[Nfbmo] Conversation with Senator Dempsey this morning

[Cory McMahon]

Dear Dan,

While I am certainly not in a position to dispute what you describe below 
(as I was not in attendance to Jefferson City Seminar), I believe the 
attitude of Senate leadership has changed, and not in our favor. I feel this 
way based on conversations I've had over the past couple of days, both with 
Gary and now with Senator Dempsey.

Sincerely,

Cory McMahon

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From: <DanFlasar at aol.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 1:28 AM
To: <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Conversation with Senator Dempsey this morning

> 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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