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Emily McCarter is a senior broadcast journalism student at the University of Missouri. She will graduate in May 2018 with an emphasis in News Producing. She is a producer, reporter, anchor, and production assistant for KOMU 8 News in Columbia, Missouri. She has reported for KBIA-FM in Columbia and was the news intern for WGEM-TV in Quincy, Ill., during the summer of 2017.

Featured Statements

Roy Blunt
stated on November 19, 2017 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

"In the current law, if you report harassment, you're the one that has to go into 20 hours of counseling before you can decide whether you were really harassed."

By Emily McCarter • December 8, 2017
Claire McCaskill
stated on October 10, 2017 in a campaign statement:

Says Josh Hawley "broke his promise to create a Public Corruption Unit to crack down on the pay-to-play culture of Jefferson City."

By Emily McCarter • November 24, 2017
Pete Hegseth
stated on September 17, 2017 in a Fox News segment:

"The city (of St. Louis) is no stranger to violence. There were 5,762 violent crimes in 2015 alone, including 188 homicides. The highest rate per capita in the country, according to FBI crime statistics."

By Emily McCarter • October 24, 2017
Claire McCaskill
stated on August 22, 2017 in a town hall in Monett, Mo.:

"We’re the only developed nation in the world that doesn’t have paid maternity leave."

By Emily McCarter • September 28, 2017
Derrick Johnson
stated on August 2, 2017 in a travel advisory:

"African Americans in Missouri are 75 percent more likely to be stopped and searched by law enforcement officers than caucasians."

By Emily McCarter • September 18, 2017