Missouri Senators Support Budget Proposal

A spending agreement in Washington is drawing bipartisan praise from Missouri’s senators.  Both Republican Roy Blunt and Democrat Claire McCaskill say the two-year budget plan will help save lives by dedicating $6 billion to help fund the fight against opioids.  Blunt called the opioid epidemic a public health crisis that demands a significant response, and said the funding increase “marks a major step in the right direction.”  The budget bill also includes $20 billion for rural infrastructure and four yeas of funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program.