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• their background, socioeconomic status, or disability, have access to quality, compassionate, and equal
• their background, socioeconomic status, or disability, have access to quality, compassionate, and equal
• ><01:08:42.400> and access to Quality compassionate and access to Quality compassionate and equal
• <01:08:44.040> at<01:08:44.159> the<01:08:44.279> end<01:08:44.480> of equal
• access to care at the end of equal access to care at the end of life<01:08:46.319> in<01:08:46.679

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• and mentor to so many, was helping others Discover their own power in the struggle for justice and equality
• which I will as part of my explanation, the breakdown of that decision-making process is 50-50, an equal
• number of Democrats and an equal number of Republicans.
• People and equal rights, and really bringing a conversation forward about how to speak for your people
• And I know certain laws of economics do not apply as equally to the City of New York as they do to the

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate met on June 3, 2026, approved the prior day’s journal, and then moved through a long list of discharge motions and substitutions to place many bills on the third reading calendar. The chamber also adopted Resolution J.2314 honoring the New York chapter of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, with remarks emphasizing domestic workers’ role in care work, labor organizing, and protections such as paid sick leave and family leave. Another adopted resolution, J.2298, mourned labor and social justice advocate Minerva Solla, with senators highlighting her work with 1199, the Young Lords, Puerto Rican solidarity efforts, and women’s organizing. A third resolution recognized Olympic curler Daniel Casper for representing the United States at the 2026 Winter Games. The Senate then confirmed a large slate of judicial and executive nominations. It accepted the Judiciary Committee report and confirmed four interim Supreme Court justices, seven Court of Claims judges, and 21 reappointments/extensions by a vote of 44-12. The Finance Committee report was also accepted, and the Senate confirmed a broad set of appointments to state boards and authorities, including the MTA, State Commission of Correction, Power Authority, NYSERDA, Financial Control Board, public health councils, SUNY and Cornell boards, gaming and bridge authorities, and others. One notable confirmation was Alexander Dockery to the State Commission of Correction; supporters called it the first time a formerly incarcerated person had been confirmed to that commission, while Senator Murray criticized the practice of voting on large nomination blocks rather than individually. The chamber then took up and passed many bills, mostly by wide margins, covering labor, health, education, transportation, public service, criminal justice, municipal, tax, insurance, and environmental topics. Several members explained their votes on major measures: Senator Ramos supported a bill modernizing temporary disability benefits and another protecting construction workers from lost pay when jobs are canceled; Senator Baskin spoke about a correction bill tied to the death of India Cummings; Senator Skoufis described a family-court custody bill intended to prioritize child safety; Senator Mayer backed a proposal to reimburse parents of medically fragile children for providing care; and Senator Hinchey defended a bill requiring employers to report AI-related job impacts, while Senator Borrello opposed it as burdensome. Most bills were passed, some were laid aside, and the session concluded with multiple roll-call votes and confirmations before adjournment-related business.

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• I think that seems to be a little bit not equal treatment.
• Our original bill as it left here had one standard applied equally to both.
• Our original bill as it left here had one standard applied equally to both.
• Our original bill as it left here had one standard applied equally to both.
• And so um our applied equally to both.

Keywords: 916, all

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• There's the more equal comparison of what that future fuel might look like, you know, are they applicable
• The more equal comparison of what that future fuel might look like, you know, are they applicable to
• of what that future equal comparison of what that future fuel<01:44:45.840> might<01:44:46.080
• You know, they went directly to the utility-scale solar where all ratepayers benefit equally from it,
• <02:09:12.159> from where all rateayers benefit equally from where all rateayers benefit equally

Bills: HB2284

Keywords: energy assistance, low-income households, electricity costs, Hawaii home energy assistance program, energy efficiency, 910, house, all

Summary: The hearing covered House Bill 2284, which would create the Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program in the Department of Human Services to help qualifying households pay energy bills and direct the Public Utilities Commission’s public benefits fee administrator to provide information and assistance to recipients. Testimony from the Division of Consumer Advocacy, DHS, and the Public Utilities Commission was in support. A committee member asked about how the program would interact with existing TANF-related energy assistance and whether rules could be adjusted to avoid duplicative benefits; DHS said logistics would need to be worked out and that the agencies would make the rules. The committees noted the bill’s $1.5 million appropriation and moved it forward with amendments, including blanking out amounts and noting them in the committee report. Both committees voted to pass HB 2284 with amendments, with the recommendation adopted. The committee then heard House Bill 2486, relating to plug-in or balcony solar. DCCA, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, and the Public Utilities Commission stood on prior testimony in support of the bill’s intent. Multiple advocates and organizations, including Carbon Cashback Hawaii, 350 Hawaii, Bright Saver, Sierra Club of Hawaii, and others, testified in support, arguing that plug-in solar would lower electricity bills, expand access for renters and condo residents, and reduce emissions. Several speakers urged the committee to remove or avoid registration, reporting, feed-in tariff, interconnection fee, and other requirements they said would create barriers. Bright Saver testified that the systems are safe and would not back-feed during outages. No vote was taken on HB 2486 during the excerpt. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1568, which would prohibit the importation or storage of LNG in the state and the construction of related infrastructure. State agencies including the Consumer Advocate, Hawaii State Energy Office, Public Utilities Commission, and Hawaiian Electric opposed the bill, with the Energy Office arguing LNG would perpetuate oil use on Oahu and expose the state to price volatility. Supporters included Life of the Land, Sierra Club of Hawaii, Greenpeace Hawaii, 350 Hawaii, Earthjustice, Our Hawaii, and others, who argued LNG would lock Hawaii into another fossil fuel dependency, create major infrastructure costs and safety risks, and undermine the state’s renewable energy goals. Several testifiers cited climate and affordability concerns and urged the committee to reject LNG. The excerpt ends during testimony on HB 1568, before any committee action or vote is shown.

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• Board of Education*, when they said separate is not equal, right? They alluded to *Arkansas v.
• Multiple other systems do the same thing, while this equalizes the workload.
• Multiple other systems do the same thing, while this equalizes the workload.
• Multiple other systems do the same thing, while this equalizes the workload.
• Multiple other systems do the same thing, while this equalizes the workload.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ><02:09:20.480> have<02:09:21.719> good<02:09:22.360> strong<02:09:22.920> equal
• in our state have good strong equal in our state have good strong equal access<02:09:24.599>
• barriers uh that may get in the way of barriers uh that may get in the way of that<02:09:33.480> equal
• that equal that equal access<02:09:35.520> uh<02:09:35.639> and<02:09:35.760> you're
• <02:10:04.760> in looking to make sure there's equality in looking to make sure there's equality

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• funding much differently than New Hampshire, with less reliance on local property taxes and more equalized
• reliance on local property taxes and reliance on local property taxes and more<00:15:59.759> equalized
• <00:16:02.000> This more equalized state level funding.
• This more equalized state level funding.
• <03:09:31.520> and equal um equal um education and equal um equal um education and meaningful

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• As a nurse, they are human beings and I care for every single one of them equally.
• As a nurse, they are human beings and I care for every single one of them equally.
• As a nurse, they are human beings and I care for every single one of them equally.
• and equal or conditional and selective. and equal or conditional and selective.
• equal protection.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The Chair will alternate recognition between the parties, with time equally allocated between the parties
• shall be debated for one hour equally shall be debated for one hour equally divided<02:18:35.760
• Garcia, each will control 30 minutes. shall be debatable for one hour equally shall be debatable for
• one hour equally divided<02:39:37.120> and<02:39:37.439> controlled<02:39:37.840> by
• Intervening motion except one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• The Chair will alternate recognition between the parties, with time equally allotted between the parties
• Uh, I thought in this country we were supposed to treat people equally, but we don't treat people equally
• , but we don't treat people equally, but we don't treat people equally.<00:36:58.960> We<00:36
• We have an overwhelming bias in equally.
• For more than two and equal opportunity.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 28, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• You all care equally about these issues, just in different ways.
• You all care equally about these issues, just in different ways.
• We need to get back to equal rights by passing this bill. Thank you. Thank you.
• We need to get back to equal rights by passing this bill.
• We need to get back to equal rights by passing this bill. Thank you. Thank you.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• "Shall be treated as equals with". It scratches out "other state and county".

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• Total appropriations for OLS functions equaled $45,000. $34.9 million in general revenue for indigent

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I really think that this session is going to be defined by a theme of how equal branches of government
• After all, all is fair, everything being equal. But everything is not equal.
• After all, all is fair, everything being<03:53:03.840> equal.
• But everything is not being equal.
• But everything is not equal.<03:53:06.720> When<03:53:06.960> we<03:53:07.120> are

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• <04:32:50.040> subject<04:32:50.520> to the second person is equally subject to the
• second person is equally subject to liability<04:32:51.360> under<04:32:51.600> the<04
• <04:33:25.439> treatment<04:33:26.400> of<04:33:26.600> all she supports equal
• treatment of all she supports equal treatment of all people<04:33:27.119> under<04:33:27.320>
• applied and therefore it is not equally applied and therefore it did<05:26:03.520> not<05:26:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• to guarantee equal rights for all women under the Constitution.
• Fighting<00:16:59.279> for<00:16:59.440> the<00:16:59.600> Equal<00:17:00.000>
• > equal<00:17:02.800> rights<00:17:03.120> for fighting to guarantee equal rights
• Education has always been a great equalizer and an engine for socioeconomic mobility.
• Education has always been a great equalizer and an engine for socioeconomic mobility.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, March 27, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• The Chair will alternate recognition between the parties, with time equally allocated between the parties
• The Chair will alternate recognition between the parties, with time equally allocated between the parties
• recognition between the parties<00:09:44.800> with<00:09:45.040> time<00:09:45.440> equally
• <00:09:45.959> allocated parties with time equally allocated parties with time equally allocated
• shall be debatable for one hour equally shall be debatable for one hour equally divided<02:15:04.239

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I'm sorry. >> No worries. privacy, safety, and equal chances for privacy, safety, and equal chances for
• I'm with 603 Equality.
• Again, 603 Equality.
• standpoint, the biggest concern is equal standpoint, the biggest concern is equal protection.<02
• Um, again, Amy Terraveia from 603 Equality.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Possessed of an exceptional work ethic, Joe was equally committed to his family and friends, a loving

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate convened, recited the Pledge of Allegiance, and adopted an order to meet again on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. A motion was then offered to adjourn in memory of Joseph Mario Machiavelli, with a tribute describing his life, military service in Italy, immigration to the United States, marriage to Carmela, and the family bakery business that became a South Boston landmark. The Senate approved the motion and observed a moment of silence in his memory. Following the memorial, the Senate adopted the motion to adjourn. The chamber then stood adjourned in memory of Mr. Machiavelli, with the next meeting scheduled for Thursday at 11:00 a.m.

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• over 1 million and changes the fee calculation language to allow a county to charge an annual fee equal

Keywords: 1185, senate, all