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• GENETIC LUNG DISEASE THAT PRIMARILY EFFECTS YOUNG PEOPLE. DR.
• Now we can have a whole other presentation debate of its effect on the economy.
• NOW WE CAN HAVE A WHOLE OTHER PRESENTATION DEBATE OF ITS EFFECT ON THE ECONOMY.
• During his deployment, he spent his free time teaching English to local residents.
• During his deployment, he spent his free time teaching English to local residents.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• more coste effective more coste effective u u u where<00:59:48.319> those<00:59:48.720>
• student foundation for uh uh teaching student hands-on<01:28:40.000> training<01:28:40.960>
• Now, I may have misinterpreted some of the things I was reading that you are teaching them to...
• <01:41:47.679> them<01:41:47.840> to Reading that you are teaching them to farm, you

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 216, 20 January, 2026; 2:30 PM, 925, all

Summary: Mississippi State University officials testified in support of the university’s separately funded agricultural, forestry, and veterinary units, emphasizing their economic impact, research output, and need for continued state support. Keith Cobalt, vice president for the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine, said the division generates a $1.7 billion impact on Mississippi, but warned that state and local funding has not kept pace with federal dollars or inflation. He argued that global competition, especially from China and Brazil, is hurting row crop and forestry producers, and highlighted a Vision 2030 study finding about $10 billion in agricultural and forestry value leaves the state through value-added processing. He also raised concerns about rural depopulation and proposed rural innovation hubs to help retain population and jobs. Nick Frank, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, said state appropriations make up about 25% of the college’s operating budget and are needed to support salaries, staffing, and service capacity. He described the college’s education, diagnostic, and clinical missions, including disease surveillance and responses to threats such as avian influenza, screwworm, and equine herpes virus. Frank said the college is expanding facilities with $18 million in 2024 state funding for a new farm animal hospital and cattle handling facility, but still needs additional support for equine and small animal renovations. He also requested support for rural veterinary scholarships and said inflation and salary competition from other schools and private practice are making retention difficult. In response to committee questions, Frank said the college enrolls about 118 to 119 students per class, with roughly 54 to 55 in-state students and tuition of about $29,900 for in-state and $53,000 for out-of-state students. He clarified that the “vet assistants” program is a four-year bachelor’s degree in veterinary medical technology, not a certificate. He also explained that staffing growth has largely been in the hospitals to address clinical shortages and improve care. Dr. Westberger, dean of the College of Forest Resources and director of the Forest and Wildlife Research Center, said Mississippi’s forests support a $19 billion economic impact, 84,000 jobs, and a $4.5 billion payroll, while also providing environmental benefits. He said the college and research center are nationally recognized, including an NSF ranking placing Mississippi State 10th in natural resource conservation research expenditures for a small university. Westberger highlighted research on forest management, pest detection, mass timber, wildlife disease surveillance, and value-added bioproducts, including efforts to attract mills and manufacturing. He said Mississippi has added 10 mills or mill expansions in five years with more than $1.5 billion in investment and over 1,000 high-paying jobs, and noted the college is planning a new mass-timber annex to address capacity and showcase the material. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• They don’t have the wherewithal to teach their child at home; they don’t have the experience or any of
• their child at home they don't teach their child at home they don't have<00:45:53.280> the<00
• I just want you to know that I was very flexible in my teaching career.
• <01:07:20.000> a an intended or unended effect a an intended or unended effect a deterioration
• My name is Mary Grasset, and I've been teaching at Mountain View Middle School in Gwn for the past 26

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• One element of the SCOPE Act was creation of the partisan joint committee to study the effects of media
• So I'm you know that that's a effective you know one possible outcome of many possible permutations.
• And so, in effect, they're talking to me, and it'd be really easy for them to say, for them to slip into
• And that's how it should work because it's much more effective to hear from someone who's there.
• Because I just hadn't seen anything to that effect. Oh, yes, they registered against it, yeah.

Bills: SCR5, SCR13, SB3, SB6, SB10, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB17, SB18, SB19, SB24, SB35, SB57, SB65, SB112, SB284, SB290, SB388, SB400, SB402, SB412, SB495, SB499, SB502, SB509, SB621, SB706, SB740, SB815, SB842, SB854, SB875, SB893, SB917, SB974, SB1025, SB1061, SB1073, SB1106, SB1268, SB1281, SB1300, SB1362, SB1379, SB1447, SB1451, SB1555, SB1902, SJR36, SJR12, SCR13, SCR25, SCR5, SCR22, SCR12, SCR24, SB495, SB412, SB10, SB18, SB565, SB372, SB842, SB765, SB62, SB19, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB706, SB847, SB290, SB13, SB1248, SB740, SB14, SB1006, SB504, SB917, SB925, SB388, SB1902, SB1121, SB995, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB35, SB6, SB815, SB3, SB1281, SB1379, SB1300, SB1497, SB1499, SB1498, SB1451, SB1061, SB15, SB65, SB241, SB304, SB402, SB499, SB621, SB974, SB1023, SB1024, SB1025, SB1106, SB686, SB112, SB371, SB204, SB400, SB609, SB1447, SB670, SB502, SB427, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1555, SB1362, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB987, SB1539, SB893, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB509, SB985, SB965, SB17, SB1119, SB1505, SB12, SB24, SB57, SB1194, SB1253, SB1215, SB1532, SB1268, SB1302, SB856, SB650, SB583, SB673, SB840, SJR57, SCR8, SB213, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB378, SB610, SB918, SB1343, SB608, SB487, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB990, SB1019, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB958, SB535, SB761, SB1, SB541, SB315, SB379, SB1018, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB3, SB6, SB15, SB35, SB290, SB706, SB842, SB917, SB1281, SB1451, SB1902, SB12, SB13, SB17, SB19, SB388, SR261, SR265, SR276, SR277, SR281, SR286, SR293, SCR5, SCR13, SB2425, SB2880, SB10, SB12, SB13, SB17, SB18, SB19, SB388, SB412, SB495, SB2425, SB2880

Keywords: SCR 5, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, Texas School for the Deaf, TSD, Robert Rives, gymnasium naming, building naming, honorary resolution, commemorative resolution, deaf education, hard of hearing, Gallaudet University, alumni hall of fame, football coach, school facility naming, education K-16, State Affairs, Texas Legislature, public school tribute, water rights

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• of the activity, the indirect effects...
• The direct effects of the activity and the induced effects of that new economic activity.
• Indirect effects result from the direct effects and arise from additional spending that occurs when you
• Then the induced effects come from the direct and indirect effects that support employees when they start
• stemming from those indirect and induced effects.

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• This includes supporting the elementary teacher apprenticeship program created by Black Men Teach in
• This includes supporting the elementary teacher apprenticeship program created by Black Men Teach in
• This includes supporting the elementary teacher apprenticeship program created by Black Men Teach in
• This includes supporting the elementary teacher apprenticeship program created by Black Men Teach in
• I heard these people are trying to move into teaching.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <01:52:14.719> in governor, it becomes effective in governor, it becomes effective in January
• Yeah, like the attorneys in the room will teach me, I never deal in absolutes.
• Yeah, like the attorneys in the room will teach me, I never deal in absolutes.
• Yeah, like the attorneys in the room will teach me, I never deal in absolutes.
• Yeah, like the attorneys in the room will teach me, I never deal in absolutes.

Keywords: House streaming session for Saturday, April 11, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with 122 members present, heard a prayer, and the Speaker urged members to remain respectful as difficult bills were expected later in the day. The chamber then moved through several ceremonial floor presentations honoring retiring members, including Delegate Barry S. Celebrity and Delegate Pam Queen, with resolutions read congratulating each on their years of service and lasting impact. The House also recognized an “interim birthday caucus” with a lighthearted resolution celebrating members born outside the session, followed by remarks and thanks from the Speaker and members. After the presentations, the House turned to business, including concurrence and nonconcurrence actions on Senate amendments. The chamber refused to concur in Senate amendments to House Bill 339 and House Bill 512, while House Bill 512 was then concurred in, read for final passage, and passed with 118 votes in favor and none opposed. The House also received messages indicating conference committees for several bills, including House Bills 107, 153, 769, 1063, and 1118. The House adopted favorable committee reports on a series of bills, sending many to third reading. These included measures on earned wage access, security guard certification renewal, county board and alcohol licensing matters, animal regulation, veteran status notation, procurement transparency, Public Information Act divorce records, election board qualifications, and a local sourcing database. During discussion of the local sourcing database bill, the minority whip asked whether business groups that had opposed the bill remained opposed after amendments; the floor leader explained the amended bill would require the Department of Commerce to create a searchable Maryland Local Sourcing Portal to connect businesses with local sources of tariff-impacted goods and services.

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• So now we have adopted rules which went into effect on the 19th of January.
• loop for evaluating its effectiveness. loop for evaluating its effectiveness.
• or higher administrative effectiveness or higher administrative costs?
• > meaningful<03:49:27.760> and cumulative effect is meaningful and cumulative effect is
• Carbon sequoation effect, this effort.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• takes a whole-child approach, working across sectors with better policy development to identify effective
• The Harlem Children's Zone teaches us that if you surround...
• A single coordinated strategy is... ...far more effective than a dozen disconnected programs.
• Philanthropy has long championed effective place-based work.
• And that work has been happening, and has been happening effectively.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business held its final hearing of the session on H. 5187 and S. 3022, the Enough Act, with Chair Andy Vargas and Senator Adam Gomez opening by thanking committee members and stakeholders for their work during the session. The bills were described as a grant-based, place-based anti-poverty initiative intended to support cradle-to-career services by funding local nonprofits, schools, community organizations, and backbone entities that can coordinate housing, education, health, workforce, and family supports in high-poverty neighborhoods. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support of the bills. Speakers including Strategies for Children, Chelsea Public Schools, Bunker Hill Community College, Senator Sal DiDomenico, Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian, Rep. Antonio Cabral, the Harlem Children’s Zone’s Kwame Owusu Kesse and Jeffrey Canada, former Education Secretary Paul Reville, AFT Massachusetts, United Way, the Boston Foundation, Give Black Alliance, Eastern Bank Foundation, and others argued that poverty is a systems issue that schools alone cannot solve. They emphasized the need for local control, community voice, coordinated services, and long-term public-private investment, often citing examples from Chelsea, New Bedford, Springfield, Lowell, Boston, and other communities, as well as the Harlem Children’s Zone and Maryland’s similar model. Committee members asked several questions about how the bill would function in practice, including what organizations would do on day one, how it would interact with existing efforts like community schools, McKinney-Vento, and the Student Opportunity Act, and how it would be sustained over time. Witnesses said the act would help create or strengthen backbone organizations, reduce duplication, align existing resources, and leverage philanthropy and future revenue sources for long-term sustainability. No vote was taken during the hearing, but multiple speakers urged the committee to report the bill favorably and quickly.

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• There's a stagger effect that we put into place. One, there is no income limit.
• these important ...pay the teachers and get the right teachers in to teach these important accelerated
• It makes me wonder how effective it will be, because are we limiting each university in the state to
• It expands the training, education, and clinicals in health, also known as the TEACH funding program,
• "...program similar to this in effect right now?" Mr.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee heard presentations on the Senate’s proposed 2025-2026 budget, SPB 25-200, totaling $117.4 billion. Chair Hooper and committee chairs highlighted major spending priorities including a 4% raise for state employees, continued health insurance contributions, investments in water quality, transportation, education infrastructure, and workforce development, along with reductions tied to long-vacant positions. Education funding was a major focus, with increases for K-12 public schools and scholarships, higher education workforce programs, nursing initiatives, tutoring, and university performance funding. Health and human services, criminal and civil justice, transportation/economic development, and agriculture/environment budgets were also outlined, including Medicaid, mental health, corrections staffing, affordable housing, beach restoration, citrus recovery, and water projects. Members then questioned several budget choices, especially K-12 funding. Senators Polsky and Smith raised concerns that the Senate’s AP and dual enrollment funding changes could disadvantage public schools, while Burgess argued the budget preserves the money in the FEFP and gives districts more flexibility rather than reducing support. Questions also addressed voucher availability, school stabilization funding, and the My Safe Florida Home program. The committee adopted 171 consent amendments and three late-file amendments, then approved SPB 2500 as a committee bill. It also favorably reported implementing and conforming bills for state employees, retirement, natural resources, judgeships, K-12 education, higher education, and health and human services, along with SB 7022 on Florida Retirement System contribution rates and elected-officer DROP options, CS/SB 1320 on the Resilient Florida Trust Fund, SB 7014 ending the Mediation and Arbitration Trust Fund, SB 7028 on cancer research, CS/CS/SB 170 on nursing home quality and oversight, CS/SB 168 on mental health diversion and behavioral health data, SB 114 creating an insurance and risk management research center at FSU, and SB 180 on emergency preparedness and post-storm recovery. Most bills were reported favorably with little or no opposition, though SB 180 drew discussion about local-government authority after storms and the need to balance recovery speed with local safety and planning concerns.

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• <00:07:13.440> as territory can be utilized effectively as territory can be utilized effectively
• control. that that language in effect control. that that language in effect shorts shorts shorts
• <03:36:12.800> credentials requirements for um teaching credentials requirements for um teaching
• <04:47:42.878> What effective school property tax rate.
• What effective school property tax rate.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• IUDs are one of the most effective ways to prevent pregnancy.
• , or may cause unnecessary risks or side effects.
• I thought I was drug-seeking and wanted to teach me a lesson.
• PrEP is 100% effective. We're not being successful in getting it to the people who need it.
• It is more than 99% effective in preventing HIV when adhered to consistently.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Financial Services held a public hearing on a wide range of bills, with testimony first focused on H. 1315/S. 824, which would require insurance coverage for pain management options during IUD insertion. Representative Sabadosa, Planned Parenthood clinicians, and policy advocates said sedation can reduce fear and trauma, improve access to effective contraception, and should be reimbursed so providers can continue offering it. A Tufts OB-GYN resident also testified that pain control should be standard care for intrauterine procedures. No votes were taken during the hearing. The committee then heard extensive testimony on firefighter health bills, especially H. 1230/S. 690 requiring insurance coverage for cancer screenings for firefighters. Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts leaders, a Dana-Farber oncologist, and firefighters themselves described occupational exposure to carcinogens and personal stories of late-stage cancer detection, arguing that early screening can save lives and reduce long-term costs. Representative Crichton and Representative Howitt also spoke in support, and Representative Ayers testified for H. 4012, which would require neurological disorder screenings for firefighters. Committee members expressed support and sympathy, but no action was taken. The hearing also covered H. 3946/S. 756 on hearing aid coverage, with testimony from students, adults with hearing loss, disability advocates, and HLAA representatives describing the educational, social, and financial barriers caused by lack of coverage and urging broader insurance mandates. Later, Representative Donahue and Representative Vargas testified for H. 1337 to expand insurance coverage for opioid antagonists and related medications, including naloxone dispensed at discharge. The committee additionally heard testimony on H. 1134 to improve chronic pain care coordination and non-opioid access, and H. 4162 to improve ostomy supply coverage and access to certified ostomy care, with patients and clinicians describing denials, quantity limits, and non-medical switching. The transcript ends while testimony on H. 1315/S. 824 is still ongoing; no votes or formal committee actions are recorded in the excerpt.

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• I'm very supportive of it and probably will sign off on it, so that's effectively. What it does.
• [Text continues with missing context] a siren, you will eliminate the effectiveness when you need it.
• Effectively, these management coordinators can go through different licensing processes.
• God and Mother Nature... continues to teach us something, as one lady said in Kerrville.
• So would it be, you know, Director Kidd, your intention to upload that data effectively?

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• My question revolves around, you know, what effect this grant will have.
• What kind of effect are you going to have?
• So we have to teach them that mercury is toxic and that it should be taken to hazardous waste disposal
• We also go into public health, medical school, pharmacy, and nursing programs to teach about this issue
• We can do this just as effectively at home for about 10% of the cost of a hospitalization. As Dr.

Bills: HF2779, HF1645, HF1885, HF1289, HF1534, HF2707, HF1675, HF3046

Keywords: health care transparency, ownership disclosure, control reporting, health care consolidation, private equity, management services organization, MSO, provider organization, health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, hospital system, affiliate reporting, financial disclosure, public reporting, market concentration, horizontal consolidation, vertical consolidation, health care ownership, corporate practice, health care regulation

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• Effectiveness of diversion is that research shows that diverted youth have better outcomes than youth
• You know, you rely on your teaching, your way of life, of who you are, your grandparents.
• As part of that, we would be pulled aside, teaching our cultural identity.
• Through collaboration and effective partnerships, the surge operations have recognized the following
• Now, the reason the task force has worked so effectively with local agencies is because primarily most

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• the first and the seizure profession dating back to the civil war and continue to be safe and cost effective
• The students that I teach and I have the privilege of welcoming them into this role.
• I just want to share my personal motivation for opening a private practice. >> Teaching future nurse

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• And thankful to our colleague from Sassoon in Solano County who introduced legislation to this effect
• We nurture, teach, and build the foundation of love and stability that strengthens our communities, yet
• Joseph teaching math at Sister Benita at Mount Carmel in Auburn, New York.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Governments also leverage our tools in numerous effective ways.
• So with that in mind, we have several key areas for effective and responsible AI policy.
• But I am in agreement with AI helping to be more effective and efficient.
• But I am in agreement with AI helping to be more effective and efficient.
• Hoping to be more effective and efficient.

Summary: The subcommittee met to hear a panel discussion on artificial intelligence and automation in Florida government. Panelists from Worldwide Technology, OpenAI, the James Madison Institute, and the Florida Digital Service described AI as a tool to improve efficiency, constituent services, fraud detection, translation, HR workflows, public safety, and regulatory review, while emphasizing that AI should supplement rather than replace workers. They also stressed the importance of data readiness, workforce training, governance, and having existing technology systems and policies in place before broader deployment. Members asked about public records concerns, vendor vetting, model integrity, and how to balance innovation with privacy and security. Chief Schoonover said agencies are already using or exploring AI in areas such as Medicaid analysis, environmental data, emergency management, tax forms, and child support, and noted that the Digital Service publishes prohibited vendor and application lists. OpenAI discussed its red teaming, safety evaluations, privacy controls, and government products such as ChatGPT Gov, and said it does not train on personal data or target users with ads. The committee also discussed concrete examples of efficiency gains, including reduced call times, faster translation turnaround, and streamlined HR classification work, as well as concerns about job disruption and constituent access. In closing, members raised data center infrastructure and energy needs, with panelists noting that AI depends on substantial compute, power, cooling, and utility capacity. The chair concluded by encouraging continued dialogue and noting that future AI legislation should be targeted to specific problems rather than overly broad.

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• <01:15:50.560> And effective October 1 of this year.
• And effective October 1 of this year. And now,<01:15:50.960> Mr.
• Effective October 1st of '26. Effective October 1st of '26.
• We know that SNAP is very effective, and it works.
• We know that SNAP is very effective, and it works.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• As well, we're always looking for if it's quicker and more cost-effective and benefits the residency
• maintain profit margins for success and the providers could spend more time with their patients teaching
• them about obesity Teaching them how to have good mental health.
• indigent care population, to operate the hospitals and clinics, and to support the education and teaching
• won't be done in time for the opening, but they'll be able to train there, do rotations there, and teach

Keywords: 914, all