[Nfbmo] Conversation with Senator Dempsey this morning

[DanFlasar at aol.com]

Cory,
   I and other NFB members from St. Louis spoke w/ Sen. Dempsey  during the 
Jefferson City Seminar  this year and heard his thoughts on the  cuts to 
the Blind Pension health care benefit.  I felt he was extremely  chagrined at 
the House initiatives in cutting this long-standing benefit  I  distinctly 
remember thinking that he felt the entire issue was a political  blunder and 
an overreach.  He was very curious as to what we had heard from  other 
Republican Senators.  I'm not sure how much he is opposed to the cuts  to the 
program - mostly that he felt it was very costly in terms of public  support 
and sentiment.  of course, that was a month ago but from what  you describe 
below, I suspect he's still not happy with the whole thing - I  think he could 
be inclined to vote in our favor  if he feels that  he's not alone in the 
Senate.
Dan
 
 
In a message dated 3/24/2012 5:35:50 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
cjmc404 at hotmail.com writes:

Dear  all,

This morning, through facebook, I was able to participate in a  
conversation with Tom Dempsey, who serves as Majority Floor Leader in the  Senate. I 
asked for his thoughts regarding upcoming senate debate of the  budget, and he 
shared that:  "everything is on the table". He further  indicated that:  
"during tough economic times, tough decisions have to be  made". Also, he let 
me know that there are different rules in the Senate than  in the House; 
unlimited debate is one of them. Keep in mind, however, that a  balanced budget 
has to be on the Governor's desk by 6:00 PM on Friday, May 11,  2012, and 
the Governor must take action on the budget prior to July 1, 2012,  as that 
is when the new budget takes affect.

After Senator Dempsey gave  me his thoughts on the budget, he concluded the 
conversation; therefore, there  was not time for further dialogue; however, 
I can probably call his office on  Monday and engage in further dialogue 
with him.

If you have any  questions, comments, concerns, etc. please do not hesitate 
to contact  me.

Sincerely,

Cory  McMahon
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