‘Begging for civility’: GOP infighting in Missouri Senate boils over yet again

Missouri Senators on Wednesday condemned the actions of the conservative caucus, accusing them of obstructing legislation. Tensions flared this week over an amendment that was considered a “poison pill” to a bill that modified provisions for sexual assault survivors.
If there were any doubts that the Missouri Senate was broken, they were put to rest on Wednesday.

After yet another night of GOP infighting — this time over a bill pertaining to sexual assault survivors and an amendment banning “obscene material” in schools — Senators returned to the Capitol Wednesday to take turns blaming each other for the gridlock and bad blood.