1.0John Kiehne for Mo. State Representativehttps://www.kiehneformissouri.comMoLeg Session Update 1/29/2023- Week 4 "Highlights"... [TEAMKIEHNE] - John Kiehne for Mo. State Representativerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="1IoX7xEttm"><a href="https://www.kiehneformissouri.com/2023/01/29/moleg-session-update-1-29-2023-week-4-highlights-teamkiehne/">MoLeg Session Update 1/29/2023- Week 4 “Highlights”… [TEAMKIEHNE]</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.kiehneformissouri.com/2023/01/29/moleg-session-update-1-29-2023-week-4-highlights-teamkiehne/embed/#?secret=1IoX7xEttm" width="600" height="338" title="“MoLeg Session Update 1/29/2023- Week 4 “Highlights”… [TEAMKIEHNE]” — John Kiehne for Mo. State Representative" data-secret="1IoX7xEttm" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.kiehneformissouri.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/wp-1675022058899.jpg21011577Republicans hold a supermajority in Missouri’s General Assembly- 52/111 in our State House and 10/24 in our State Senate. In order for House bills to be considered they must be referred to Committee by the (Republican) Speaker of the House. As of today, out of 123 bills referred to Committee only 8 Democratic-sponsored bills have been moved. Democrats hold 32% of the seats in the House but only 6% of the bills referred to Committee so far have been Democrat-sponsored. 80 votes are required for a bill to pass the Missouri House- Republicans hold 111 seats. I cannot stress how important it is for Democrats to pick up seats in our State Legislature- especially in light of the likelihood that the Ballot Initiative may become more difficult to utilize as a means to institute more progressive policies in Missouri.