Did a single Dem in the MO Assembly vote for the Medicaid cuts?

[usregimechange]

"Legislative members of both parties voted for reducing Medicaid to bring under control the spending that threatened to take ever-larger chunks out of a resource-limited state budget." http://www.joplinglobe.com/story.php?story_id=202269&c=96

I thought that there was no Dem in the House that voted for it. Is that true? Was there a Mo Senator who voted for the cuts?

The vote was 20-11, I read. And there are 11 Dem Senators.

[cornermouse]

1. A couple of things to look at about this.

http://www.mdn.org/2005/STORIES/MDC.HTM

The Missouri Senate has voted to end Medicaid. Tim Carnahan has more from the state Capitol.

State Senators voted on party lines to end the current Medicaid program.

Saint Louis County Republican Senator Michael Gibbons proposed the amendment which would end Medicaid by June, 2008, replacing it with a new program.

Saint Louis Democrat Pat Dougherty says the deadline is arbitrary, and could end up hurting those needing insurance.
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and based on the date of the report, March 15, 2005, I went to the Missouri State Senate page and found the following toward the bottom.

http://www.senate.mo.gov/05info/journals/DAY39.htm

President Pro Tem Gibbons assumed the Chair.

On motion of Senator Loudon, CCS for HCS for SS for SCS for SBs 1 and 130, entitled:

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

FOR SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILLS NOS. 1 & 130

An Act to repeal sections 286.020, 287.020, 287.040, 287.063, 287.067, 287.110, 287.120, 287.127, 287.128, 287.129, 287.140, 287.143, 287.150, 287.170, 287.190, 287.197, 287.203, 287.215, 287.380, 287.390, 287.420, 287.510, 287.550, 287.610, 287.615, 287.616, 287.642, 287.710, 287.715, 287.800, 287.812, 287.865, 287.894, 287.957, and 287.972, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof forty new sections relating to workers' compensation law, with penalty provisions and an effective date for certain sections.

Was read the 3rd time and passed by the following vote:
YEAS—Senators
Bartle
Cauthorn
Champion
Clemens
Crowell
Dolan
Engler
Gibbons
Griesheimer
Gross
Klindt
Loudon
Mayer
Nodler
Purgason
Ridgeway
Scott
Shields
Stouffer
Taylor
Vogel—21

NAYS—Senators
Bray
Callahan
Coleman
Days
Dougherty
Graham
Green
Kennedy
Koster
Wheeler
Wilson—11
Absent—Senators—None

Absent with leave—Senators—None

Vacancies—2

The President declared the bill passed.

On motion of Senator Loudon, title to the bill was agreed to.

Senator Loudon moved that the vote by which the bill passed be reconsidered.

Senator Shields moved that motion lay on the table, which motion prevailed.

I don't know if this is the right one. I think it is but I don't have time to look any further into it right now.

[usregimechange]

2. Thank you! I am going to let them have it on this one.

[loyalsister]

3. Wrong bill

That happened but not in the Worker's Comp. bill.
The Medicaid changes were in SB539
No Dems crossed over but two Republicans voted with the Dems. Kevin Engler and Rob Mayer crossed over.
http://www.senate.mo.gov/05info/journals/DAY41.htm