Sen. John Schneider, chairman of the committee, stood strong against Canuteson's bill and questioned its need since lobbyist gift-giving is already a matter of public record.
Sen. John Schneider made the motion to kill the lobbyist gift ban, said a ban on lobbyists giving anything to a lawmaker would be unconstitutional and would not work.
The senate stripped a pending crime bill of a provision known as the zero tolerance amendment, which would have banned all gifts from lobbyists to legislators. John Schneider from St. Louis, who suggested getting rid of the zero tolerance amendment, says it would not have actually prevented special interests from wining and dining law makers, it just would have prevented them from hiring lobbyists to do it. Instead, Schneider says he favors electronic record keeping of all lobbyist e..
The governor has repeatedly stated that every woman needing help with a pregnancy should have access to voluntary, confidential, and reliable information. To meet those objectives, Senate anti-abortion rights leader John Schneider has written a bill that expands the Health Department's successful Tel-Link referral program. Schneider wants Tel-Link operators to advise women about alternatives to abortion. Carnahan says this is an anti-choice trick.
Committee Chairman John Schneider, D-St. Louis County, said these posted signs would let women, who want to talk, know that there are trained care managers available.
But, said Sen. John Schneider, D-St. Louis County, the employer could only be found to be in violation of the law if he or she is the one who sells a tobacco product to a minor, which means the bill has no teeth.
Sen. John Schneider, D-St. Louis County, suggested he would be willing to drop that provision if the administration spent more money on a program to advise women on abortion alternatives.
Sen. John Schneider, D-St. Louis County, said his approach would depend on Gov. Mel Carnahan's position toward Tel-link, an 800 number to provide information on abortion and its alternatives.
Getting a pro-abortion rights governor to support a bill he vetoed last year may seem like an impossible mission, but Senate Judiciary chairman John Schneider says he wants to give Carnahan an abortion bill he can sign. The governor promises to reject a bill that forces women to consult anyone. Schneider says his bill lets women choose where to get their counseling.
One of the most outspoken opponents to the bill, Sen. John Schneider, D-St. Louis County, suggested Blue Cross and Blue Shield is trying to rip off the public by keeping tax benefits received from the government while operating as a non-for-profit group.
But others, including Sen. John Schneider, D-St. Louis County, said by removing the word physical, he feared anyone might be able to be committed against their will.
One senator who voted against the bill, Sen. John Schneider, D-St. Louis County, said he will make the motion of reconsideration, despite his opposition to concealed weapons.
But Sen. John Schneider, D-St. Louis County, argued the debate was frivolous. He said he thought it was this sort of legislation that made the public have a poor perception of legislators.
Sen. John Schneider, D-St. Louis County, and Rep. Ron Auer, D-St. Louis, have sponsored bills that would require a woman to consult a "care giver" before having an abortion.
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