Should We Tell the Senator from Jackson County?

Governor Matt Blunt will be in Kansas City on Monday (July 2) to sign the Missouri Healthnet legislation (SB 577) at the Cleaver Family YMCA Center at 11:30 a.m. Speaker Pro Tem Michael Gibbons will reportedly be with the Governor for the signing.

Yet while the leader of Missouri's Senate and our governor travel into the Kansas City, it has been reported to me that Sen. Jolie Justus, who represents major parts of the city's urban core was not even notified of the event. Yes, forget senatorial courtesy. It seems that Gov. Blunt and Sen. Gibbons want to use the Kansas City as a backdrop for their press event, but are not willing to give Kansas City's elected officials the respect they deserve.

The First Things First Coalition will hold an press conference at 11 am at the VFW Headquarters (406 W. 34th St.) to highlight stories of those who are fallout victims of the massive health care cuts of the Blunt administration.

Sen. Justus, of course will weather this snub just fine and will continue to be a strong advocate for those left behind in the Blunt/Gibbons so-called health care reform legislation.

 crossposted at The Blog of Independence