– Just a few days remain until the United States is expected to breach its debt limit, and without congressional action to raise the borrowing limit, some Missouri officials fear the worst. Gov. Jay Nixon, who has previously claimed a…
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McCaskill: Obamacare critics in Congress should return federal employer contributions for health care
by Eli Yokley •
– Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill said congressional Republicans critical of the federal government paying a portion of their health insurance should consider writing a check back to the Treasury. In an interview Thursday afternoon, McCaskill – in Washington as…
Blunt: Focus on shutdown instead of Obamacare a strategic error for GOP
by Eli Yokley •
– U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., said the timing of the government shutdown coalescing with the rollout of the federal health care marketplace was a strategic error for Republicans hoping to build public opposition to President Barack Obama’s signature legislative…
Former Nixon, McCaskilll 2012 staffers get married on The Colbert Report (Video)
by Eli Yokley •
— Their planned Washington, D.C., wedding this week was shutdown when Congress failed to pass spending resolutions to continue government funding, but a couple active in Missouri politics during the 2012 cycle got one better from Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert…
In government shutdown, McCaskill, Blunt have different definitions of “essential” staff
by Eli Yokley •
– As the doors were being closed at the offices of Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, her Republican counterpart offered a different message: We’re open for business. On the first day of the first government shutdown in 17 years, U.S.…
Kinder files exploratory committee, mulling Smith primary challenge
by Eli Yokley •
— Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder signed paperwork Monday afternoon to begin officially exploring the possibility of a primary campaign against newly elected Rep. Jason Smith, R-Salem, in the 8th Congressional District. Kinder, who represented Cape Girardeau – the district’s…
McCaskill, Nixon to join Barack Obama in Kansas City touting auto jobs
by Eli Yokley •
– Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill and Gov. Jay Nixon will join President Barack Obama when he stops in Missouri on Friday to tout the state’s recovering auto industry. Scott Holste, a spokesman for Nixon, said the governor would join Obama…
McCaskill, Blunt agree congressional approval for Syria strike the ‘right thing to do’
by Eli Yokley •
– President Barack Obama announced Saturday that he would be seeking approval from the Congress for military action in Syria in response to President Assad’s alleged use of chemical weapons on his own people. “I have decided the United States…
McCaskill headed to Iowa for “Madame President” forum
by Eli Yokley •
– U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is scheduled to be campaigning in Iowa next week. The Missouri Democrat, who was one of the first lawmakers to announce her support for former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s presidential ambitions,…
In Missouri, Obama to echo 2005 Knox College speech
by Eli Yokley •
– Eight years ago, then-Sen. Barack Obama delivered remarks at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, where he laid out his philosophy that economic growth starts from the “middle-out.” Now as president — five years after the financial crisis and following…