Missouri Senate GOP factions on display during debate over defunding Planned Parenthood
A state Senate hearing on a medical provider tax devolved Wednesday into a fight over the political tactics of Missouri Right to Life, with a Democrat dropping an obscenity and Republicans slamming the group for injecting its anti-abortion politics into unrelated issues.
Only one member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Republican Sen. Denny Hoskins of Warrensburg, defended the organization. A candidate in the Republican primary for secretary of state, Hoskins has been endorsed by Missouri…
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