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• Please excuse Representative Lopez of Bear because of important business in the district on motion of
• Garcia of Bear for a recognition. Thank you, Mr.
• breeder deer release site for the Committee on Culture, Recreation and Tourism, HB 4544 by Lopez of bear
• Public health HG 4711 by Lopez A Bear relating the confidentiality of information used to prevent, detect
• AG 4896 by Garcia Bear relating to the rules and reports related to the brackish water on ground.

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• that have been harmed and are bearing that have been harmed and are bearing the<00:20:30.480>
• Representative Nash: Who bears the court costs?
• Chair Howard: Typically, each litigant bears their own costs in court.
• Who bears the court costs? Norris. Who bears the court costs?
• each litigant bears their own costs<01:29:45.280> in<01:29:45.600> court.

Bills: HF3403, HF2687, HF2381

Keywords: HF3403, emergency rental assistance, rental aid, homelessness prevention, housing crisis, imminent risk of homelessness, eviction prevention, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aids, general fund appropriation, Minnesota revenue commissioner, poverty level, low-income housing, housing stability, family homeless prevention and assistance, emergency housing assistance, HF2687, single-family homes, corporate landlords

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• my sincere appreciation to the town commission, along with Town Manager Lawrence and Police Chief Hunt
• New Mexico and across the country that they are not invisible, not expendable, and not expected to bear
• This is not a full list, and it's a long one, so bear with me.
• protecting the lower Elwa's culture, preserving their language, and ensuring that treaty reserved hunting
• protecting the lower Elwa's culture, preserving their language, and ensuring that treaty reserved hunting

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• you need is somebody to log off a social media platform for 5 or 10 minutes and kind of get their bearings
• you need is somebody to log off a social media platform for 5 or 10 minutes and kind of get their bearings
• you need is somebody to log off a social media platform for 5 or 10 minutes and kind of get their bearings
• you need is somebody to log off a social media platform for 5 or 10 minutes and kind of get their bearings

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Rep. Zach Stevenson and Sen. Mann presented Minnesota legislation aimed at requiring warning labels on social media platforms, modeled on the Surgeon General’s recommendation, and adding pop-up notifications every 30 minutes to show users how long they have been on a platform. They argued that social media use is linked to serious mental health harms among youth, including anxiety, depression, sleep disruption, self-harm, and suicidal ideation, and said the bill is part of a broader effort to add guardrails on big tech. They also referenced related Minnesota efforts on deepfakes, child influencers, platform-use disclosures, and a separate effort to remove cell phones from classrooms. The hearing featured emotional testimony from parents Bridget Noring and Tabitha Urbansky, who described losing sons to fentanyl poisoning after drugs were arranged through Snapchat. Both said social media platforms can function as drug markets and that warning labels and other restrictions could help prevent similar tragedies. Eric Mishy of SAVE and the Kids Campaign also testified in support, saying social media is contributing to anxiety, depression, suicide, sextortion, trafficking, bullying, and drug sales, and that companies have not done enough to stop these harms. In response to a question about the pop-up feature, Stevenson said the idea is new in Minnesota but similar to “are you still watching” prompts on streaming services, intended to add friction and interrupt addictive use. He and others said no state had yet enacted similar warning-label laws, though several have proposed them, and they emphasized that regulating technology companies is difficult because of their resources and lobbying power. No vote or formal committee action was taken in the transcript, though the bill was scheduled for a House Commerce Committee hearing the next day.

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• In Travis County, it was 20 days, and in Bear County, 22 days.
• Uh, we recently took a look at the highest evicting properties in Harris County and Bear County.
• Um, I've got you here registered on behalf of the American GI Forum of Bear County Against the bill.
• Today I speak to you in my role as a special and temporary justice of the peace in Bear County.
• County or the Bear County's Commissioner's Court.

Bills: HB15, HB171, HB204

Keywords: flood risk, campground, safety regulations, civil penalty, guest safety, Harris County, flood control, governance, expansion, public health, local governance, environmental management

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• team presented to the miles college golf team presented to the miles college golf team the Golden Bears
• and head coach lyard the Golden Bears and head coach lyard the Golden Bears and head coach lyard Smoot
• privilege to recognize coach tremendous privilege to recognize coach Smoot and the Miles College Golden Bears
• Smoot and the Miles College Golden Bears Smoot and the Miles College Golden Bears here are the team
• and college golf team the Golden Bears and college golf team the Golden Bears and head coach Leonard

Bills: SJR 36, SJR 2, SB 4, SR 45, SR 47, SR 63, SR 66, SR 70, SR 85, SCR 14, SB 10, SB 11, SB 10, SB 11

Keywords: SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means

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• Bears is the detect rare adverse events.
• Bears with comments like “falsified bears,” “potentially misleading bears,” misused by anti-vaccine
• Biden health officials were clearly not as vigilant in reacting to what bears was showing.
• Then the CDC bears a vaccine adverse events reporting system.
• Then the CDC bears a particularly.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The New Hampshire House Special Committee on the COVID Response Efficacy met to continue its fact-finding review of the state’s pandemic response, with the chair restating the committee’s mission and focus on federal guidance, federal funding, emergency use authorization vaccination efforts, long COVID, patient rights, and vaccination policies. The chair said the committee had previously reviewed materials about the U.S. Supreme Court declining to hear a COVID vaccine case and CDC internal emails about vaccine risks, and introduced additional research on CDC testing and communications failures. A large portion of the meeting was devoted to summarizing articles and a recent U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations report titled *Unmasked: How Biden Health Officials Purposely Turned a Blind Eye Toward COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals*. The chair argued that CDC testing and guidance were flawed, citing delayed data publication, confusing guidance, a faulty early COVID test, missed opportunities to study silent spread, and alleged suppression of safety information. The Senate report was described as alleging that FDA and CDC officials knew their surveillance systems could mask vaccine safety signals, that officials discouraged internal analysis from being shared externally, and that newer analytical methods identified multiple statistically significant adverse-event signals. The chair also discussed the V-safe system, VAERS, and claims that federal officials downplayed or concealed adverse-event data. Members and the chair connected these federal issues to New Hampshire, noting changes in the state’s health care landscape since the pandemic, including more urgent care facilities and satellite ERs. The chair suggested New Hampshire should develop independent scientific assessment resources to validate federal information in future emergencies. Representative Wheeler noted that the materials would be entered into the committee record and made available on the House website. No votes were taken; the committee discussed the materials, invited further questions, and indicated that a proposed committee communication would be revisited later after additional supporting information is gathered, with a goal of issuing a statement by the end of June.

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• They are succeeding and thriving, even with the scars that they bear from their service.
• They are succeeding and they are thriving, even with the scars that they bear from their service. they
• are thriving even with the scars that they bear from their service.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Chair, in my opinion Of attempting to limit our ability to bear children, had my husband not intervened
• , now a 38-year-old son, because I would have been Forced into a hysterectomy and not been able to bear
• families and Native communities within the United States of America. which causes Native women to bear

Bills: SM14

Keywords: forced sterilization, coerced sterilization, Indigenous women, Native American women, women of color, reproductive justice, reproductive sovereignty, truth and reconciliation commission, memorial, trauma-informed care, reparative justice, human rights, bodily autonomy, Indian Health Service, Indian affairs, Commission on the Status of Women, survivor testimony, reproductive health access, genocide, transitional justice

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• I mean, we went from a thousand bears when I was the first bear biologist to over 6,000.
• Why poke a sleeping bear this morning?"
• Why poke a sleeping bear this morning?
• <01:30:33.440> that<01:30:33.639> could Bear that could Bear that could bite<01:30:36.239
• bear<01:30:43.280> biologist<01:30:43.800> to<01:30:44.000> over the first bear

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• of different actors for a lot of different reasons without really any regard to what are the load-bearing
• Hospital prices bear absolutely no relationship to cost and may, and maybe, um, uh, Mr.
• Hospital prices bear absolutely no relationship to cost and may, and maybe, um, Mr.
• >> So<01:47:37.280> they're<01:47:37.600> really<01:47:37.920> bearing<01:
• 47:38.400> a<01:47:38.719> completely >> So they're really bearing a completely &

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• I think the amendment makes clear the intent for nonparticipants of municipal aggregation to not bear
• > I think the amendment makes clear the intent for nonparticipants of municipal aggregation to not bear
• It did find slight cost shifting from non-participants, who would have to bear slight increases.
• <00:33:41.519> Um,<00:33:41.919> I have to bear uh slight increases.
• Um, I have to bear uh slight increases.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• That process has been up and running now for a couple of years and is beginning to bear fruit, as you
• I'll add to that the Bear Fire that was burning near Quincy for quite some time on federal land before
• We are currently in possession of two bear cubs that are about three months old.
• It takes extraordinary resources from nonprofits to rehabilitate these bears.
• Chair and members, Alex Torres with Golden Bear Strategies, here on behalf of two clients focused on

Summary: The subcommittee began by announcing a change in the agenda order, moving item 6 ahead of item 1 and then item 7, and noting there would be no votes taken on any items that day. Item 6 covered a proposed operational efficiencies control section for the Natural Resources Agency that would let multiple departments jointly fund landscape-scale or multi-jurisdictional projects and allow Finance to transfer climate bond funds to a lead state entity. The LAO said the proposal was reasonable but suggested the Legislature consider requiring summary notification on how it is used; Finance said it would consider that request. Item 7 focused on the 2026-27 biodiversity and nature-based solutions spending plan. Finance and the Wildlife Conservation Board described the climate bond funding for habitat restoration, wildlife crossings, public access, tribal nature-based solutions, and related work, including $111 million proposed for WCB and $30 million for Salton Sea habitat and public access projects. The LAO supported the overall approach but flagged the San Andreas Corridor Program as an area where the Legislature may want to specify geographic priorities. Members discussed the pace of Salton Sea work and whether the proposed projects would count toward disadvantaged community goals. Item 8 addressed Cal Fire’s aviation contract and staffing needs for wildfire response. Cal Fire said year-round fire activity, a larger and more complex aircraft fleet, and labor market pressures justified the proposed contract increase, including more mechanics, pilots, and maintenance support. The LAO recommended approval, saying the proposal addressed health and safety concerns. Members asked about contractor staffing, competition in the bidding process, and future technology for early fire detection and suppression. The committee then took up item 1 on golden mussel containment. Fish and Wildlife described the invasive species’ spread in the Delta, the task force and response framework, and a request for eight new positions funded by Prop. 4 to support control plans, outreach, monitoring, research, and coordination with partners and law enforcement. Members pressed the department on whether the state should fund more direct decontamination infrastructure and grants to local water managers, and on the realistic goal of containing the mussel. The chair and several members emphasized the urgency of the threat and requested an itemized breakdown of the $20 million request. The hearing then moved to a broader LAO overview of wildfire prevention and response funding, where the LAO summarized the state’s funding mix and warned that ongoing wildfire resilience funding will likely decline as one-time bond and GGRF funds are exhausted, prompting discussion of long-term funding options and the balance between prevention, suppression, and community hardening.

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• It also puts safeguards in place to protect neighbor island residents from bearing any increased costs
• 04:05.520> island<01:04:05.839> residents<01:04:06.240> from<01:04:06.480> bearing
• neighbor island residents from bearing neighbor island residents from bearing any<01:04:07.039><
• ><01:04:22.559> actually<01:04:22.880> come<01:04:23.039> to<01:04:23.280> bear
• LG to the state actually come to bear. LG to the state actually come to bear.

Bills: HB2198, HB2021, HB1881, HB1964, HB1990, HB2151, HB2599, HB2414

Keywords: gambling, prediction markets, Hawaii gambling laws, financial contracts, ethical concerns, electric bicycles, micro-mobility devices, safety regulations, traffic laws, insurance exemption, high-speed electric devices, land use, ropeway, transportation, state regulation, government exemption, building code, permitting process, training, state council

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• funding, as I said, for our school districts around the state to make sure that they are not having to bear
• 00:02:11.360> to make sure that they are not having to make sure that they are not having to bear
• :02:13.680> we<00:02:14.400> um<00:02:14.959> explore<00:02:16.160> um bear
• uh those costs as we um explore um bear uh those costs as we um explore um how<00:02:16.879> going
• <00:48:48.400> extra districts uh won't have to bear extra districts uh won't have to bear

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Living in a low-income district, we bear the brunt of climate change.
• We bear the brunt of unclean water, unclean air.
• > bear<00:30:21.919> the<00:30:22.080> brunt<00:30:22.320> of<00:30:22.720
• We bear the brunt of unclean change.
• We bear the brunt of unclean water,<00:30:23.840> unclean<00:30:24.399> air.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• interest >> and I would hope that's an interest >> and I would hope that's an interest bearing
• bearing account. bearing account.
• It<00:18:01.120> is<00:18:01.280> an<00:18:01.440> interest<00:18:01.760> bearing
• <00:18:02.000> account<00:18:02.240> and >> It is an interest bearing account
• and >> It is an interest bearing account and the<00:18:02.640> interest<00:18:03.039>

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education met to begin hearing budget requests from Kentucky universities. Eastern Kentucky University President David McFaden highlighted EKU’s enrollment growth, its large population of Pell-eligible and first-generation students, and its role in producing graduates for Kentucky’s workforce, especially in health care, public safety, manufacturing, engineering, and aviation. He said EKU is seeking support for a Center for Health Innovation, including a doctor of osteopathic medicine program, with a $50 million accreditation escrow and startup funding that would be returned to the state after accreditation. He also described EKU’s health programs, which have strong pass rates and high in-state employment outcomes, and said the university wants continued asset preservation funding, inflationary operating support, and other recurring budget items. McFaden also outlined EKU’s aviation request, including $10 million for new aircraft and support for an enhanced air traffic control program created in response to a legislative study. He said the program would enroll cohorts of about 30 students, likely attract out-of-state students, and require a $5 million startup investment plus $1.5 million in annual recurring support. He added that EKU’s lab school is seeking a revised funding model tied to enrollment rather than a flat mandated amount. Committee members asked follow-up questions about the medical school escrow, aircraft needs, and program capacity, and McFaden clarified that the escrow would remain intact until accreditation and then be returned to the general fund. Kentucky State University President Kakpo then reviewed prior capital support that helped repair a dorm and several leaking roofs, and said the university is still addressing campus infrastructure problems. He said KSU’s main request is a new health sciences building to house its growing nursing program and language program, along with $40 million for additional dorm renovations and a carve-out for its aquaculture program. Kakpo said the aquaculture PhD proposal would be federally funded and could bring in more revenue, while the new building would help relieve overcrowding and support KSU’s research role. In response to questions, he said KSU’s campus housing capacity would be about 1,334 beds if all dorms were repaired, and that the university is rotating students through renovated buildings while trying to keep them on campus. Committee members also raised safety concerns about the December campus shooting at KSU. Kakpo said the incident was isolated, expressed sympathy for the families affected, and said the university has reviewed campus procedures, added police and security positions, and is strengthening safety processes. The meeting did not include any votes or formal actions; it was a budget presentation and question-and-answer session.

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• Do solemnly swear that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and
• circus animal bill known as an act regulating the use of elephants, big cats, primates, giraffes, bears
• , and bears in traveling exhibits.
• I, Michael Hurley, do solemnly swear that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Commonwealth of
• That I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and will support the

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate convened for the opening day of the 194th General Court, with ceremonial remarks, an invocation, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the formal canvass of election returns. A special committee reported that all senators had been duly elected, and a committee was then appointed to notify the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Governor’s Council that a quorum of senators-elect was assembled and ready to be sworn in. Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll addressed the chamber, praised public service, and administered the oaths of office to the senators. The main business of the day was the election of the Senate President. Senator Karen Spilka was nominated by Senator DiDomenico and seconded by Senator Edwards, while Senator Bruce Tarr was nominated by Senator Durant and seconded by Senator Dooner. After nominations were closed, the roll call resulted in 34 votes for Spilka and 5 for Tarr, and the Senate declared Spilka elected president. Senator Tarr then moved that the vote be considered unanimous, and the Senate agreed. President Spilka delivered an inaugural address focused on the chamber’s recent legislative record and priorities for the new session. In her remarks, Spilka highlighted prior accomplishments including education funding, free community college, early education reforms, mental health care reform, prescription drug cost reductions, tax relief, housing, transportation, climate, and veterans’ legislation. She also outlined priorities for the new session, including a statewide listening tour, more transparency in committee and joint committee proceedings, housing and transportation affordability, health care reform, career and technical education, early education, and juvenile justice reform. She emphasized continued bipartisan work and public engagement. The Senate also adopted temporary joint rules and temporary Senate rules, authorized printing of the daily journal, and scheduled the next meeting for the following day at 11:30 a.m. Michael D. Hurley was elected clerk of the Senate and sworn in, and James DiTulio was sworn in as Senate counsel. The chamber also adopted a memorial adjournment in memory of Mary J. Hurley of South Boston before adjourning.

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• Just bear with us. Bounce back to a bill that we temporarily returned. Just bear with us.
• House Bill 1235 by Representative A-Bear, relative to health insurance coverage for prosthetic and orthotic
• Representative A-Bear: Members, I'll ask that we concur in all these amendments.
• Representative A-Bear moves to concur in the Senate amendments. All those in favor will vote yea.

Bills: HR310, HR314, HR316, HR317, HR321, HR275, HR276, HR279, HR282, HR286, HR289, HR292, HR295, HR302, HR319, HCR112, HR307, SCR59, SCR61, SCR62, SCR68, SCR69, SCR70, SCR54, SCR55, SCR64, SCR75, HCR3, HCR49, HCR66, HCR67, HB1, HB2, HB42, HB45, HB66, HB71, HB79, HB126, HB133, HB145, HB159, HB167, HB213, HB218, HB222, HB289, HB291, HB312, HB313, HB316, HB324, HB352, HB383, HB398, HB403, HB429, HB457, HB459, HB511, HB549, HB571, HB579, HB591, HB608, HB616, HB624, HB766, HB769, HB783, HB799, HB804, HB864, HB874, HB909, HB951, HB971, HB983, HB1005, HB1017, HB1051, HB1056, HB1095, HB1126, HB1129, HB1186, HB1193, HB1223, HB1224, HB1230, HB1235, HB1249, HB723, HB36, HB140, HB181, HB198, HB205, HB211, HB226, HB259, HB271, HB302, HB335, HB342, HB487, HB513, HB623, HB682, HB730, HB740, HB761, HB775, HB797, HB812, HB816, HB940, HB968, HB979, HB1028, HB1029, HB1038, HB1049, HB1084, HB1161, HB1194, HB1199, HB1201, HB1203, HB1247, HB1256, SB25, SB132, SB155, SB157, SB202, SB228, SB237, SB250, SB405, SB406, SB414, SB433, SB480, SB513, SB149, HB359, SB29, SB43, SB78, HB210, HB258, HB468, HB784, HB134, HB1117, SB42, SB274, SB382, SB449, SB300, HR74, HB463, HB715, HB998, SB80, SB268, SB444, SB479, HB901, HR20, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, SB97, SB123, HB74, HB119, HB368, HB414, HB552, HB732, HB776, HB848, HB870, HB953, HB956, HB1236, SB208, SB217, SB283, SB387, SB389, SB401, SB408, SB469

Keywords: oil and gas, orphan wells, inactive wells, shut-in wells, marginal wells, plugging and abandonment, well decommissioning, site remediation, site restoration, Oilfield Site Restoration, OSR program, financial security, bonding, taxpayer liability, public liability, offshore wells, onshore wells, coastal erosion, Department of Conservation and Energy, natural resources

Summary: The House met with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then received Senate messages, committee enrollment reports, and a series of House resolutions. Members adopted or advanced numerous resolutions recognizing individuals and institutions, expressing condolences, and creating or continuing study task forces on topics including homeownership assistance, speech-language pathology assistant licensure, clean water, Medicaid reporting, voter accessibility, air monitoring, fire chief operations, maternal health, and other issues. Several Senate resolutions were also concurred in, and personal privileges were used to recognize the family of Susan Ann Taylor Bidding and to commend Anita Whitaker LaFontaine and her father, Green Whitaker, Sr. The House then moved through Senate bills on final passage. Bills approved included measures on registrar of voters compensation, dental coverage related to cancer treatment, paid parental leave planning for educators, election supervisor compensation days, weight management services, nursing facility quality oversight, a Slidell hotel occupancy tax subject to voter approval, medical debt interest-rate limits, Medicaid coverage for weight-loss medications, a shrimping-related butterfly net exception, public works design-build contracting, and a municipal lead-service-line replacement measure. Some bills were temporarily returned to the calendar, including measures on water utility service lines and registrar compensation, while others passed with strong bipartisan margins. The chamber also considered Senate amendments to many House bills and concurrent resolutions. Members concurred in amendments on topics such as hospital stabilization, student loan access for certain professional degrees, rural economic development, behavioral health and school policies, retirement and compensation provisions, food labeling, climate-change litigation, school emergency plans, anti-cancer medication coverage, domestic abuse procedures, and several infrastructure and workforce measures. A few bills were rejected for further conference, including some retirement, alternative power, and AI-related provisions. The session ended with the House taking a one-hour recess for lunch, with instructions to return by 12:45.

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• You know, and I think it's criminal how much we're underfunding our schools, which has a bearing on lots
• You know, and I think it's criminal how much we're underfunding our schools, which has a bearing on lots
• ,<00:16:11.240> which<00:16:11.440> has<00:16:11.560> a<00:16:11.640> bearing
• <00:16:12.040> on<00:16:12.240> lots our schools, which has a bearing on lots our schools
• , which has a bearing on lots of<00:16:12.640> things<00:16:13.000> including<00:16:13.640

Keywords: 1183, house