Republicans in the Missouri House threw a monkey wrench into the budgetary process with a proposal to use Missouri's share of federal stimulus money to cut the state income tax by $1 billion.
But with three weeks remaining in the session, both Democrats and Republicans are skeptical that a tax cut can pass.
The plan arose after members of the GOP caucus revolted, arguing that the House had gone on a pork-infested spending spree reminiscent of Washington, D.C.
On Friday, House Speaker Ron Richard, R-Joplin, told Fox News Friday afternoon that though he had heard from Washington that it would not be legal to use stimulus money for a tax break, the opinion did not stop him from planning to move forward.
