Missouri Senator Vows to Block One-Time Budget "Fixes"
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Missouri Senator Vows to Block One-Time Budget "Fixes"

Date: March 21, 2012
By: Matt Evans
State Capitol Bureau

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During Senate debate Wednesday, one Missouri Senator vowed to block any efforts that would generate one-time funds to the state's budget.
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Cape Girardeau Republican Senator Jason Crowell blasted Senate Appropriations Chair Republican Kurt Schaefer saying Schaefer is just putting temporary patches in the budget and leaving the problem to future generations.

Crowell vowed to block any bills that generate one-time budget funds.

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Description: "I have had it with us not doing the right thing by setting up and addressing how we structurally fit these things."

Crowell says there needs to be sweeping changes to several state programs to fix the budget process.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Matt Evans. Newsradio 1120 KMOX.