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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Congressional Redistricting, Select Jul 26th, 2025

Congressional Redistricting, Select

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our founders created a republic where... ...authority flows from the people's concern, res publica, through
  • It doesn't flood in your area like it does in mine, but your water flows down to where I live in Northeast
  • It determines the flow of resources, the funding of schools, the protection of civil rights, and access
Keywords: 997, house, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I like the term all alacrity, because the problem is, with this type of money flow, without a work order
  • You know, I think D.I.R. over the years has gone through ebbs and flows of efficiency and effectiveness
  • Obviously, I don't know all the information that's flowing around here.
Bills: SB 1
Summary: The committee began with Article I budget items for the Secretary of State. LBB staff outlined recommendations that would reduce the agency’s appropriation by about $40.3 million, including changes to HAVA funding, removal of one-time business system replacement money, and a rider directing the agency to use Fund 5095 first. Secretary Jane Nelson and staff then defended several exceptional items, especially additional staffing for elections and business filings, a new website, digitization of records, cybersecurity tools, and renovation of the James Earl Rudder Building. Members focused heavily on election administration, cross-checking voter rolls, Harris County complaints, call-center response times, and whether online voter registration should be expanded. No votes were taken; the discussion was informational and budget-focused. The committee then heard the Office of the Governor and trustee programs. LBB presented a recommended $2.4 million decrease for the governor’s office proper and a much larger decrease in trustee programs driven by one-time funding and unexpended balances, while still preserving major border security funding and victim assistance funding. Governor’s staff emphasized Texas’ economic growth, the importance of border security, and efforts to seek federal reimbursement for the roughly $11 billion Texas has spent on border operations. Members discussed whether shifting National Guard deployment to federal control could reduce state costs, and they also reviewed the music incubator program, the Governor’s University Research Initiative, and the semiconductor innovation consortium. Staff highlighted a $5 million late-added request for grants to protect nonprofits from violence and terrorism. Again, the exchange was largely explanatory, with no formal action. Finally, the committee took up the Texas Facilities Commission and lease payments for revenue bonds. LBB recommended major reductions overall, including removal of border wall construction funding and capital complex bond funding, but added money for higher utility costs, renovation of the Rudder Building, and additional facilities staff. George Purcell also noted stable maintenance-and-renewal funding and new riders related to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission building, tenant communications, and space utilization. For lease payments, LBB recommended a smaller appropriation tied to revenue-bond costs allocated across agencies. The discussion was informational, with members asking about the Rudder Building renovation, border wall progress, and capital complex construction timelines; no votes were recorded.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 1/22/25

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • significant federal state um there are significant federal funds<00:09:39.880> that<00:09:40.000> flow
  • this<00:09:40.800> program<00:09:41.480> and<00:09:41.600> so funds that flow
  • into this program and so funds that flow into this program and so that's<00:09:42.440> when<00
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The Veterans and Military Affairs Division held its first meeting with a quorum present, opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, and reviewed decorum expectations and basic operating rules. Members and staff introduced themselves, and Chair Aaron Repinski emphasized that the committee would operate as a nonpartisan body focused on veterans’ issues. No minutes were approved because it was the division’s first meeting. Nonpartisan House staff then gave an overview of the Department of Military Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs, including their missions, organizational structure, and budgets. The presentation highlighted the Minnesota National Guard, Camp Ripley, enlistment incentives, the Emergency Services Program, and the Veterans Affairs programs for veterans homes, cemeteries, benefits assistance, and state-funded benefits such as the State Soldiers Assistance Program, Minnesota GI Bill, and Post-9/11 bonus. Staff also noted housing and homelessness-related initiatives, several committee-supported outside programs, and the Support Our Troops license plate funding split between the two agencies. The committee then heard from Trent Dils of Disabled American Veterans Minnesota on behalf of the Commander's Task Force, a coalition of congressionally chartered veterans organizations. He described the group’s unanimous legislative process and urged continuation of a separate veterans omnibus bill, arguing it has helped keep veterans issues apart from broader partisan disputes. He also began outlining the task force’s 2025 priorities, including hunting, fishing, and trapping benefits for veterans, but the transcript cuts off before the full list or any committee action on those priorities is completed.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 1/16/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And you'll see a little bit how this flows into the budget soon. Mr.
  • And you'll see a little bit how this flows into the budget soon. Mr.
  • um and you'll see a little bit<00:07:02.879> how<00:07:03.280> this<00:07:04.280> flows
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The committee met for an introductory overview of its jurisdiction and staff roles. Nonpartisan House Research and House Fiscal staff explained that they draft bills and amendments, prepare bill summaries and background research, answer legal and fiscal questions, and help track revenue and budget effects. They also distributed a Budget Overview Brief intended to condense the larger budget materials into a more usable format for members. Staff then walked through the Human Services budget and the committee’s areas of responsibility. They described the department structure, noting that DHS oversees administration, compliance, rulemaking, and county support, and that the overall Human Services budget is large, with medical assistance as the dominant program. They also explained recent and upcoming reorganizations: many children and family-related functions are moving to the new Department of Children, Youth, and Families, Direct Care and Treatment is becoming its own agency, and some homelessness-related functions remain at DHS. Staff reviewed how the budget is organized by program and budget activity, the difference between direct appropriations and standing appropriations, and how forecasted programs and “tails” work in the budget process. The presentation also covered Medicaid financing and long-term care. Staff explained the federal-state FMAP match, including Minnesota’s current 51.16% federal match for most Medicaid spending, the CHIP match, and the 90% federal share for the expansion population. For long-term care, they outlined Medical Assistance services for elderly and disabled people, state-funded long-term care supports, and Board on Aging programs. They highlighted the personal care assistance program’s phaseout and replacement by Community First Services and Supports, and reviewed the five home- and community-based waivers. Members asked one question about refugee resettlement funding, specifically whether it covers flights; staff said they would need to follow up on the exact use of the federal funds. No bills were heard, and no formal votes or other committee actions were taken during this meeting.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division I (01/22/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • only due if the project is generating only due if the project is generating cash<00:18:27.640> flow
  • 18:28.080> if<00:18:28.200> it<00:18:28.320> is<00:18:28.559> then cash flow
  • and if it is then cash flow and if it is then the<00:18:29.919> owner<00:18:30.600> gets
  • So you'll see that that equates to 76.7% of the general and education trust fund revenue flows through
  • through the Department of fund um flows through the Department of Revenue<01:09:49.279> um<01
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority officials, led by Executive Director Rob Dapice, briefed legislators on the agency’s structure and funding. They explained that the authority is created by state law but is not a state agency, its debt is not state debt, and it is governed by a board appointed by the governor and approved by the Executive Council. The discussion focused on the Affordable Housing Fund and the lead paint hazard remediation fund, including how state appropriations and federal resources are combined to finance affordable rental housing and lead abatement work. Dapice said the Affordable Housing Fund is used as gap financing for multifamily affordable housing projects, typically alongside federal tax credits and tax-exempt bonds, and that state dollars leverage roughly 2:1 to 10:1 in additional federal and private investment, averaging about 4:1. He said the fund has received historic appropriations in recent budgets, including $30 million over the last two biennial budgets and an annual $5 million set-aside from the real estate transfer tax. He also said the fund is usually structured as 0% interest, deferred loans rather than grants, with repayments returning to the fund if projects generate cash flow. Members asked about rents, oversight, staffing, revenues, and whether the programs had added positions. Dapice said affordability restrictions generally last 30 to 99 years, rents are tied to income limits and capped so tenants pay no more than 30% of income, and compliance staff inspect properties regularly to verify income eligibility and rent limits. He said the organization has about 130 to 135 employees, down from about 145, with no new positions added because of the appropriations. He estimated total revenues at roughly $300 million, with administrative budget around $22 million, much of it pass-through grant money. On lead paint remediation, he said the state first appropriated $6 million in 2019, plus $1 million in ARPA funds, and that the program has cleared more than 500 units. He said the federal grant program is not annual or predictable, with a recent award of about $7.75 million, and that the maximum federal grant per unit is $177,000, typically paired with up to $100,000 in state loan support. He also noted that the program can address homes before a child is poisoned if lead hazards are identified, but that cases involving an already exposed child are a higher priority. No votes or formal actions were taken.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Tue Apr 14, 2026, 9:00AM HST - Day 44

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • as duly elected lawmakers to consider how we as a state can rein in the undue influence of money flowing
  • between natural persons and artificial entities and how we take a meaningful step toward stopping the flow
  • between natural persons and artificial entities and how we take a meaningful step toward stopping the flow
  • between natural persons and artificial entities and how we take a meaningful step toward stopping the flow
  • before any of us to makai, which flowed before any of us were<05:12:53.560> here.
Keywords: 910, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (03/25/2026)

Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • there is an issue that needs to be addressed, they're going to work to correct that and it will all flow
  • there is an issue that needs to be addressed, they're going to work to correct that and it will all flow
  • there is an issue that needs to be addressed, they're going to work to correct that and it will all flow
  • there is an issue that needs to be addressed, they're going to work to correct that and it will all flow
  • But what that would have done is help us monitor a little bit more of the flow of syringes within just
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Ways and Means (01/28/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm guessing other states would take the position that their laws, which flow from their constitution
  • I'm guessing other states would take the position that their laws, which flow from their constitution
  • So those are really the practical concerns that flow out of the uncertain constitutional ground here
  • So those are really the practical concerns that flow out of the uncertain constitutional ground here
  • The amount of cash flow that comes in and out and the tracking of that is the same.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee held a public hearing on HB 135, introduced by Representative Michael Harrington. He said the bill would codify a portion of the New Hampshire Constitution to bar New Hampshire businesses from being required to collect sales or use taxes for other states unless Congress mandates it, arguing that the U.S. Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision created an onerous compliance burden for businesses. He described the patchwork of state and local sales tax rules, thresholds, and product exemptions as extremely complex and said the bill was intended to push the issue back toward Congress and the courts. Members questioned whether the bill’s reference to a “foreign government” would apply to other U.S. states, whether the proposal would conflict with the Supremacy Clause, and whether it would create standing for businesses to challenge Wayfair. Harrington responded that “foreign government” meant any government other than New Hampshire, that he believed the state could challenge the decision in court by passing a law contrary to Wayfair, and that businesses were already being harmed by compliance costs. Some members raised concerns about whether the bill was an unfunded mandate or simply a private compliance burden, and Harrington argued that the state itself would not be collecting the taxes, but businesses would still face recordkeeping and administrative costs. Sam Garland of the Department of Justice then testified. He said the department was not taking a formal position on the bill, but offered technical comments. Garland acknowledged that Wayfair created significant compliance burdens and noted that states have become somewhat more uniform, with all states now having a $100,000 economic nexus threshold, though not all use the 200-transaction threshold and local tax variation remains substantial. He said the department’s concerns were legal, describing the issue as uncharted constitutional territory involving both vertical and horizontal federalism. No vote or final action was taken during the hearing.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, January 22, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It was downplayed as seasonal or written off as mayores and flows.
  • Show me where it ebbed or flowed.
  • <04:36:55.199> find<04:36:55.439> me off as mayor es and flows find me off as mayor
  • es and flows find me somewhere<04:36:56.000> on<04:36:56.199> this<04:36:56.400> chart
  • illegal immigrants continue or flowed illegal immigrants continue streaming<04:37:05.000> across<
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session - 2026-05-26 - 2:00PM

Vermont Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • gymnastics, moving uses of buildings, continually testing for PCB contamination while trying to improve air flow
  • > contamination while trying to improve contamination while trying to improve air<01:07:07.680> flow
  • 08.960> certain<01:07:09.280> parts<01:07:09.760> of<01:07:09.920> the air flow
  • or leave certain parts of the air flow or leave certain parts of the building<01:07:11.080> untouched
  • And similarly, for wastewater systems that have less than a flow of 1,000 gallons per day, and that they
Keywords: 927, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Health Committee Meeting - 2026-04-28

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • well as undertakings that were made at the beginning of the year to immediately stabilize our cash flow
  • By mid-October, UKARE's own cash flow projections showed that if it continued operating past year-end
  • uh<00:34:04.399> UKAR's<00:34:05.039> own<00:34:05.279> cash<00:34:05.519> flow
  • <00:34:05.840> projections<00:34:06.399> show uh UKAR's own cash flow projections show
  • uh UKAR's own cash flow projections show that<00:34:06.799> if<00:34:06.960> it<00:34:
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Tue Mar 24, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • office feels like just putting more bodies into it—is it going to resolve, is it going to get the flow
  • details of their project will drive the infrastructure requirements, either for fire protection, for flow
  • 54.880> protection, fire protection, fire protection, uh<01:06:56.520> for uh for uh for flow
  • 01:06:58.960> of<01:06:59.120> units<01:06:59.520> in<01:06:59.640> the flow
  • rates, uh number of units in the flow rates, uh number of units in the building.<01:07:00.840> Uh
Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 2613, SD1, HD1, relating to public school land transfer. The Attorney General’s office and the Department of Education supported the bill’s technical cleanup of Act 307, but strongly opposed a new provision that would convey school parcels containing public and school library facilities to the Hawaii State Public Library System. They argued the added transfer language conflicted with Act 307’s purpose of consolidating school land for more efficient school operations, and said existing law already allows co-located library use through rights of entry, licenses, or other agreements. The library system supported the bill and said it was trying to resolve longstanding operational conflicts on shared school-campus libraries, especially where public access, construction, and campus safety issues arise. Members questioned whether the Board of Education should simply mediate the dispute, whether the bill was the right solution, and whether a formal memorandum of agreement might be a better approach than a land transfer. The library system described years of difficulty coordinating with DOE on projects and said it needed a clearer process to complete work and spend CIP funds. Discussion also touched on a Kauai parcel in the bill, identified as a tennis court, and whether resurfacing could be completed before any transfer. The Attorney General indicated that if the goal is to preserve library uses while keeping title with the state, DLNR or another documented arrangement may be more appropriate than transferring fee title to the library system. The committee then heard SB 2543 SD2 HD1, relating to state construction projects. DAGS supported the measure, and the Hawaii Ironworkers Stabilization Fund and Hawaii Building Construction Trade Council strongly supported it, saying the bill would help spot-check high-cost projects and reduce waste from overruns and delays. One testifier opposed the bill, arguing the proposed construction manager role was too limited and that DAGS needed more training, decentralized authority, and better internal decision-making rather than a new layer of oversight. Supporters said the bill was intended as a pilot program to address repeated cost overruns and improve accountability on state construction projects.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/23/26

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • are looking at safety improvement projects, slight expansions to make their communities congestion flow
  • are looking at safety improvement projects, slight expansions to make their communities congestion flow
  • their<00:10:11.320> communities their communities their communities congestion<00:10:13.280> flow
  • > better<00:10:13.800> in<00:10:13.920> that<00:10:14.280> and congestion flow
  • better in that and congestion flow better in that and they're<00:10:14.480> going<00:10:14.600
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Capital Investment - 03/10/26

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're preserving the flow of the federal subsidy to make those rents affordable to their residents.
  • if they're trying to add um additional lanes, if they're trying to improve safety, improve traffic flow
  • :03.360> safety,<01:32:03.920> improve<01:32:04.320> traffic<01:32:04.719> flow
  • <01:32:05.440> in improve safety, improve traffic flow in improve safety, improve traffic
  • flow in high<01:32:06.239> growth<01:32:06.560> areas<01:32:06.880> of<01:32:07.040
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/03/26

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • has not been enough scrutiny of how the 340B program is operating in Minnesota, where the money is flowing
  • has not been enough scrutiny of how the 340B program is operating in Minnesota, where the money is flowing
  • <01:59:32.880> the<01:59:33.040> money<01:59:33.199> is<01:59:33.360> flowing
  • Minnesota where the money is flowing. Minnesota where the money is flowing.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session-Day 13, February 24, 2026-PM

Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm just trying to understand the flow as you go through there.
  • I'm just trying to get understand<01:40:21.199> the<01:40:21.440> flow<01:40:22.480>
  • as<01:40:22.719> you<01:40:22.880> go<01:40:23.040> through understand the flow
  • as you go through understand the flow as you go through there.<01:40:23.360> And<01:40:23.520
  • So if I could just get some explanation on the flow of that, it would be helpful. Senator Rothfuss.
Keywords: 916, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

ECD Public Hearing - Fri Feb 6, 2026 @ 8:30 AM HST

Economic Development & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • of credit, and the amount of credit is paid later, uh, it may wreak havoc with a production's cash flow
  • of credit, and the amount of credit is paid later, uh, it may wreak havoc with a production's cash flow
  • of credit, and the amount of credit is paid later, uh, it may wreak havoc with a production's cash flow
  • productions, but I think that to classify 80% total for that on the incremental... production's cash flow
  • And we do production's cash flow.
Summary: The committee opened testimony on House Bill 1838, relating to visas. Testifiers from the State Health Planning and Development Agency, the legal clinic, the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the ACLU, CARES, and immigrant-rights groups strongly supported the bill, saying it would bring Hawaii into compliance with federal law, standardize and speed up certification for U and T visa applicants, and better protect survivors of crime and trafficking. Supporters emphasized that delays in certification can leave eligible survivors waiting years for federal visa access and can undermine public safety by discouraging victims from reporting crimes. The chair announced there were 103 testimonies in support and one in opposition, and the committee then moved on without taking a vote on the bill in the hearing. The committee next heard House Bill 1870, concerning protected locations and immigration enforcement. Testimony from the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, ACLU of Hawaii, educators, students, and community advocates supported limiting immigration enforcement at schools and other essential-service sites, arguing that families should be able to access education, health care, shelters, libraries, and social services without fear. The Department of Education said it had already issued guidance in March 2025 for how staff should respond when law enforcement comes onto campus, and the Public Charter School Commission noted implementation would need to occur at the school level. Testifiers said the bill would create standardized protocols and protect students and families from fear and disruption; the chair reported 142 testimonies in support, one in opposition, and five comments. The committee then took up House Bill 2445, relating to student safety and law enforcement on campus. The Department of Education again said it had already rolled out statewide guidance and described its process for staff to notify administration, verify law enforcement identification and purpose, and route matters through the complex area superintendent and attorney general, while noting emergencies would be handled differently. A committee member questioned whether the procedures were sufficiently standardized and whether staff were trained for unusual situations. Student and community testifiers supported the bill, saying schools should remain safe havens and that clear procedures are needed if federal immigration enforcement appears on campus. The Department of Law Enforcement testified in opposition to parts of the measure, raising concerns about masking requirements, vehicle markings, officer safety, doxxing, retaliation, costs, and possible supremacy-clause conflicts, and suggested more exemptions and a compromise approach. The chair reported 106 testimonies in support, two comments, and no opposition for the bill before moving on to the next measure.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (01/20/2026)

Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • floor space because, given the space required for servers, having run a technology company, the air flow
  • group then, like there was one issue that was before them that had to do with fire suppression and the flow
  • had to do with fire suppression<02:16:04.560> and<02:16:04.880> the<02:16:05.199> flow
  • c><02:16:05.440> of<02:16:05.679> water<02:16:06.480> and suppression and the flow
  • of water and suppression and the flow of water and that<02:16:07.760> connecting<02:16:08.320
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Task Force on Homeowners and Commercial Property Insurance 10/22/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I would beg to differ that there is a tremendous amount of insurance company money flowing to plaintiffs
  • c><00:56:32.799> money amount of insurance company money amount of insurance company money flowing
  • > plaintiffs<00:56:34.960> attorneys<00:56:35.440> in<00:56:35.680> this flowing
  • to plaintiffs attorneys in this flowing to plaintiffs attorneys in this state.<00:56:36.720> That's
  • Um, so our communication needed to flow through them and also state and local policy needs to coordinate
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The task force met on October 22, 2025, with a quorum present and several members participating remotely. Members approved the minutes from the previous meeting. Michelle Urick of the Legislative Coordinating Commission then gave an administrative update on proxy voting and the task force’s operating procedures. She said the enabling statute only authorizes the officially appointed member to act and vote, so proxy voting is not allowed, and votes must be cast in person at the meeting where the item is considered. She also said members may submit written positions, but not vote before or after a meeting. In response to concerns about attendance for future votes, the chair said the January meetings would be rescheduled if possible using a Doodle poll so more members could be present in person. The group also agreed to treat the revised document as operating procedures rather than a formal charter, with no separate adoption action needed at that time. The task force then moved into testimony on homeowners and commercial property insurance. Paul Edgar of Minnesota Realtors said rising insurance costs are adding to housing affordability pressures, citing an increase in the monthly principal, interest, taxes, and insurance payment on a median-priced Minnesota home from $1,622 in 2021 to $2,642 in September 2025. He said higher insurance costs and limited coverage can affect buyers’ financing, especially for condominiums and townhomes, and urged continued work on liability and insurance-related laws that may discourage condo development. He also referenced prior bipartisan reforms to Minnesota’s condominium construction defects law and said his organization supports further improvements to encourage more condo production. Keenan Ravery of the Minnesota Mortgage Association focused on how insurance requirements affect mortgage lending. He explained that lenders require insurance both at origination and throughout the life of the loan, with standards aimed at protecting collateral rather than providing full homeowners coverage. He said replacement-cost coverage has long been the norm, but recent issues with roofs, deductibles, HO-6 policies, and force-placed insurance have become pain points for consumers and lenders. He said his association is working with national trade groups on reforms that could allow more flexibility in coverage types and deductibles, and he expressed hope that Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency may announce policy changes in the coming months or by early 2026. No votes or substantive policy actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and agreeing to pursue scheduling adjustments for January.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • The cause of the blowout in 1991 was their flow testing, which they also just did recently in March 26
  • The cause of the blowout in 1991 was their flow testing, which they also just did recently in March 26
  • cause of the blowout in the 1991 was of cause of the blowout in the 1991 was of their<01:28:05.480> flow
  • > which<01:28:07.199> they<01:28:07.440> also<01:28:07.760> just their flow
  • testing which they also just their flow testing which they also just did<01:28:08.239> recently
Keywords: 910, house, all