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• Scott, will each control 30 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Michigan.
• , We do this with sensible cost controls, We do this with sensible cost controls, income<02:30:24.800
• When the courts can't control him and when his party won't control him, then the only remedy left is
• Yes, he has control over my colleagues on the other side of the aisle.
• , people from south of the border, people from south of the border, people<03:25:46.239> from<

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, December 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• others that come, because we have other performances and other things that come from outside our borders
• <00:14:36.960> Thank borders. And so, this is good. Thank borders. And so, this is good.
• Living just across the border, I have seen untrained individuals come to Iowa and share stories, and
• The first: a pregnant woman sought massage for swelling and headaches. just across the border, I have
• seen just across the border, I have seen untrained<00:27:51.080> individuals<00:27:51.760>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• things that are coming on as the state, as we look at transferring elk feed grounds over to state control
• things that are coming on as the state, as we look at transferring elk feed grounds over to state control
• things that are coming on as the state, as we look at transferring elk feed grounds over to state control
• that may have over to um state control that may have that<01:00:54.240> may<01:00:54.400>
• you're losing control where these when<01:53:13.920> you<01:53:14.159> when<01:53:14.400

Keywords: 916, all

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• Assembly Bill 2380 by Assembly Member Papin, an act relating to pest control.
• So this bill is about allowing boards of supervisors to raise the fees of pest control services.
• It is out of control, and it's because this legislature passed a bad bill about...
• It is out of control, and it's because this legislature passed a bad bill about two or three years ago
• that took best practice tools out of the hands of pest control companies.

Summary: The Assembly met in session after a quorum call, heard a prayer and pledge, and then moved through a large daily file of bills and resolutions. Early procedural motions were adopted, including re-referrals and a motion to allow the Appropriations Committee to notice SB 73, which passed 46-15. Members also introduced several guests, including young legislators, schoolchildren, a championship girls’ basketball team, realtors, and CASA advocates. On the floor, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 1389, a tribal gaming compact urgency bill for the Yurok Tribe, which passed 55-0 on the urgency and measure. The body then passed a series of bills on topics including trespass enforcement (AB 1632), pest control fees (AB 2380), county investment authority (AB 2080), pupil achievement gap reporting (AB 2149), transit board stipends (AB 1625), e-filing for workplace violence restraining orders (AB 2179), election eligibility restrictions for registered sex offenders (AB 2753), juvenile firearm possession and deferred entry of judgment (AB 2636), court access and First Amendment issues (AB 1544), physician medical record integrity (AB 1637), forced marriage protections (AB 2534), and local authority to restrict under-12 e-bike use in San Mateo County (AB 2595). Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, with votes ranging from 53-0 to 63-0. The Assembly also adopted ACR 173, reaffirming California’s sister-state relationship with Jalisco, Mexico, after adding 50 coauthors. Later, it adopted ACR 163 designating May as Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month after extensive testimony from the author and multiple caucus members emphasizing the crisis, data gaps, tribal sovereignty, and the need for more resources and action; 64 coauthors were added before the resolution passed by voice vote. The chamber likewise adopted ACR 180 designating Compost Awareness Week and ACR 182 establishing Youth Mental Health Awareness Week, both after coauthor roll calls and voice votes. The day concluded with urgent action on AB 108, which provides up to $25 million in one-time emergency bridge funding for distressed hospitals facing imminent closure. Members from both parties spoke in support, citing rural access, prior hospital closures, and the need to protect community health care; the bill passed 59-0 and was sent to the Governor immediately. The Assembly then handled consent calendar items, heard an adjournment in memory for labor leader Larry Mazzola Sr., and adjourned until Monday, May 11 at 1 p.m.

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• be used for whichever party is control be used for whichever party is control in<00:39:01.200>
• > your<00:39:03.000> words<00:39:03.319> were in control by saying and your words
• up for whichever party is in control up for whichever party is in control quite<00:39:11.880>
• the more local control the closer we<01:06:46.799> get<01:06:47.000> to<01:06:47.200><
• having it pass over the borders having it pass over the borders there<01:35:24.800> are<01

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And I failed to mention another Western Mass colleague that's here, Representative Smola, who borders
• And I failed to mention another Western Mass colleague that's here, Representative Smola, who borders
• transparency and oversight so we can understand when there is that private equity investment or taking control
• You're going to have enough of that under control with the new law. Is that a yes?

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard budget testimony from Department of Mental Health Commissioner Brooke Doyle, who said DMH serves about 29,000 people and is facing rising demand, higher operating costs, and uncertainty about federal funding. She explained that the FY26 budget prioritizes fully funding the state-operated inpatient system, which is at 100% occupancy and often serves people transferred from Bridgewater State Hospital, while making reductions in other areas to balance the budget. Those reductions include a 50% cut to case managers, a pause on closing the Pocasset unit pending a working group on Cape access, and changes to youth and contracted services such as right-sizing IRTP and CIRT, reducing Youth PACT from seven teams to three, scaling back flex and jail diversion grants as ARPA funds wind down, and preserving the behavioral health helpline and community-based crisis services. Members from Western Massachusetts and the Cape raised concerns about access, staffing, and the impact of cuts, and Doyle said the department would continue operating IRTP services, improve the referral process, and work with stakeholders on the Pocasset review and other access issues. The committee also discussed school-based mental health, 988, loan forgiveness for workforce recruitment, and the role of co-response programs for law enforcement. Secretary Robin Lipson then testified for the Executive Office of Aging and Independence, describing a proposed FY26 budget increase of about 21% to support councils on aging, home care, elder abuse investigations, caregiver support, care transitions, and nutrition programs. She said the agency is managing rising demand, especially from the growing 80-plus population, and noted uncertainty around federal Older Americans Act funding after the federal disbursement agency was disbanded. To control costs, the office will manage intake and caseload growth in a fully state-funded home care program, but current clients will not lose services. Lipson also highlighted a new $1 million line item for local mini-grants to support age-friendly initiatives. In questions, members focused on elder scams, and Lipson said scams are increasing and the agency is working with banks, district attorneys, and public awareness campaigns. The Health Policy Commission’s Executive Director David Seltz presented the agency’s FY26 request and said the biggest challenge is health care affordability, with family premiums near $29,000 annually and many residents delaying care because of cost. He emphasized that recent legislation significantly expands HPC’s role through a new Office of Pharmaceutical Policy and Analysis, which will examine the drug supply chain and pricing, and a new Office of Health Resource Planning, which will support statewide planning around closures and access gaps. The new law also creates task forces on maternal health access and primary care, and adds transparency and oversight for private equity in health care. Members asked about pharmaceutical costs, GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, 340B, and maternal health closures; Seltz said the data show rapid growth in GLP-1 spending and that the new offices will help the state better understand cost drivers and access problems. The Center for Health Information and Analysis then began its testimony, describing its role as the state’s data hub for health care spending, utilization, quality, and affordability analysis.

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• skywriter on standby and have them flying around the sky like they do in Southern California, saying, 'Control
• Most of our calls are medical in need, but we do border state and national parks.
• Most of our calls are medical in need, but we do border state and national parks with lots of fuel load
• .resources to cut the vegetation along that critical evacuation corridor and potentially a future control

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The hearing focused on lessons from the 2017 Tubbs Fire and how Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, and state partners have changed wildfire prevention, recovery, and rebuilding practices since then. Opening remarks emphasized that catastrophic wildfire is now a statewide issue, that California has shifted more toward prevention and resilience, and that Sonoma County’s recovery has become a model for other communities. Panelists included fire, water, permitting, community recovery, and insurance experts, who described how local experience has informed broader policy discussions. Santa Rosa fire and city officials described major changes in prevention and preparedness, including stronger public education, a vegetation management ordinance, an ignition-free/Zone Zero approach, and more detailed community wildfire protection planning. They said these efforts helped reduce damage in later fires, such as the Glass Fire, and noted ongoing challenges with prescribed burning, smoke management, grant delays, and maintaining vegetation treatments over time. Santa Rosa Water described improvements in regional coordination, backup power, generator redesign, and wildfire contamination response protocols after the city became the first utility to identify wildfire-related contamination in its water system. Community recovery leaders stressed the importance of block captain networks, neighborhood organization, and trusted local information in helping residents rebuild and avoid fraud. They argued for more formal support, training, and funding for block captain programs, as well as better long-term financing for local mitigation work and utility upgrades. Permit Sonoma officials said the county tried to balance speed and safety in rebuilding by streamlining permits, reducing fees, and helping residents rebuild to stronger standards, though they noted the loss of a major BRIC grant has slowed home-hardening outreach. Insurance advocate Amy Bach said wildfire risk reduction is increasingly influencing insurer behavior, with some companies offering discounts or more favorable treatment for Firewise communities and homes meeting wildfire-prepared standards. She urged continued funding for mitigation grants, better disclosure when insurers use aerial imagery to non-renew policies, and caution against removing wildfire coverage from standard homeowners policies. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken in the hearing; it was an informational discussion intended to gather testimony and policy recommendations.

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• These nuclear verdicts, out of control, those types of things.
• report that you had, or was this with regards to the share of hospitals that are private equity controlled
• You all know this, the borders of El Paso, Texas, with the change.
• And into Santa Teresa, where there is women's reproductive care provided right on the border, right?

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• independent agency uh exercises functions independently of the department and without approval or control
• and, and failed to meet their responsibility and um protecting children in their um custody and Um, control
• But brought up the border issues, um, the jurisdictional issues that may be arising with the federal
• declaration on the southern border, so if we're gonna be in your hometown, that might be something interesting

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• c> violence which does not stop at violence which does not stop at international<00:16:26.240> borders
• c><00:16:27.680> Canada<00:16:28.160> orders<00:16:28.480> for international borders
• Canada orders for international borders.
• Patrol able to talk Customs and Border Patrol able to talk to<01:14:13.440> the<01:14:13.679>
• House File 16 would encourage arresting people in the controlled environment of a jail.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Kentucky will do very well in cross-border shopping over the next couple years if that goes into place
• So, um, anyway, it would be a big increase in business for those grocery stores in the border counties
• on the the those uh those grocery stores on the the in<00:13:37.200> the<00:13:37.360> border
• Kentucky borders nine states. There are many rural areas.
• Kentucky borders nine nutrition experts.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee approved the minutes unanimously and then heard extended testimony from Senator Jimmy Higdon, who reflected on Kentucky’s 2011 childhood obesity task force and said the state’s childhood obesity problem has worsened since then. He described prior recommendations from that task force, including more physical education, nutrition education, classroom-based physical activity, complete streets, bike lanes, sidewalks, and safe routes to school. Higdon also argued that government programs have contributed to obesity and drug abuse, focusing especially on SNAP and Medicaid, and said he has long advocated for a waiver to distribute SNAP benefits twice a month rather than once a month. Higdon said SNAP fraud and abuse are significant, claiming some recipients sell benefits and some retailers bend the rules on eligible purchases. He also said spreading benefits through the month could help families keep fresh food in the home and stabilize grocery store business, especially in food deserts and rural areas. In response to questions, he said he would not support allowing hot prepared foods under SNAP, though he said a grocery-store produce incentive similar to the farmers market match could be beneficial if structured separately. He also said the WIC program is a model for how SNAP could be better administered. Members thanked Higdon for his service and discussed whether the issue is food insecurity or poor nutrition. Senator Douglas emphasized adding stronger guardrails to nutrition-related programs, and Representative Proctor asked about the challenges of operating grocery stores in rural areas and food deserts. Higdon said independent grocers face thin margins, competition, and cyclical market pressures, and that SNAP distribution patterns can worsen those challenges. After Higdon’s testimony, the committee heard from Ann Cressilious, a registered dietitian with the Kentucky Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, who began a presentation on the profession and on efforts to improve nutrition and access to nutrition information in Kentucky.

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• AND SUBSEQUENTLY ENACTED SEVERAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS RELATING TO IMMIGRATION, INCLUDING SECURING OUR BORDERS
• ADDITIONAL SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SUPPORT POSITIONS TO ENHANCE INTERDICTION ACTIVITIES AND PROTECT THE BORDERS
• ADDITIONAL SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SUPPORT POSITIONS TO ENHANCE INTERDICTION ACTIVITIES AND PROTECT THE BORDERS
• IN TOTAL, THIS LEGISLATION RIGOROUSLY IMPLEMENTS PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PLAN TO SECURE OUR BORDER AND PROTECT

Bills: SJR36, SJR2, SB4, SR45, SR47, SR63, SR66, SR70, SR85, SCR14, SB10, SB11, SB10, SB11

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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• They disenfranchised 990,000 voters in Strafford County who had the right and the ability to control
• They disenfranchised 990,000 voters in Strafford County who had the right and the ability to control
• I represent from the Canadian border all the way down to the University of New Hampshire and Durham,
• There were three bills that sought to restrict, control, or tax forest carbon programs, and one bill
• or tax um car Forest restrict control or tax um car Forest carbon<04:23:31.319> programs<04:23

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The US saw this as the southern border.
• Chair, Representative, I can speak to overall migration to and from border states.
• Chair, Representative, I can speak to overall migration to and from border states.
• That's where most people border states.
• , um the incidents at the southern border, um the incidents at the southern border, you<00:42:11.760

Bills: HF3004, HF3663

Keywords: workforce development, youth employment, internships, mentoring, job opportunities, digital platform, online portal, career pathways, youth workforce, employment and economic development, DEED, general fund appropriation, nonprofit grant, social media outreach, digital outreach, workforce opportunities, teen jobs, young adults, career exploration, Minnesota youth

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• If you remember, at that time, Jimmy Carter was considering taking price controls off energy.
• Taking off the price controls on energy. And so we went, and she did all the talking.
• Later, Jimmy Carter took off the price controls on energy.
• You're saying that takes away local control? Mr.
• Senate Bill 13 is the ultimate local control for our kids. Texas, I move passage.

Bills: SB15, SB646, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1610, SB1362, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB2972, SB973, SB865, SB506, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB974, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB857, SB2501, SB66, SB268, SB331, SB1302, SB519, SB2807, SB13, SB7, SB1718, SB1567, SB1233, SB413, SB2177, SB30, SB2024, SJR1, SCR27, SB2018, SB1580, SB2121, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1596, SB2753, SB2221, SB1719, SCR9, SB204, SB437, SB568, SB612, SB672, SB710, SB823, SB876, SB904, SB905, SB968, SB1084, SB1207, SB1230, SB1313, SB1504, SB1790, SB2232, SB2366, SB2367, SB2398, SB2515, SB2520, SB2589, SB2786, SB2790, SB3048, SB3050, SB3052, SB3053, SB3056, SB3029, SCR3, SCR18, SCR30, HCR146, HCR148, HCR149, HCR153, HCR155, HCR157, HB5560, HB762, HB1584, HB 107, HB 114, HB138, HB4386, HB2495, HB581, HB3348, HB5323, HB4341, HB6, HB2712, HB171, HB3153, HB143, HB2688, HB3464, HB449, HB3486, HB4263, HB2, HB1522, HB24, HB 1237, HB2637, HB3126, HB3233, HB4310, HB3487, HCR9, HB5331, HB1397, HB163, HB3250, HB3071, HB3463, HB5033, HB35, HB3824, HB216, HB4226, HB3512, HB18, HB5154, HB 103, HB851, HB647, HB4520, HB3016, HB2313, HB2818, HB2851, HB4486, HB4264, HB1500, HB5081, HB2974, HB2080, HB4384, HB5659, HB493, HB4903, HB2516, HB4488, HB4530, HB3689, HB145, HB43, HB5247, HB2221, HB5671, HB700, HB3711, HB 120, SB17, SB1637, SB1833, SB2155, SB21, SB2778, SB379

Keywords: SB 15, Texas Local Government Code, zoning preemption, housing affordability, small lots, lot size, lot density, single-family zoning, residential subdivision, municipal land use, local control, state preemption, parking requirements, setbacks, infill development, missing middle housing, lot width, lot depth, homebuilders, housing supply

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• After Jordan took control of the Old City of Jerusalem, Jews were expelled.
• So again, this bill doesn't draw borders, doesn't deny or recognize statehood.
• Lucie County Mosquito Control District, St. Lucie County.
• Lucie County Mosquito Control District, St. Lucie County.
• Lucie County Mosquito Control District, St. Lucie County. Are there any amendments?

Summary: The House convened with prayer, moments of silence for former member Terry Fields and the Parkland victims, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of guests and visitors. The chamber then adopted the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report setting the day’s calendar and debate times. The main measure taken up was HB 1119, relating to materials harmful to minors in public schools and charter schools, which the sponsor described as a clarification of existing law to keep pornographic or sexually explicit material away from minors and to give districts clearer standards for review and objection processes. The bill drew extensive debate over constitutional concerns, local control, litigation risk, and the scope of the definition of “harmful to minors.” Members supporting the bill argued it was needed to close loopholes and protect children, while opponents warned it could lead to overbroad book removals, conflict with federal court rulings, and costly lawsuits. A series of amendments sought to narrow or redirect the bill: proposals by Gant, Aristide, Bartleman, Eskamani, Nixon, Rainer, Woodson, and Harris would have preserved literary value review, protected educational and abuse-prevention materials, exempted LGBTQ-inclusive books, limited objections, preserved funding for districts, or delayed enforcement during ongoing litigation. Supporters of the amendments framed them as protecting parental choice, academic value, student safety, and district finances; opponents said they would weaken the bill’s child-protection purpose. All of the amendments failed. After the amendment process, the House waived rules, read HB 1119 a third time by title, and entered structured debate on final passage. Debate continued along the same lines, with opponents emphasizing book removals, First Amendment concerns, and the impact on students and schools, and supporters reiterating that the bill was intended to prevent minors from accessing obscene material. The transcript provided ends during structured debate and does not include the final vote on HB 1119.

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• Locals have less control under state law if it's a classroom versus housing.
• make it more like classroom reviews, which means local control in many respects is eviscerated.
• Taking local control away, less local control, I don't think is something that my constituents would
• The control is local. Right.
• “You know, the bigger problem is the tuition costs are out of control.

Summary: The committee first adopted its 2025-26 rules on a 7-0 roll call, then approved three consent items—AB 88, AB 240, and AB 313—on a due-pass motion to Appropriations. The hearing then moved to AB 648, which would give community college districts the same zoning authority as the UC and CSU systems to build student and staff housing on property they own or lease. The author and supporters argued the bill would help address severe housing insecurity and homelessness among community college students, while opponents and some members raised concerns about local control, zoning exemptions, and the impact on nearby communities. AB 648 passed the committee on a 5-2 vote and was sent to the Local Government Committee. The committee next heard AB 466, which would require California Community Colleges and CSU campuses to provide organ and tissue donor registry information during student orientation, and request UC campuses to do the same. Supporters shared personal stories about transplants and donation, saying college orientation is a good opportunity to increase registrations. Some members worried about information overload during orientation and suggested campuses have flexibility in how they present the material, but the bill advanced on a unanimous 7-0 vote to Appropriations. AB 326 followed, proposing campus-by-campus external audits of the CSU every three years and public release of the audits. The author, faculty supporters, and a student argued that systemwide audits do not provide enough transparency about how money is spent at individual campuses, citing examples of financial mismanagement and fee increases. CSU opposed the bill, saying it already conducts annual consolidated external audits and that campus-level audits would add cost without added benefit. After extensive discussion about transparency, audit scope, and implementation, the bill passed 6-1 to Appropriations. The committee then took up AB 335, which would create a California Black-Serving Institution Grant Program to support Black student success and broader underserved student services; supporters emphasized persistent equity gaps and low completion rates, while an opponent argued the bill needed to be carefully amended to comply with Proposition 209 and equal protection requirements. The transcript ends during that item’s discussion, before a final vote is shown.

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• <01:21:24.320> controllers<01:21:24.960> quarterback<01:21:25.600> movement control
• controllers quarterback movement control controllers quarterback movement and<01:21:26.400> are
• addition, Deloo air traffic controllers addition, Deloo air traffic controllers assist<01:21:31.760
• And so, um, found another source of funding that the legislature kind of dictates and controls.
• So again, I to do more local control.

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• <01:09:40.839> financing there is Northern Border financing there is Northern Border financing
• <01:48:59.840> It every level of local control failed.
• It every level of local control failed.
• people really value their local control. people really value their local control.
• They really value that local control They really value that local control because<01:58:36.920><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• cities that join the in in the border cities that join the National<00:47:00.560> Guard<00:47
• On the border cities one, I know Senator Rest probably was going to say this next, or I know it's in
• Modernizing the uses of what the activities can be that are supported by the border cities legislation
• Um, this bill is a border cities modernizing bill, and that's a theme through a number of our bills,
• Modernizing the uses of what the activities can be that are supported by the border cities legislation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all