING (MO
STATE CAPITOL) WITH SUPPORT - PLEASE CALL YOUR MO SENATORS and
KEY SENATE LEADERSHIP! (Their contact information is
below.)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=990070117-06052009>MARGIE</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
color=#000000>FIND YOUR LOCAL ELECTED USING THE URL
BELOW</FONT></SPAN></U></STRONG></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
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color=#000000>SENATE LEADERSHIP</FONT></SPAN></U></STRONG></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; BACKGROUND: yellow; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-highlight: yellow"><FONT
color=#000000>Senator Charlie Shields<O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; BACKGROUND: yellow; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-highlight: yellow"><FONT
color=#000000>(573) 751-9476<BR></FONT></SPAN><A
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color=#000000>Majority Floor Leader<O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; BACKGROUND: yellow; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-highlight: yellow"><FONT
color=#000000>Senator Kevin Engler<O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P>
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