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The Missouri Senate Committee on Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight is set to hear testimony Thursday on a Senate joint resolution that would bring the proposed federal health care plan to a vote of Missouri’s citizens, according to Missouri State Sen. Jane Cunningham (R-Chesterfield).  In a Nov. 21 interview captured in the video below, the senator explained details of the bill.

Senate Joint Resolution 25 (a.k.a., “Health Care Freedom Act”) calls for an amendment to the Missouri Constitution to preserve and protect the right of Missourians to make their own health care and health insurance choices. Specifically, it would protect the right of Missourians to pay directly for medical services, and it would prohibit Missouri families from being penalized for not purchasing bureaucrat-approved health insurance. Sponsored by Senator Cunningham, the bill is co-sponsored by 20 other Missouri senators.

Testimony is set to begin at 8 a.m. Thursday in Senate Committee Room 2 at the state capitol in Jefferson City.

Related: Pennsylvania Legislators Stand for Health Care Freedom

UPDATE 2/4/10 at 3:40 p.m. Central: Just received word from the State Capitol that the resolution passed the Senate Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee today.

UPDATE #2 5/12/10 at 11:16 a.m. Central: The Health Care Freedom Act passed a vote in the Missouri House yesterday and now heads to a vote of the people in August.  To read a Washington Times opinion piece about the unique manner in which Missouri legislators opted to fight back against ObamaCare, click here.

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