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• If House Republicans won't even follow through on these easy bipartisan agreements, it's hard to see
• If House Republicans won't even follow through on these easy bipartisan agreements, it's hard to see
• So that makes good sense, to quote my Republican colleagues.
• So that makes good sense, to quote my Republican colleagues.
• That makes good sense, to quote my Republican colleagues.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Next, Jamie Detwiler, Hawaiian Islands Republican Women, on Zoom. Please proceed, Ms. Detwiler.
• Aloha, Chair Tarnas, Vice Chair Poepoe, Jamie Detwiler from the Hawaiian Islands Republican Women.
• Next Jamie Detwiler Hawaiian<01:05:41.280><c> Islands</c><01:05:41.720><c> Republican</c><01:05:42.200
• ><c> Women</c><01:05:42.520><c> on</c> Hawaiian Islands Republican Women on Hawaiian Islands Republican
• </c> Republican Women. Republican Women.

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 83, which would require hotel keepers to give adequate notice of service disruptions to guests and third-party vendors. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Office of Consumer Protection supported the bill but asked for amendments to restore remedies and add a nonwaiver provision, arguing that without penalties the measure would lack consequences and that consumers should not be able to waive the notice rights. Supporters, including Unite Here Local 5 and individual testifiers, said guests deserve transparency and meaningful recourse when disruptions occur, especially for labor disputes, construction, or other service interruptions that affect the experience they paid for. Hotel industry representatives, including the American Hotel and Lodging Association, the Hawaii Hotel Alliance, and hotel workers/testifiers, opposed the bill in its current form while offering amendments. They said the measure was too broad, difficult to implement, and could interfere with collective bargaining, third-party booking systems, and existing contracts. They also argued that some disruptions are not easily known in advance and that the bill unfairly singles out hotels compared with other industries. One testifier emphasized that notice should be required only for actual, known disruptions rather than potential events, and another raised concerns about applying the bill to properties not directly involved in a labor dispute. After the SB 83 testimony, the committee moved on to SB 2798, which would make permanent and expand statewide the agricultural enforcement pilot program created in 2025 and rename it the agricultural enforcement program. The chair introduced the measure and called on the Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity as the first testifier, but the transcript excerpt ends before testimony or any vote on SB 2798.

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• We appreciate your willingness to serve as vice chair uh for the Republican side.
• </c><00:05:01.040><c> And</c><00:05:01.440><c> finally,</c><00:05:01.919><c> we</c> for the Republican
• And finally, we for the Republican side.
• </c><01:38:45.920><c> point</c><01:38:46.159><c> to</c> two guys write Republicans point to two guys
• write Republicans point to California<01:38:47.119><c> and</c><01:38:47.360><c> say</c><01:38:47.600>

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Bills being brought by Republicans, bills being brought by Democrats, and those responses are in this
• We have a goal in this legislature, and I believe Republicans and Democrats alike, that one of our jobs
• </c><02:04:08.560><c> bills</c><02:04:08.960><c> being</c> brought by Republicans bills being brought
• by Republicans bills being brought<02:04:09.920><c> by</c><02:04:10.560><c> um</c><02:04:11.280><c>
• </c><02:04:48.639><c> and</c> I believe of uh Republicans and I believe of uh Republicans and Democrats

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the 12 questions coming from town employees, and the questions might as well have read, 'Why are Republicans
• the 12 questions coming from town employees, and the questions might as well have read, 'Why are Republicans
• A Republican bill in the Ohio State Legislature aims to drive out these institutional owners through
• Republican Governor Greg Abbott addressed this issue recently, stating that corporate large-scale buying
• first county commissioner election with the three districts, including a contested primary on the Republican

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The study committee consisted of two Democrats and two Republicans: myself and Senator Kevin Kavanaugh
• Republicans myself and um uh Kevin Republicans myself and um uh Kevin Kavanaugh<04:04:05.520><c> Senator

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• 28th districts for 12 years, Rusty had over 100 pieces of legislation signed into law under two Republican

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Capitol Rotunda painting, whereas they gathered around an open Bible, inspiring principles such as republican

Summary: The House convened at noon with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then postponed approval of the prior day’s journal. The main business was remarks by Representative Borowitz on House Resolution 579, marking America’s 250th anniversary and celebrating the nation’s founding principles. Her remarks emphasized the Declaration of Independence, natural rights, religious faith in American history, and a long list of historical examples she said reflected divine providence and the role of religion in public life. No debate or vote on the resolution itself is shown in the transcript. After the remarks, the chair reminded members of the five-minute rule for speeches under House Rule 17. Representative Dockery then moved that the House adjourn until Monday, June 29, 2026, at 12 noon unless recalled sooner by the Speaker. The motion to adjourn was put to a voice vote and adopted, and the House adjourned accordingly.

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• In republican government, the legislative authority necessarily predominates."

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 989, all

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• And then the Democrats are in B-12, the Republicans are in B-18. So we'll see you soon.

Bills: SB6134

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: unemployment insurance, UI benefits, striking workers, strike, labor dispute, retroactive wages, overpayment assessment, overpayment recovery, Employment Security Department, ESD, claimant notice, benefit recoupment, Washington unemployment law, worker notice, federal unemployment tax credit, state unemployment fund, 904, all

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• All in the Chamber and Gallery will rise as we begin our day with prayer by the Republican Conference

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• It's important to show the community that both Republicans and Democrats get along and we can be good

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Summary: The Senate State Affairs Committee met on a Friday and first approved minutes from January 21, January 23, and January 26, 2026. The committee then considered several Senate resolutions for printing. RS 33059, a bipartisan resolution condemning political violence and affirming that criticism of government is appropriate but violence has no place in politics, was introduced by Senator Ruttee and Senator Taves and sent to print after supportive comments from committee members. The committee also heard RS 33130 from Senator Harris, which would require state and local governments and certain contractors with more than 150 employees and contracts over $100,000 to use E-Verify to verify employee work eligibility. The proposal included compliance steps and possible contract loss for continued violations, and it was sent to print. Finally, Senator Ward Engelking presented RS 33020, a proposal restricting facial coverings in certain public-law-enforcement contexts, with numerous exceptions for medical, safety, undercover, SWAT, and similar situations. She said the measure was intended to address public safety concerns and requested a hearing; after a brief question about law-enforcement input, the committee voted to send it to print. The meeting ended after the final minutes were approved and no further business was raised.

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• Thanks for being here, Representative Rod Montoya, ranking member for the Republicans from House District

Committee: House House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

Keywords: 996, all

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• Republicans will caucus immediately as well.

Keywords: 904, all

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• Republicans will caucus immediately as well.

Summary: The Senate convened on the second day of the 69th Legislature, approved the previous day’s journal, and moved through messages from the House and first reading of bills. Several measures were referred to committee, including Senate Bill 6106 and other introductions and referrals, with Senate Bill 6147 specifically sent to the Committee on Labor and Commerce because it concerns notice requirements for grocery establishment closures. The main floor action was consideration of Senate Resolution 8662, honoring Roman Rogalski. Senator Peterson described Rogalski’s refugee background, military service, community involvement, and the restoration and donation of a Capitol Hill home to the Polish Home Association. Senator Saldaña also spoke in support, emphasizing the broader contributions of immigrants and refugees and the local significance of the Polish House. The resolution was adopted by voice vote. After adoption, the President recognized Mr. Rogalski and guests from the Polish Home Association in the gallery. The Senate then adjourned until Thursday, January 15, with both Democratic and Republican caucuses announced immediately before adjournment.

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• It doesn't matter if you're a Republican or a Democrat; it doesn't matter where you are.

Bills: HB282 , HB283 , HB95

Committee: House Commerce and Small Business

Keywords: government contracting, state agencies, local agencies, procurement, marketing contracts, advertising contracts, media monitoring, fact-checking, news ratings, bias ratings, misinformation, journalistic standards, news accuracy, vendor certification, contractor certification, public relations, media analytics, government procurement, Alabama, data privacy

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• Each side has their own partisan analysis, so we have the Democrats and one of our Republican analysts

Committee: House House Judiciary

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• We all, both Democrats and Republicans, should be encouraging students to take part in the democratic
• I don't care whether you're Democrat or Republican.
• It said the Republican National Lawyers Association has poll watchers in every election since 2024.
• So the Republicans never found that any of these folks were fraudulent. ...and signatures.
• So the Republicans never found that any of these folks were fraudulent, and they did not know where the

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and included several member introductions recognizing guests, interns, firefighters, and a doctor of the day. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar and began taking up a series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate measures before final passage. The first major bill, health care patient protection, required hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric emergency care policies, training, a pediatric emergency care coordinator, and readiness assessments; it passed 36-0. A public records bill protecting victim identities and temporarily exempting the name of a law enforcement officer who is a victim also passed after questions about access for victims of police misconduct, with a 33-4 vote. The Senate next approved a local government cybersecurity bill creating a state-administered program through Florida Digital Service to help counties and cities strengthen cyber defenses, with priority for rural and fiscally constrained governments; after amendments, it passed 37-0. A clerks of court bill allowing clerks to retain all revenue above projections and, through a House amendment, revising legal notice and traffic citation distribution provisions, passed 38-0 despite debate over impacts on municipalities and law enforcement. The chamber also passed a trademark modernization bill and a septic system permit bill intended to reduce delays for builders; the septic bill was amended to align the House and Senate versions and passed 38-0. The longest and most contested item was the elections bill, which updated citizenship verification procedures using REAL ID and state databases, changed candidate qualification rules, and altered election administration provisions. Numerous amendments were offered and rejected, including proposals to exempt certain seniors, preserve student and retirement-center IDs, allow attestations in place of documentary proof of citizenship, and require human review over automated systems. One amendment to delay implementation until July 1, 2027, was also debated. The transcript ends while debate is still underway on the elections measure, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• Rising in support of this great amendment, which looks a lot like a Republican bill that has been run
• And that was actually an important addition to a good Republican bill that was run to do.
• Representative Couture: And that was actually an important addition to a good Republican bill that was
• Vance would love it, too, and the rest of the Republican Congress, because, you know, Republicans are
• Congress because, you know, Republicans are standing up for child care tax credits.

Summary: The House debated a series of amendments to a major income tax bill, with repeated arguments over tax fairness, affordability, administrative feasibility, and the role of the Department of Revenue. Early motions to reconsider a failed child care amendment were rejected, and Amendment 2561, which would have restricted data sharing with the IRS, was also defeated after debate over privacy, federal relationships, and whether the proposal was administrable. Amendment 2579, which would have required annual reporting on the tax’s effects on filers, businesses, and charitable donations, likewise failed, with supporters emphasizing transparency and opponents arguing DOR was not the right agency and the report was too speculative. Amendment 2598, proposing to use half of new revenue for a broad sales tax cut, was rejected despite arguments that it would reduce regressivity and provide immediate relief; Amendment 2556, expanding sales tax exemptions for diapers and other child-care essentials to include adult diapers and earlier implementation, also failed after debate over scope and timing.

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• There's a lot of Republican stuff in here too, so I think it's good to go over this and see where we're
• There's a lot of Republican stuff in here too, so I think it's good to go over this and see where we're
• there's<00:16:07.920><c> a</c><00:16:08.079><c> lot</c><00:16:08.199><c> of</c><00:16:08.399><c> Republican
• </c><00:16:08.880><c> stuff</c><00:16:09.120><c> in</c> there's a lot of Republican stuff in there's
• a lot of Republican stuff in here<00:16:09.399><c> too</c><00:16:09.680><c> so</c><00:16:10.639><c> I

Bills: HF2274 , HF1932

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: taxation, income tax, property tax, corporate tax, homestead credit, local government aid, tax credits, economic development, taxpayer assistance, tax credit outreach, tax preparation, free tax help, IRS, Department of Revenue, general fund appropriation, earned income tax credit, child tax credit, volunteer income tax assistance, VITA, low-income taxpayers