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• Unfortunately, the southern part of Texas is considered semi-tropical, and so it can survive in southern
• Obviously, the fly is in states bordering Texas.
• We had 200 million sterile flies being produced at our southern border at that time, but there was not
• So anything that's going across the border—one of our biggest port facilities is just across the border
• Closing the border is not doing that. Interesting.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• The Subterranean Border Defense Act would help us address the growing threat of illicit cross-border
• -Mexico border.
• Green: Southern border. Thank you, and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. Green: I reserve.
• I'm a long-time resident of Southern California, Mr. Speaker. I've been at the border many times.
• I'M A LONG-TIME RESIDENT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, MR. SPEAKER. I'VE BEEN AT THE BORDER MANY TIMES.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• When we talk about the southern border, those 500,000 people are crossing on their way to our southern
• border.
• I will say that Panama is a very important ally. because we talk a lot about the southern border but
• when you talk about the southern border you can't really talk about it without Panama because through
• , we stop the migration, that helps us at the southern border and helps America make sure these drugs

Keywords: Israel, Hamas, Panama Canal, U.S. foreign policy, terrorism, diplomacy, Chinese influence

Summary: The committee meeting was focused on various key issues, including the implications of recent violence in the Middle East and U.S. foreign policy in relation to Israel and Panama. Members discussed the need for diplomatic efforts between the U.S. and Israeli officials following the recent attack by Hamas. Governor Huckabee emphasized the importance of maintaining a strong U.S.-Israel relationship and reiterated the need for accountability for terrorist organizations involved in violent acts against civilians. Senators shared their concerns regarding the ramifications of U.S. actions in Panama and the presence of Chinese influence, highlighting the significance of the Panama Canal in terms of trade and security.

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• A lot of New Hampshire and Maine is further north than southern Quebec and southern Ontario.
• A lot of New Hampshire and Maine is further north than southern Quebec and southern Ontario.
• So our friends, all the border states are actually waiting to see what we do on this.
• of southern yellow pine and had it shipped up, that would not qualify for this.
• </c><00:36:46.720><c> pine</c> train load uh of southern yellow pine train load uh of southern yellow

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Senate Committee on Border Security will now come to order. Mr. Clerk, please call the roll.
• structures and real property, and adding continuous smuggling of persons to the list of recognized border
• border face from trespassing and private property damage.
• Many properties along the southern border are managed by lessees.
• Is there any other business come before the Senate Committee on Border Security?

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• Missouri, where we're bordering Arkansas...
• In my mind, I see, like, say, Southern Missouri, Northern Missouri, where we're bordering Arkansas, we're
• bordering Iowa, we border Kansas, we border Illinois.
• You're on a border state.
• So you have someone who's on the border.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• The USDA has also established a new area, including the U.S. southern border of Texas, where they're
• </c><01:03:30.400><c> border</c><01:03:30.559><c> of</c> including the the US southern border of including
• the the US southern border of Texas<01:03:31.039><c> where</c><01:03:31.280><c> they're</c><01:03:31.440
• So borders, it's outside of our borders.
• . borders. borders.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> is enabling us to fund ICE and Border is enabling us to fund ICE and Border Patrol<02:30:15.120>
• </c> keep operations going to fund Border keep operations going to fund Border Patrol<02:30:54.240><c
• </c><02:41:24.960><c> This</c> border of the United States. This border of the United States.
• Southern California is no stranger heap.
• </c><06:47:42.558><c> California,</c> of extreme heat in Southern California, of extreme heat in Southern

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• </c> additional support to Customs and Border additional support to Customs and Border Protection,<02
• The 101st Airborne now has several thousand of its troops deployed to the southern border.
• border to our eastern flank.
• </c> confronting threats from our southern confronting threats from our southern border<05:00:12.160>
• </c> which uh today is a site uh in southern which uh today is a site uh in southern New<05:27:31.040

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

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• About 1.25 miles of trail on the southern end.
• Counterparts on the other side of the border.
• -Mexico border. Second largest port of entry on the entire U.S.-Mexico border.
• I grew up in the Rio Grande Valley along the border, and back then, if you lived on the border, you needed
• border where?

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• I have a arbitrary political border.
• </c><00:35:53.040><c> is</c> feet over the Canadian border is feet over the Canadian border is inherently
• I live eight miles from the border.
• I live eight miles from the border.
• I'm sure we'll be shorter on you as we go along. border to be manufactured border to be manufactured

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• In my 18-year career in Southern Arizona, I've taken care of thousands and thousands of patients with
• to hold three public meetings in each of the largest metropolitan areas of northern, central, and southern

Bills: SB1051, SB1114, SB1115, SB1122, SB1132, SB1162, SB1169, SB1171, SB1172, SB1173, SB1174, SB1175, SB1179, SB1188, SB1233, SB1236, SB1242, SB1316, SB1368

Keywords: SB1051, Arizona hospitals, immigration status, patient intake, admission forms, registration forms, health care reporting, uncompensated care, emergency department, lawfully present, undocumented immigrants, noncitizen patients, hospital funding, Arizona Department of Health Services, ADHS, border security, health care institutions, patient privacy, medical access, immigration policy

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• The other six would be reserved for cities in southern Santa Cruz County, such as where I represent,
• the border every single day, a majority of them to work, but some to visit our region—experience.
• , simply because they drove instead of flying across the border.
• , simply because they drove instead of flying across the border.
• down in Southern California.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• , Salem, you know, all on the southern border—they place there not by accident.
• <00:38:04.839><c> rooms</c><00:38:05.480><c> Nash</c> southern rooms Nash southern rooms Nash Salem<00
• </c> Salem you know all on the southern Salem you know all on the southern border<00:38:09.560><c> they
• No, this is a hypothetical. ...Border, one in Lebanon, on the border, Salem, on the border, two on the
• border, like Portsmouth on the border.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard a budget presentation from New Hampshire Lottery Director Charlie McIntyre and CFO Jim Durus. McIntyre said the Lottery has more than tripled its return to the Education Trust Fund since 2011, from $62 million to $207 million in FY 24, while keeping expenses relatively flat over time. He explained that the Lottery operates like a business, is heavily audited, and that the governor’s budget raises the FY 26-27 revenue estimate to $185 million, up about $12 million annually from prior estimates. He attributed FY 24’s unusually strong results to record Powerball sales driven by a spike in billion-dollar jackpots tied to higher interest rates, and said scratch tickets still make up most gross sales, though Powerball is the highest-margin product. Members questioned the Lottery about the difference between gross revenue and profit, the steep rise in operating expenses, and the reasons for requested budget increases. McIntyre said the main drivers were payroll, benefits, advertising, added regulatory responsibilities from expanded gaming, and a new Salesforce customer-tracking system. He also described requested capital needs, including an outdated security system, building access and ADA improvements, and upgrades to the front office for employee safety. He said the security system is still running on an old Windows 7-based setup and that the requested upgrade would modernize cameras and add redundancy. The discussion also covered staffing and gaming expansion. McIntyre said the Lottery has 84 employees including three commissioners, with 13 funded vacancies, and that it plans to fill positions as two new gaming rooms come online in Rochester and Derry. He said the Lottery’s revenue estimates were revised upward because sports betting in Massachusetts had less impact than expected and historic horse racing machines have been more profitable than forecast. He also explained the governor’s proposal to shift historic horse racing toward slot-style machines, saying the physical machines would look largely the same but the content and math would change, and that the state’s revenue share would increase under the proposal. No votes were taken; the committee mainly asked questions and received explanations about the Lottery’s budget and revenue assumptions.

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• in southern Arizona.
• in southern Arizona.
• in southern Arizona.
• in southern Arizona.
• in southern Arizona.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Uh, the next one I wanted was, and I like that you guys had number 5 for uh federal and military border
• And I think where I'll leave it is um the proposed borderplex digital um campus down on the southern
• border.
• border would be awesome.
• Being down in the southern part of the state, Madam Chair, I looked at the border, uh, industrial complex

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• The United States accounts for 60% of our tourism, with Arizona, Southern California, New Mexico, and
• 5% growth rate, we have been recognized as Arizona's beach, just 90 kilometers by road from the southern
• border between Arizona and Sonora.
• Just 90 kilometers by road from the southern border between Arizona and Sonora, more than 400,000 vehicles
• I have seen the kind of cross-border integration that creates a vibrant international community.

Summary: The Committee on International Trade heard a presentation from Alan Renteria, a Puerto Peñasco council member and chamber president, who promoted Rocky Point as a major tourism destination and binational partner for Arizona. He highlighted tourism, cross-border visitation, safety coordination, and possible commercial opportunities, including discussion of a future cruise port or cargo port, border improvements, and the continued importance of fishing and shrimp to the local economy. Members responded with personal comments about travel, student field work, and medical volunteer clinics in Puerto Peñasco, and Renteria offered to serve as a liaison for Arizona offices dealing with visitor or property issues. The committee then considered a series of Arizona Commerce Authority oversight bills. HB 2746 was removed from the agenda. HB 2751 would continue the Arizona Competes fund and subject its use to legislative appropriations; supporters said it would add balance and oversight, while an Arizona Free Enterprise Club representative opposed it, arguing the fund lacked accountability and should be repealed or tightly restricted. The bill passed on a due-pass recommendation. HB 2752 would move authority over trade offices from the ACA board to legislative appropriation and require annual reporting to JLBC; it also passed, with several members saying the legislature needed a stronger role in trade-office decisions. Finally, HB 2753, as amended, would add ex-officio members to the ACA board, including the chairs of the Senate Finance Committee and House International Trade Committee, plus ranking minority members or their designees. The committee adopted an amendment expanding minority-party participation and then passed the bill as amended. Throughout the debate, members emphasized that the measures were intended to increase legislative oversight and communication with the Commerce Authority rather than oppose the agency outright. The committee adjourned after approving HB 2751, HB 2752, and HB 2753 as amended.

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• This session, she has covered Border Security and State Affairs Committees for our office.
• By studying law at Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law through TLIP, he's now
• National security starts at our borders.
• the border areas. to smuggle illegal items into Texas.
• HCR 40 to Border Security. HCR 76 to Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs.

Bills: SJR60, SB203, SB317, SB397, SB511, SB524, SB731, SB781, SB801, SB867, SB1071, SB1232, SB1319, SB1444, SB1483, SB1633, SB1798, SB1944, SB1978, SB2082, SB2233, SB2363, SB2603, SB2607, SB2717, SB2797, SB2841, SB2919, SB2928, SB2969, SB3038, SB3063, HB102, HB107, HB130, HB132, HB148, HB647, HB668, HB677, HB694, HB748, HB754, HB923, HB1193, HB1240, HB1318, HB1397, HB1584, HB1639, HB1875, HB1893, HB1922, HB2071, HB2187, HB2254, HB2350, HB2510, HB2513, HB2516, HB2522, HB2559, HB2712, HB2713, HB2733, HB2775, HB2788, HB2789, HB2894, HB2960, HB3033, HB3126, HB3211, HB3370, HB3376, HB3751, HB3805, HB3810, HB4187, HB4219, HB4238, HB4273, HB4325, HB4344, HB4384, HB4506, HB4529, HB4643, HB4753, HB4783, HB4850, HB4885, HB5342, HB5424, HB5560, HCR90, HCR98, SJR5, SJR34, SB9, SB27, SB40, SB458, SB482, SB493, SB529, SB541, SB693, SB841, SB843, SB912, SB963, SB1173, SB1241, SB1350, SB1383, SB1388, SB1559, SB1646, SB1734, SB1789, SB1833, SB1883, SB1951, SB1968, SB2143, SB2544, SB1, SB17, SB260, SB509, SB1506, SB1637, SB1833, SB2308, HB2525, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SJR60, SCR12, SCR39, SB2023, SB511, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB810, SB1505, SB583, SB507, SB1434, SB1772, SB2016, SB1122, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB1882, SB393, SB1791, SB209, SB2429, SB1085, SB1975, SB2717, SB1262, SB636, SB2056, SB884, SB1200, SB1845, SB2458, SB801, SB3014, SB3013, SB758, SB2797, SB2076, SB2876, SB1640, SB1449, SB1181, SB1234, SB2926, SB2841, SB1528, SB1854, SB317, SB1250, SB2082, SB1237, SB2819, SB629, SB2608, SB1602, SB2009, SB867, SB640, SB1698, SB2680, SB913, SB1071, SB1086, SB1087, SB1483, SB1444, SB1553, SB1556, SB1703, SB2133, SB2297, SB2298, SB2622, SB2955, SB2334, SB1367, SB2044, SB2363, SB2565, SB1888, SB3036, SB3057, SB3043, SB3063, SB3035, SB203, SB2688, SB2522, SB2459, SB2655, SB2251, SB1884, SB2928, SB2566, SB1749, SB2549, SB2553, SB2919, SB1944, SB1232, SB1798, SB2603, SB2607, SB2233, SB2683, SB1319, SB1978, SB3038, SB3045, SB1633, SB1538, SB719, SB3071, SB3065, HJR34, HB1393, HB26, HB3810, HB388, HB2712, HB1633, HB685, HB4753, HB762, HB2286, HB1606, HB132, HB1458, HB1240, HB2788, HB2791, HB3146, HB1893, HB4850, HB4187, HB1397, HB3751, HB2061, HB647, HB2522, HB4738, HB3033, HB2563, HB128, HB581, HB766, HB2259, HB2358, HB4384, HB748, HB793, HB1734, HB2340, HB2350, HB3104, HB5180, HB1584, HB4219, HB3806, HB3804, HB3803, HB1522, HB3597, HB1612, HB4224, HB1314, HB2254, HB4643, HB1237, HB3126, HB2856, HB3114, HB3505, HB4205, HB5652, HB3687, HB5424, HB4506, HB3370, HB2025, HB4273, HB3395, HB3376, HB2733, HB2495, HB4325, HB2071, HB2510, HB138, HB18, HB107, HB694, HB923, HB1639, HB1700, HB2187, HB3211, HB4529, HB4655, HB5342, HB2516, HB4783, HB1894, HB1965, HB102, HB300, HB1875, HB2513, HB2713, HB39, HB114, HB24, HB3088, HB4163, HB3479, HB2842, HB519, HB609, HB1275, HB1592, HB3348, HB120, HB6, HB247, HB1533, HB2421, HB2273, HB2464, HB2011, HB3575, HB3788, HB4370, HB4809, HB5057, HB5084, HB5534, HB5668, HB3424, HB2715, HB2564, HB2760, HB2765, HB2898, HB3260, HB3800, HB4396, HB5195, HB4341, HB43, HB5686, HCR90, HCR98, SJR60, SB1633, SB2233, HB102, HB107, HB132, HB694, HB923, HB1639, HB1875, HB1893, HB2071, HB2187, HB2510, HB2513, HB2522, HB2733, HB2788, HB3033, HB3211, HB3370, HB3376, HB3751, HB3810, HB4187, HB4219, HB4273, HB4325, HB4506, HB4529, HB4643, HB4753, HB4783, HB4850, HB5342, HB5424, SB511, SB1978, SR533, SR554, HCR90, HCR98, HCR144, SJR34, SB529, SB541, SB693, SB1173, SB1646, SB1734, SB1833, SB3074, HB1233, HB1285, HB1828, HB1876, HB2091, HB2301, HB2725, HB3063, HB3177, HB3483, HB4662, HB5606, HCR9, HCR10, HCR40, HCR76, HCR118, HCR127, HCR135, HCR141, SB3074, HB1233, HB1285, HB1828, HB1876, HB2091, HB2301, HB2725, HB3063, HB3177, HB3483, HB4662, HB5606, HCR9, HCR10, HCR40, HCR76, HCR118, HCR127, HCR135, HCR141

Keywords: SJR 60, Texas constitutional amendment, property tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, rainwater harvesting, graywater system, water conservation, water reuse, residential tax incentive, local government finance, county commissioners court, appraisal value, environmental incentive, November 2025 ballot, Article VIII, tax relief, student privacy, numerical class rank, education policy, academic programs

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• </c> grows on the wrong side of the border. grows on the wrong side of the border.
• And a what's right across the border.
• I live eight miles from the border.
• I live eight miles from the border.
• I live eight miles from the border.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 497, a technical correction to last year’s capital budget. Shannon Reid of the Community College System of New Hampshire explained that the bill removes leftover state-agency boilerplate from a repurposed capital appropriation and replaces it with community college language, without changing any dollar amounts. She also described a requested amendment to rename a respiratory therapy renovation appropriation at Nashua Community College as an allied health instructional center, so the space can be used more flexibly for programs such as phlebotomy, radiologic technology, and LNA training. Terry Poff of the General Court then testified on the second part of the bill, which changes legislative space references to support the move of General Court offices from the second floor to the fourth floor of the annex as part of the legislative office building reconfiguration. Members asked whether the community college changes affected funding, and Reid confirmed the amounts do not change and that the bill simply speeds up a correction that otherwise would have been handled later in the lapse process. Poff said the annex space change is part of a permanent transition, though the work cannot proceed until the General Court has legal control of the space. The committee then entered executive session, adopted Amendment 1031H on a 12-0 vote, and voted ought to pass as amended on SB 497 by a 12-0 vote, with several members absent. The bill was placed on the consent calendar. The committee next opened a hearing on Senate Bill 529FN, which would give preference to lumber sourced in the United States on state-funded building projects. Representative Davis, introducing the bill for Senator Roachford, argued that New Hampshire timber is disadvantaged by grading rules that treat U.S. lumber differently from Canadian SPF lumber, even when the wood is from similar species and climates. He said the bill is intended to support New Hampshire’s timber industry and that architects and engineers would still be able to specify stronger materials when needed. Committee members questioned whether the bill should instead refer specifically to New Hampshire lumber, how it would be enforced, and what the cost impact would be. Davis and later witness Mike Olette said the issue is tied to industry grading standards rather than a government code, that the bill is meant to create a preference rather than a mandate, and that price differences are hard to pin down because lumber is a commodity. Olette, who lives near the border, testified that New Hampshire logs are often sent to Canada for milling and then return under a different grade, which he said puts New Hampshire loggers and mills at an economic disadvantage.

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• For the last four years we've had a wide-open southern border thanks to the policies of the Biden administration
• This is a direct result of the wide open southern border policy that Joe Biden had.
• So, number one, I think supporting what's taking place right now on the southern border and making sure
• we have strong border security so we can prevent the fentanyl from coming into the country.
• border?

Keywords: national security, intelligence community, Aaron Lucas, Joe Kent, John Eisenberg, China threat, terrorism, collaboration, oversight, intelligence capabilities

Summary: The committee meeting centered around significant discussions regarding national security and intelligence community leadership. Notably, nominees Aaron Lucas for Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, Joe Kent for Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, and John Eisenberg for Assistant Attorney General for National Security were introduced. Concerns were raised about the current state of U.S. intelligence capabilities, particularly in relation to threats posed by foreign adversaries such as China and ongoing risks from terrorism. The dialogue emphasized the necessity for robust oversight and the importance of collaboration within the intelligence community, as well as with international allies, to ensure effective security measures are in place.