JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Two differing visions for Missouri's next congressional map collided Monday when conservative hard-liners attempted to block a status quo-style plan that GOP leaders had brought up for debate.
The House narrowly backed the proposal in January, but official discussion on the boundaries had been on hold in the Senate as Republicans tried to broker an agreement between the two factions behind closed doors.
Debate continued through the night, with senators still debating at 8 a.m. Tuesday, after a coalition of Republicans and Democrats turned back the hard-liners' amendment to aggressively gerrymander Missouri's congressional map to eliminate one of two Democratic districts.
