Stouffer Files For Congress

Bill Stouffer has officially thrown is hat into the ring to challenge Ike Skelton next fall. Stouffer gave CQ Politics the scoop:

Stouffer recently filed a statement of candidacy and a statement of organization to organize a campaign in Missouri's 4th, a Republican-leaning district that includes all or part of 25 counties in central and western Missouri.

"Enough is enough," Stouffer told CQ Politics Friday. "We've lost sight of what the role of the federal government is. We forget that the federal government was created by the states to serve the states, not to dictate to the states, and I'm concerned with the deficits that we're running up."

And, he continued, "I think we're heading down the wrong road. We've got to be more fiscally sound in our decisions."

Stouffer's "fiscally sound" platform is not expected to showcase his $7 billion plan to upgrade I-70 and I-44 with an increase gas tax.

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