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• Investing in water infrastructure today is critical.
• Or aging infrastructure, or some combination of both upgrading facilities.
• Madam Chair, Senator, it is primarily aging infrastructure and cost. of infrastructure improvements.
• Russell, whenever we're talking about the aging infrastructure, the cost of the infrastructure now, whenever
• Sometimes working with Homeland Security, though, is something else.

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• Speaker, I move that the House grant permission for the Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety
• Go to supporting border security efforts through the local border security program or Operation Lone
• our borders, the most important mission that we have been given to us by our voters.
• It typically occurs in a psychiatric hospital or secure treatment facility.
• About border security and the cartels: well, guess what you do when you make something illegal?

Bills: SB31, SB33, SB20, SB217, SB264, SB269, SB650, SB681, SB528, SB502, SB740, SB916, SB995, SB10, SB2581, SB2570, SB3031, SB24, SB379, SB1171, SB1121, SB1120, SB1061, SB1036, SB1019, SB890, SB11, SB868, SB1188, SB1254, SB2778, SB2543, SB2443, SB1333, SB1259, SB1401, SB1404, SB2139, SB2165, SB2237, SB2268, SB1202, SB1198, SB1212, SB1451, SB1470, SB1498, SB965, SB1547, SB1667, SB1818, SB1902, SB2129, SB2078, SB2069, SB1737, SB1589, SB1318, SB387, SB1150, SB1574, SB2127, SB3034, SB860, SB1278, SCR5, SCR32, SB4, SB23, SB1762, SB34, SB60, SB706, SB1814, SB1220, SB523, SB565, SB1253, SB840, SB764, SB2383, SB2155, SB1535, SB1423, SB1566, SB1804, SB1728, SB1816, SB1952, SB75, SB2068, SB1455, SB213, SB627, SB2037, SB670, SB896, SB917, SB1184, SB971, SB1255, SB1261, SB1283, SB991, SB1733, SB21, SB231, SB739, SB1252, SB1371, SB646, SB3, SCR27, SB552, SB1405, SB1948, SB243, SJR1, SB31, SB33, SB20, SB217, SB264, SB269, SB650, SB681, SB528, SB502, SB740, SB916, SB995, SB10, SB2581, SB2570, SB3031, SB24, SB379, SB1171, SB1121, SB1120, SB1061, SB1036, SB1019, SB890, SB11, SB868, SB1188, SB1254, SB2778, SB2543, SB2443, SB1333, SB1259, SB1401, SB1404, SB2139, SB2165, SB2237, SB2268, SB1202, SB1198, SB1212, SB1451, SB1470, SB1498, SB965, SB1547, SB1667, SB1818, SB1902, SB2129, SB2078, SB2069, SB1737, SB1589, SB1318, SB387, SB1150, SB1574, SB2127, SB3034, SB860, SB1278, SCR5, SCR32, SB546, SB647, SB648, SB1493, SB1709, SB2001, HB5669, HB3115, HB5655, HB5675, HB5689, HB5690, HB5653, HB3228, HB2802, HB45, HB1318, HB5560, HB2894, HB4344, HB2775, HB33, HB 12, HB148

Keywords: SB 31, Life of the Mother Act, Texas abortion law, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, unborn child, abortion exception, abortion ban, physician liability, health care liability claim, aiding and abetting, Texas Medical Board, State Bar of Texas, continuing medical education

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• These matters remind us how closely the committee's work is tied to what happens beyond our state borders
• These matters remind us how closely the committee's work is tied to what happens beyond our state borders
• These matters remind us how closely the committee's work is tied to what happens beyond our state borders
• , our education, our health care, and our Social Security.
• Perform the task of common security for all human beings.

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Summary: The hearing of the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs was opened by Chair Joe McGonagle and Vice Chair Senator Mike Rush, who noted that Chair John Velis was deployed with the Massachusetts National Guard. The chairs explained the hybrid format, three-minute testimony limit, live streaming, and filing deadlines, and said the committee would hear 11 House bills and eight Senate bills dealing with federal and overseas issues. Much of the hearing centered on competing resolutions about Article 5 constitutional conventions, along with related resolutions on D.C. statehood, child labor, Citizens United, and Cambodia. Supporters of H. 4692 and S. 284, a joint resolution to rescind all prior Massachusetts Article 5 convention applications, argued that old resolutions from the 1930s and 1970s could be used to count Massachusetts toward the 34-state threshold for calling a federal constitutional convention. Testifiers from Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, the ACLU, Reproductive Equity Now, labor groups, and others warned that a convention would have no clear rules, could not be reliably limited to specific topics, and could put civil rights, reproductive rights, labor protections, and other constitutional protections at risk. Several speakers also cited a recent federal lawsuit and said the safest course was to remove outdated applications from the books. A large opposing panel testified in support of H. 3888, a resolution calling for a Convention of States to propose amendments limiting federal power, imposing fiscal restraints, and establishing term limits. Supporters argued that Article 5 provides a lawful way to address federal overreach, debt, and congressional stagnation, and said the process would be limited by state applications and ratification by 38 states. Some committee members and witnesses raised concerns about a runaway convention, broad language in the resolution, and whether Congress could or should set rules for such a convention. Representative Gentile also testified in support of several related resolutions on overturning Citizens United, D.C. statehood, and the child labor amendment, while Representative Howard and Representative Tongue supported a Cambodia resolution condemning political oppression and urging free and fair elections. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

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• So think about, you know, the big ones and we'll get into more detail our Social Security, Medicare and
• The second biggest bucket are payroll taxes, and this is for Social Security and Medicare.
• About how much is coming in for Social Security at 1.26 trillion.
• exceed what we had budgeted for Medicare and again for Medicaid, income security programs.
• security, um, and, uh, border security kinds of issues included that are normally part of the annual

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• We have aging infrastructure and rising costs, and we've just been working through those based on prioritization
• We secured timber companies out there, a bunch of them in southeast Oklahoma.
• We successfully negotiated and renewed those in fiscal year 25, which would then secure 200,000 acres
• And Josh, you're from a district that's a border state or border with other states like myself.

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• Illegal border crossings are down 95%. Daily border encounters are down by 93%.
• It boosts Border Patrol and ICE agents on the front line with the largest border security investment
• It boosts Border Patrol and ICE agents on the front line with the largest border security investment
• It boosts Border Patrol and ICE agents on the front line with the largest border security investment
• It boosts Border Patrol and ICE agents on the front line with the largest border security investment

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

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• Alliance, which has been an effective deterrent at our northern border.
• Alliance which has been an border Alliance which has been an effective<00:10:05.320> deterrent
• it provides 2.5 million in border it provides 2.5 million in funding<00:10:10.120> for<00:10:
• , which in and of itself may not seem like much, but when you don't have adequate security, you can't
• <00:43:46.880> you<00:43:47.160> can't don't have adequate security you can't don't

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Summary: The Finance Committee heard a briefing from the governor on her recommended fiscal years 2026-2027 budget. She described it as a “recalibration” that reduces general fund spending by about $150 million from the prior budget, avoids tax increases, and aims to protect vulnerable residents while supporting the economy. She said the proposal addresses a projected current-biennium deficit, cites lower-than-expected revenues and off-budget spending, and includes a hiring freeze and other spending reductions. The governor also said the budget is built on current revenue estimates developed with the Department of Revenue Administration and the state’s chief economist. Major policy areas discussed included education, public safety, health and human services, housing, and workforce development. The governor said the budget increases spending on public education and special education, expands Education Freedom Accounts to public school students, funds a cell-phone-free classroom grant program, continues the community college tuition freeze, and supports workforce training. She also highlighted investments in the Group II retirement system for first responders, Northern Border Alliance and drug interdiction efforts, child advocacy and victim services, mental health services, developmental disability services with no wait list, and a streamlined housing permitting process with a 60-day review target. Committee members raised questions about the fiscal assumptions, the impact of possible federal funding changes, the Education Freedom Account expansion, dam infrastructure funding, and workforce issues such as state employee pay and vacant positions. The governor said the budget continues funding for federal programs currently assumed, and that she would advocate for block grants and other federal flexibility. On dams, administration officials said the budget includes about $13 million in capital funding, with possible fee increases under consideration. On staffing, the governor said the budget funds the previously bargained 12% state employee increase, includes eight position reductions tied to program changes, and would allow those employees to be rehired if openings arise. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.

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• good infrastructure for these companies, then they're not going to come here anyways.
• Yeah, being on the western border, that's kind of where I was just to be in their laws. They do.
• Yeah, being on the Western border, that's kind of where I was just to be competitive.
• on a border county.
• They're creating infrastructure going four different locations out of that substation.

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• that are in the border or in that<00:17:59.360> area.
• We have two that are in legislative security specialist.
• And we have 43 that are facility security officers.
• , renovation, maintenance, infrastructure, renovation, maintenance, infrastructure, energy<01:04:
• they rely upon to meet infrastructure they rely upon to meet their<01:14:24.680> missions.

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• , minimize cost to ratepayers, and ensure a resilient, reliable, and secure grid.
• Vertically integrated utilities are incentivized to build transmission and generation infrastructure
• Our energy infrastructure has stayed nearly the same for a century.
• <01:15:34.400> to our role as building infrastructure to our role as building infrastructure
• resistance and they're crossing borders resistance and they're crossing borders all<01:20:33.760

Bills: HF2986, HF3555

Keywords: virtual power plant, VPP, distributed energy resources, DER, demand response, load management, grid modernization, peak demand, peak shaving, battery storage, energy storage, solar photovoltaic, solar panels, electric vehicles, smart thermostats, heat pumps, aggregator, public utilities commission, PUC, rate recovery

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• In practice, criminal and legal aliens have been released by Border Patrol, and unfortunately, as a Border
• control of that border.
• And they'll end up calling a border patrol agent, depending if you're near a border county, or they could
• So I was going to be addressing the same thing here as border security.
• When they reach our borders...

Bills: HB36, HB75, HB76, HB166, HB799, HB 1135, HJR15, HJR16, HB36, HB75, HB76, HB166, HJR15, HJR16

Keywords: family violence, global positioning monitoring system, victim resources, electronic monitoring, protective orders, magistrate, criminal procedure, probable cause, written findings, law enforcement, bail bonds, bail fund, charitable bail fund, nonprofit bail organization, public funds, local government spending, political subdivision, county, city, taxpayer lawsuit

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• county revenues, adversely affecting funding for essential public services such as education, infrastructure
• Farr owns and runs the Farr International Bridge, one of 28 ports of entry along the Texas-Mexico border
• of Commerce knows how important this tomato suspension agreement is to Texas economy and the food security

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• and gender-affirming care services from the Commonwealth's Prescription Monitoring Program, and securing
• Having accurate identity documents has never been more vital for economic security, safety, access to
• S-1045, An Act Protecting Personal Security, reflects what has worked in other states and is a great
• We want to collect it, and we want to protect it and make those kids secure, and we want to make sure
• care for the women and patients in our state and also the patients that travel for care within our borders

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Summary: The Senate Committee on Steering and Policy held a public hearing on potential updates to Massachusetts’ 2022 Shield Law to strengthen protections for reproductive and gender-affirming health care. Chair Cindy Friedman said the hearing was prompted by escalating federal and out-of-state threats, and testimony was sought on loopholes and clarifications involving emergency abortion care, limits on cooperation with outside investigations, protection of patient data, and safeguarding licenses of providers and attorneys involved in this care. The Attorney General’s Office, ACLU of Massachusetts, GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders, Reproductive Equity Now, the Massachusetts Medical Society, TransHealth, and Health Imperatives all supported strengthening the law. Witnesses urged broader bans on sharing health data with hostile states, explicit AG enforcement authority, exclusion of reproductive and gender-affirming prescriptions from the prescription monitoring program, protections for electronic medical records, and allowing clinicians to use practice names on prescription labels. Several speakers also called for protections for parents of transgender youth, attorneys, and nonprofit organizations, and some raised related concerns about insurance discrimination and the burden of post-24-week abortion restrictions. Committee members asked questions about enforcement mechanisms, data privacy, patient consent, and how to balance interoperability with privacy protections in electronic records. Witnesses said the goal was to prevent immediate harm while preserving patient control and access to care. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair closed by inviting written testimony and then moved to adjourn the hearing.

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• Next, we'll take up Tab 9, CS for SB 988 on securities by Senator Truenow.
• It updates the filing obligations for securities issuers under the Florida Invest Local Exemption Law
• All that infrastructure and staff is expensive and has to be in place to protect these types of accounts
• But if you think about it, we just have—we've had infrastructure.
• I was granted the Foster Youth to Independence housing voucher, which allowed me to secure my very first

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• They're on the border, literally.
• We've got water and sewer infrastructure. We have road issues.
• You start with the infrastructure.
• It means the development of the infrastructure and improvement of the dilapidated infrastructure that
• I'm just wondering if you guys have looked at that for the security...

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• We used to lead in infrastructure and innovation in this state.
• This bill is about connection more than infrastructure.
• Additionally, investments in highway infrastructure yield high return.
• And Chair, as you know, the border communities face so many challenges.
• Improving wait times at the border has such an economic impact.

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• global ambassadors, bringing together so many people and families across cultures, generations, and borders
• Good union jobs that provide family-supporting wages, health care, and security for thousands of workers
• They came here as immigrants, seeking a better life, the freedom, security, and safety that this nation
• Hydrogen can be used to transition existing power infrastructure into clean energy infrastructure.
• I want to thank our Women's Caucus and our Majority Leader for their tremendous achievement in securing

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then moved through a largely procedural session with several unanimous-consent motions, guest introductions, and budget-related trailer bills. Members also adopted resolutions recognizing June as Dairy Month and June 2026 as Electronic Dance Music Month, and later approved H.R. 88 commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Guest introductions highlighted the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Kappa League, Assembly staff member Mukhtar Ali, and Jennifer Levy, who is advocating against drunk driving after the death of her son. On the floor, the Assembly considered a series of Senate budget trailer bills presented by Assembly Member Gabriel. SB 170 reorganizes housing and homelessness agencies; SB 171 makes labor-related cleanup changes; SB 172 addresses general government, broadband, and NextGen 9-1-1; SB 174 extends remote court hearings and related court provisions; SB 177 advances options related to Medi-Cal and employer contributions; SB 180 extends the California Competes tax credit and conforms tax treatment for certain savings accounts; SB 169 covers transportation and DMV-related provisions; SB 168 creates a zero-emission vehicle incentive program and other clean-energy changes; SB 166 implements natural resources and environmental protection budget items; SB 165 extends the skilled nursing facility financing framework; SB 163 updates developmental services; and SB 135 funds higher education initiatives, including community college enrollment and Cal Grant changes. Most of these measures passed with bipartisan support, though several drew opposition over concerns about bureaucracy, fees, oversight, or policy direction. The Assembly also passed SB 719, which updates vehicle-related protections for domestic violence survivors, SB 97, an urgency bill making clarifying changes to digital financial asset law, SB 1350, which supports hydrogen and clean energy development, and SB 1344, which aims to reduce meritless lawsuits delaying affordable and supportive housing projects. AB 182, which sets the order for proposition numbers on the November ballot, was approved despite criticism that it manipulates the ballot numbering process. Votes on the measures were recorded, with many passing on strong margins and several transmitted immediately to the Senate or Governor as noted in the proceedings.

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• by the Department of Homeland Security. by the Department of Homeland Security.
• Department of Homeland Security. Department of Homeland Security.
• the<04:45:58.878> Biden border philosophy of the Biden border philosophy of the Biden administration
• our borders, and uphold constitutional protections.
• secure our borders, and uphold secure our borders, and uphold constitutional<05:27:16.958> protections

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• be a violation of New Mexico Statute 462 6C, which explicitly prohibits any law that impairs the security
• ICE officials, border control, and customs folks can essentially allow them to expedite detention.
• ago, this specific facility found six deficiencies in environmental health and safety, facility security
• I know ICE and CBP Customs and Border Patrol act without transparency with multiple state agencies.
• Chair, Madam Senator, that is gonna require a lot of thought and the infrastructure Behind it is going

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• <00:08:43.880> And uh including border state of Iowa.
• And uh including border state of Iowa.
• Minnesota already funds and operates substantial public safety infrastructure.
• If violence is the infrastructure.
• require a 10-year IT infrastructure require a 10-year IT infrastructure build.<01:18:54.320>

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