The big news this week was the veto override of the tax cut bill with lots of drama.
One lone House Democrat, Rep. Keith English (D-Florissant) crossed over to be the final deciding vote for the required two-thirds majority to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto ofSB509. All 108 House Republicans voted yes and 46 House Democrats voted no (all but one). The Senate voted Monday 23-8 along partyline votes to override.
Speaker Tim Jones left the vote board conspicuously open for some time while Rep. English was summoned from a collegue's locked office and was escorted into the chamber by Rep. Ron Hicks (R-St. Peters). After the final vote was cast, the House Republicans broke decorum, stood and cheered.
It was not a victory for Missouri.
