"There's been considerable inappropriate use of state aircraft," said House Republican Whip Charlie Shields. Shields cited 183 instances from January 1998 - March 1999 when state planes were used to transport MoDOT (Missouri Department of Transportation) personnel.
"People won't buy health insurance until they have a catastrophic illness - and one of the principles of insurance is that you need healthy people to balance out the risk," said Rep. Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph.
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