Building A Budget, One Debate At A Time

By Brian Ellison,

Matt Hodapp

Published April 9, 2017 at 7:34 PM CDT

Sen. Ryan Silvey (right) talks with host Brian Ellison.

As a House-approved $27.8 billion state budget heads to the Senate, we sit down with Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Ryan Silvey to talk about who wins and who loses in this proposal and the process for crafting a budget. Silvey also talks about his hopes for the REAL ID legislation he is sponsoring, and he weighs in on recent suggestions that his fellow Republican, Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard, has engaged in pay-for-play by sponsoring a bill sought by a wealthy donor.

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Guests:

Sen. Ryan Silvey, R-Kansas City, Missouri General Assembly
Will Schmitt, Politics Reporter, Springfield News-Leader

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Missouri House passes $27.8B state budget that fully funds schools; Senate expects that to change