Yesterday, Senator Wayne Wallingford cosponsored Senate Remonstrance 1, a measure condemning the Nixon administration’s actions which resulted in private information on more than 163,0000 Missouri concealed carry permit holders being shared with the federal government.
“It is time for the Nixon administration to answer our questions about the Department of Revenue scandal. Private information on thousands of Missourians was shared with the federal government in clear violation of state law, and those responsible must be held accountable. I have been working with my colleagues in the …
Fourteen Senators have joined Senator Wayne Wallingford in sending a letter to State Auditor Tom Schweich demanding an audit of the Missouri Department of Revenue.
“This secret data collection program, which includes scanning and saving personal information like concealed weapon permits, is a clear violation of state law. Since Governor Nixon hasn’t been able to get his Department of Revenue under control, we need an audit to help uncover the truth about this disturbing program,” said Wallingford.
The following op-ed was published in the Sunday, January 13, 2013 issue of the Southeast Missourian.
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Under the law known as Obamacare, states are being asked to expand Medicaid by a massive amount in exchange for temporary federal funding. Once again, the federal government is essentially bribing the states to force Americans to go even deeper into unsustainable debt by expanding our welfare system, and I do not think this is right.
I believe that the people of Southeast Missouri will agree, as we have spoken out …
