April 1, 2011
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (April 1, 2011) — Spring recess is now over, and senators returned to the Capitol refreshed and ready to get down to business on Monday, March 28.
The House of Representatives debated and completed discussion on the budget bills this week, sending them over to the Senate, where they were first read on Wednesday. Next week, the Senate will begin discussion of the budget bills, which are constitutionally required to be finally approved by both bodies of Legislature by May 6.
In addition to our normal legislative duties, we have had numerous visitors from the district this week.
Tuesday, March 29, marked the Truman State University Showcase at the Capitol. Many students were there with various displays, the Truman Brass Choir performed in the rotunda, and I had a chance to visit with several students and representatives of this fine institute of higher learning.
Among our other visitors were representatives from CSTAR, the Community Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation program from the Missouri Department of Mental Health, the St. James Teen Outreach Program, Hermann Elementary School and East Central College in Swedeborg.
In addition, there were hundreds of FFA students at the Capitol on Thursday, March 31, seeing all the sights of the Capitol and learning about how the Legislature works in Missouri. I had the pleasure of visiting with many of them, and hearing their ideas and concerns as well.
I’m pleased to see so many young people interested in the legislative process, as many of these students are destined to be our senators and representatives of the future.
Thank you for reading this and for your participation in state government.
Sen. Dan Brown is a member of the Veteran’s Affairs Committee, Emerging Issues Committee, Agriculture, Food Production & Outdoor Resources Committee, Education Committee, and Appropriations Committee, and is vice-chair of the Pensions & Urban Affairs Committee. He can be reached at the following address: Sen. Dan Brown, State Capitol Building, Room 434, Jefferson City, MO 65101, via his website at www.senate.mo.gov/brown, by phone at (573) 751.5713, by fax at (573) 751.0733, or by e-mailing him at dan.brown@senate.mo.gov.
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