The House floor was abuzz last week. We heard legislation on a broad range of topics and several bills addressing the four main components of our Family Recovery Plan.  As you know, this plan combines Tax Reform, Healthcare, Jobs and Energy in an effort to jumpstart our sagging economy.

You can’t turn on the news these days without hearing about the Federal Stimulus Plan and the billions of dollars that the President and Congress is handing out to the nation. Over and over again we’ve heard about how the dollars are going to help us recover during these tough economic times.

Phelps County Regional Medical Center is different. And proud of it.
During an informational session for community and press members, leadership at the center talked numbers, philosophy and followed up with a tour.
PCMRC was again in the spotlight at this past week’s PR Club meeting at Alley Cats, along with other local health providers.

President Obama’s contradictory speech to Congress has introduced the country to a dance that’s been popular in Illinois politics for more than 100 years: the South Side Samba. Obama sashayed into the realm of liberal doublespeak, hyperbole and hypocrisy to applause and standing ovations.
The fawning, hypnotized media pose a grave danger to this country in particular and Western civilization in general.

This week the House passed House Bill 96, known as the Teacher Protection Act.  It changes the laws regarding school employee liability, safety practices and reporting acts of violence. It gives teachers the ability to maintain order as long as they follow established school policy.

The economy has changed business life as we know.  Everyone is looking at different ways of doing business and it seems like more and more people are interested in decisions that are being made in our government.

This week the House passed HB 96 which I co-sponsored, also known as the Teacher Protection Act, to change the laws regarding school employee liability, safety practices and reporting acts of violence. It gives teachers the ability to maintain order as long as they follow established school policy. Most importantly, the bill allows school employees to focus on teaching without worrying about litigation.

The Obama Administration has starting printing money at a rate that would turn Midas green with jealousy for projects which had less vetting than the tax criminals he keeps awarding Cabinet posts.

Cancer is one of the most feared diseases that we, as humans, face.
All of us have friends, family members and neighbors who have been touched by this disease.
Cancer’s various forms strike indiscriminately, regardless of age.

“Our country is facing some grave economic challenges, and a lot of skilled American workers are out of work.  Their families are struggling during a difficult time, and we have an obligation to be sure the programs in place to help Americans get through temporary periods of unemployment are there when these families need them.

We would like to invite everyone to join us at the Missouri S&T basketball games on Saturday, Feb. 28.
This day has been reserved for the Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce Military Appreciation Night.  More than 200 soldiers from Fort Leonard Wood will be attending the game and anyone who can show a military ID card will get into the game for free.

There is no doubt our nation is dealing with an economic crisis and families are struggling.  Senator Bond agrees we must act to stimulate the economy and create jobs now, but we need a responsible and effective economic recovery plan.
A responsible economic recovery plan is targeted, timely, and temporary and must include three components:  a plan to address the root cause of this crisis – our housing and credit crises; real investment in shovel-ready infrastructure projects; and real tax relief for working families and small businesses.

The Ad-Hoc Committee reviewing city policies with Rolla Municipal Utilities seems to be moving along well, addressing budgets, land purchases, addressing the City Council and e-mails.
The group met again Thursday to discuss the perceived pay and benefits differences between RMU employees and their city brethren.

I am happy to report that we are continuing to move ahead of schedule.  We have already passed a bill outlining economic development and growth which part of our key initiative, the Family Recovery Plan.
The current state of our economy demands us to work for immediate results in order to help get our citizens back to work and supporting their families. The legislation we passed provides a number of economic development tools that will create good-paying jobs and help us reinvigorate Missouri.

President Obama has achieved crass political scam-hood in the disguise of a “non-partisan stimulus bill.”
A prime example is the $4 billion payoff to groups like ACORN. That’s thousands of jobs guaranteed in the profession of Democrat election fraud and bank coercing for sub-prime loans.
Using Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Harry Reid to create this three-ring, 1,434 page Bernie Madeoff scheme, Barack foisted what he said he deplored about the Bush Administration:  He terrified the populace and three Republican traitors to get it passed.