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• My understanding is that's the risk you're trying to mitigate for overreach in that.
• That in this piece of legislation.
• And generally, the actors are not always in this country in that piece.
• in that.
• I agree with you in that regard.

Bills: HCR40, HB214, HB214

Keywords: HCR 40, House Concurrent Resolution, Operation Lone Star, border security, southern border, Texas border, reimbursement, federal reimbursement, Congress, immigration, migrant crossings, illegal immigration, Texas National Guard, Department of Public Safety, DPS, human smuggling, cartel, fentanyl, border enforcement, public safety

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• Chadwick Leonard waives in support. Is he here to speak? Chair: Waives in support.
• It is in fact pristine. It is gorgeous.
• Skidmore: In this case, members, I really think local decisions in regards to these upland Rep.
• I think it needs more work and it does not address the issues for me in a fair, accurate, and transparent
• We are not preempted in this.

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• of elder abuse in Texas, up from 60,000 cases reported in 2022.
• And um ah I'm also, in addition to that, I am a licensed marriage and family therapist here in Texas,
• In, in discussing these proposed amendments, the, um, Chair Button intends to accept both of these.
• That doesn't mean that they can't throw them out in, you know, in a day, 5 days or 10 days or what, I
• You would have the right to pay that and stay in the property and stay in the property as if you had,

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• Again, in well over 90%... Again, in well over 90%... Again, in well over 90%...
• Again, in well over 90%... Again, in well over 90%... Again, in well over 90%...
• in 2025.
• Both additions are fair, clear, and strengthen accountability in this bill.
• In that would be in the form of what?

Bills: LB815A, LB838A, LB912A, LB972A, LB1126A, LB962A, LB1114, LB921, LB937, LB803, LB803A, LB1032, LB1032A, LB1075, LB1075A, LB889, LB878, LB933, LB304, LB304A, LB1096, LB1096A, LB1165, LB1165A, LB958, LB958A, LB762, LB1187, LB966, LB929, LB962, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB743, LB745, LB749, LB778, LB787

Keywords: LB815A, LB815, appropriation, appropriations bill, Nebraska Department of Revenue, Motor Fuel Tax Enforcement and Collection Cash Fund, motor fuel tax, gas tax, fuel tax, tax enforcement, tax collection, cash fund, budget, state spending, per diem, salaries, fiscal year, enrollment and review, final reading, Nebraska

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• in LB 1135.
• We have, at least in other parts in this legislature, this last year, refused to get involved in some
• In addition to that, I think it's also potentially problematic in the workplace in general, the economy
• in favor.
• In the same likeness, if we're in favor of paid family leave mandating it and we're in favor of a high

Bills: LB815A, LB838A, LB912A, LB972A, LB1126A, LB962A, LB1114, LB921, LB937, LB803, LB803A, LB1032, LB1032A, LB1075, LB1075A, LB889, LB878, LB933, LB304, LB304A, LB1096, LB1096A, LB1165, LB1165A, LB958, LB958A, LB762, LB1187, LB966, LB929, LB962, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB743, LB745, LB749, LB778, LB787

Keywords: LB815A, LB815, appropriation, appropriations bill, Nebraska Department of Revenue, Motor Fuel Tax Enforcement and Collection Cash Fund, motor fuel tax, gas tax, fuel tax, tax enforcement, tax collection, cash fund, budget, state spending, per diem, salaries, fiscal year, enrollment and review, final reading, Nebraska

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• In support. In opposition. In opposition. Yes. And so ordered.
• </c> affordable places in Havi Island and in affordable places in Havi Island and in the<00:41:50.319
• </c> everything they can in order to stay in everything they can in order to stay in Havi<00:41:58.000
• Stay here in chance to stay in here.
• &gt;&gt; In<00:46:22.480><c> opposition.</c> &gt;&gt; In opposition. &gt;&gt; In opposition.

Bills: HB1952, HB1951, HB1929, HB2497, HB2208, HB2572, HB1953, HB2551, HB2549, HB1737, HB1628, HB1769, HB2493, HB2264, HB1997, HB2168, HB2427, HB1805, HB2180, HB2184, HB2219, HB2469, HB2233, HB2519, HB2141, HB1904, HB2201, HB2410, HB2007, HB2385, HB2444, HB2349, HB2235, HB1872, HB2416, HB2291, HB2292, HB2263, HB2359, HB2455, HB1509, HB1514, HB1515, HB1648, HB2164, HB2323, HB1825, HB2172, HB1888, HB2005, HB2387, HB2358, HB2119, HB2276, HB2472, HB1714, HB2325, HB1541, HB1960, HB2140, HB2315, HB2367, HB2388, HB1696, HB2333, HB2138, HB2332, HB2283, HB2059, HB2057, HB2589, HB2417, HB2337, HB1588, HB2217, HB2020, HB1915, HB1742, HB2026, HB1965, HB1546, HB2360, HB1563, HB1749, HB2614, HB1511, HB1753, HB1849, HB1641, HB2161, HB2194, HB1721, HB2284, HB2188, HB1897, HB1880, HB1573, HB1876, HB20, HB2137

Keywords: HB1952, Hawaii agriculture, University of Hawaii, CTAHR, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience, Kauai, agricultural research station, extension station, capital improvements, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, appropriation, ADA compliance, Americans with Disabilities Act, certified kitchen, greenhouse, laboratory, field research, cesspool decommissioning, invasive species

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• Nearly 54% of individuals in Hawaii correctional systems are repeat offenders.
• </c><00:22:59.679><c> Hawaii</c> Nearly 54% of individuals in Hawaii Nearly 54% of individuals in Hawaii
• All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say no. The motion is carried.
• All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say no. The motion is carried.
• All those &gt;&gt; All those in favor say I.

Bills: HB1952, HB1951, HB1929, HB2497, HB2208, HB2572, HB1953, HB2551, HB2549, HB1737, HB1628, HB1769, HB2493, HB2264, HB1997, HB2168, HB2427, HB1805, HB2180, HB2184, HB2219, HB2469, HB2233, HB2519, HB2141, HB1904, HB2201, HB2410, HB2007, HB2385, HB2444, HB2349, HB2235, HB1872, HB2416, HB2291, HB2292, HB2263, HB2359, HB2455, HB1509, HB1514, HB1515, HB1648, HB2164, HB2323, HB1825, HB2172, HB1888, HB2005, HB2387, HB2358, HB2119, HB2276, HB2472, HB1714, HB2325, HB1541, HB1960, HB2140, HB2315, HB2367, HB2388, HB1696, HB2333, HB2138, HB2332, HB2283, HB2059, HB2057, HB2589, HB2417, HB2337, HB1588, HB2217, HB2020, HB1915, HB1742, HB2026, HB1965, HB1546, HB2360, HB1563, HB1749, HB2614, HB1511, HB1753, HB1849, HB1641, HB2161, HB2194, HB1721, HB2284, HB2188, HB1897, HB1880, HB1573, HB1876, HB20, HB2137

Keywords: HB1952, Hawaii agriculture, University of Hawaii, CTAHR, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience, Kauai, agricultural research station, extension station, capital improvements, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, appropriation, ADA compliance, Americans with Disabilities Act, certified kitchen, greenhouse, laboratory, field research, cesspool decommissioning, invasive species

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• </c> know that we live in the first period in know that we live in the first period in the<00:21:13.760
• </c> spikes in happiness while you're in spikes in happiness while you're in Hawaii<00:26:16.720><c>
• </c><00:38:53.200><c> in</c> is not really in Hawaii or Las Vegas. in is not really in Hawaii or Las
• </c><00:39:34.880><c> also</c> see increase in u in America but also see increase in u in America but
• in zero in your judiciary system here in Hawaii.

Bills: HB1952, HB1951, HB1929, HB2497, HB2208, HB2572, HB1953, HB2551, HB2549, HB1737, HB1628, HB1769, HB2493, HB2264, HB1997, HB2168, HB2427, HB1805, HB2180, HB2184, HB2219, HB2469, HB2233, HB2519, HB2141, HB1904, HB2201, HB2410, HB2007, HB2385, HB2444, HB2349, HB2235, HB1872, HB2416, HB2291, HB2292, HB2263, HB2359, HB2455, HB1509, HB1514, HB1515, HB1648, HB2164, HB2323, HB1825, HB2172, HB1888, HB2005, HB2387, HB2358, HB2119, HB2276, HB2472, HB1714, HB2325, HB1541, HB1960, HB2140, HB2315, HB2367, HB2388, HB1696, HB2333, HB2138, HB2332, HB2283, HB2059, HB2057, HB2589, HB2417, HB2337, HB1588, HB2217, HB2020, HB1915, HB1742, HB2026, HB1965, HB1546, HB2360, HB1563, HB1749, HB2614, HB1511, HB1753, HB1849, HB1641, HB2161, HB2194, HB1721, HB2284, HB2188, HB1897, HB1880, HB1573, HB1876, HB20, HB2137

Keywords: HB1952, Hawaii agriculture, University of Hawaii, CTAHR, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience, Kauai, agricultural research station, extension station, capital improvements, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, appropriation, ADA compliance, Americans with Disabilities Act, certified kitchen, greenhouse, laboratory, field research, cesspool decommissioning, invasive species

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• How much investment have we already made in Hidalgo County in order to address flood mitigation?
• Senate Bill 8 was passed in 2019, and the funding program for flood management and mitigation.
• Senate Bill 8 was passed in 2019 and the funding program for flood management and mitigation.
• planning and mitigation framework, and in between those sessions, coincidentally, Harvey hit.
• 900 flood mitigation solutions or strategies, excuse me, in those regional plans.

Summary: The House Committee on Natural Resources met to focus on flooding issues across Texas, with particular attention to South Texas and the recent catastrophic flooding in Central Texas. Chair Harris and Vice Chair Martinez emphasized that flooding is a statewide problem requiring continued legislative attention. The committee heard invited testimony from Hidalgo County Commissioner David Fuentes and Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1 General Manager Raul Sassine, who described the March flood event in Hidalgo County, including more than 20 inches of rain, six deaths, over $100 million in local damage, widespread road flooding, and repeated shutdowns of Interstate 2 and its frontage roads. They argued that existing drainage systems are under capacity, that TxDOT projects must account for downstream drainage impacts, and that local governments have already invested heavily in mitigation through bonds and partnerships. Fuentes and Sassine also described the county’s long-term flood mitigation and water-reuse efforts, including the Delta region water management project, which would capture stormwater, runoff, and treated effluent, reduce flooding, and create potable water supply. They said the drainage district manages about 780 miles of channels and 1,100 acres of detention facilities, has used prior Flood Infrastructure Fund and GLO grants, and has ongoing applications for additional state and federal assistance. Members discussed the need for TxDOT coordination, emergency access on frontage roads, local “skin in the game,” and the possibility of combining flood control with aquifer recharge and water supply projects. Texas Water Development Board Executive Administrator Brian McMath then presented an overview of the state’s flood planning and funding framework, including the post-Harvey legislative changes that created the Flood Infrastructure Fund, the Texas Infrastructure Resiliency Fund, and the regional/state flood planning process. He summarized the first state flood plan adopted in 2024, noting that about one in six Texans live or work in known flood hazard areas and that regional plans identified 4,609 flood risk reduction solutions with an estimated cost of $54.5 billion. He also reviewed TWDB programs for flood grants, community assistance, flood insurance compliance, stream gauges, TexMesonet, flood mapping, and the TexasFlood.org viewer. Members asked about drainage fees, technical assistance, gauge placement, the relationship between flood maps and FEMA FIRMs, and whether flood mitigation funds could support aquifer storage and recovery or recharge projects; TWDB staff said such projects can be eligible if they include flood mitigation components, but direct technical assistance cannot be paid from Flood Infrastructure Fund dollars. The committee concluded by expressing interest in further study of combining flood mitigation with aquifer recharge, and then adjourned.

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• the fair shake in Duval Public Schools because of The voucher program and the inadequate resourcing of
• Well, they are staples in Tallahassee in the House and in the Senate.
• Right now, the way the posture of this bill, to me, in my county in particular, it It is not fair built
• So to say all the dollars are going in one area, not the other, I don't think would be a fair argument
• His legacy is all around us in our public schools, in the fairness of our laws, and in the compassion

Bills: SB 5, SJR 3, HB 11, HJR 72, HB 48, HB 27, HB 144, HB 37, HB 1481, HB 581, HB 1696, HB 2216, HB 1035, HB 1633, HB 742, HB 754, HB 1689, HB 1690, HB 2669, HB 391, HB 517, HB 1775, HB 1024, HB 1607, HB 252, HB 1716, HB 1562, HB 4116, HB 1866, HB 1741, HB 2103, HB 2637, HB 2884, HB 3707, HB 503, HB 1089, HB 1757, HB 2986, HB 972, SB 365, SB 1786, SB 5, SJR 3, HB 14, HB 43, HB 36, HB 26, HB 149, HB 121, HB 206, HB 136, HB 3114, HB 2733, HB 1732, HB 3700, HB 467, HB 1130, HB 1846, HB 1442, HB 1147, HB 2176, HB 2701, HB 805, HB 2890, HB 1154, HB 1644, HB 2118, HB 1718, HB 2488, HB 2596, HB 2468, HB 484, HB 2578, HB 3204, HB 1041, HB 307, HB 685, HB 538, HB 2525, HB 3125, HB 2027, HB 2894, HB 3077, HB 106, HB 18, HB 11, HJR 72, HB 48, HB 27, HB 144, HB 37, HB 1481, HB 581, HB 1696, HB 2216, HB 1035, HB 1633, HB 742, HB 754, HB 1689, HB 1690, HB 2669, HB 391, HB 517, HB 1775, HB 1024, HB 1607, HB 252, HB 1716, HB 1562, HB 4116, HB 1866, HB 1741, HB 2103, HB 2637, HB 2884, HB 3707, HB 503, HB 1089, HB 1757, HB 2986, HB 972

Keywords: dementia, research institute, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, funding, grants, state health initiatives, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, licensing, reciprocity, regulation, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, interstate agreements, tax exemption, intellectual disability

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• like to weigh in?
• that's in the bill.
• take that, in your opinion, Or in a bidding process, do we really need to take that, in your opinion,
• In fact, well, in the last... can't afford it right now.
• In the past, well, in the last 10 years, food prices are up 31.5%.

Bills: SB2160

Keywords: health insurance, public employees, uniform group insurance, retirement, state employees, 908, all

Summary: The committee resumed work on Senate Bill 2160, which would move the Public Employees Retirement System health plan from grandfathered to non-grandfathered status under the Affordable Care Act. PERS officials Rebecca Frickie and Derek Holbein explained that the bill would allow more flexibility in plan design, including higher deductibles, co-pays, and out-of-pocket maximums, while also adding enhanced preventive benefits. They clarified that ACA “essential health benefits” apply to individual and small-group markets, not to PERS as a large employer, and that the bill’s projected cost increases were based on actuarial estimates and prior bid scenarios from Sanford and Blue Cross Blue Shield. Members debated whether the bill would actually save money or simply shift costs to employees. Supporters argued that non-grandfathered status would create more levers to manage medical inflation and could produce net premium savings through plan redesign, citing prior bid comparisons showing potential reductions of 1% to 8% depending on the option. Opponents, including Representative Schauer and North Dakota United president Nick Archelette, questioned how the state would pay for the estimated $25 million to $30 million in added benefits and warned that employees could face higher out-of-pocket costs amid already strained household budgets. Frickie said the legislature would control funding decisions and that current law requiring the state to pay full family premiums could be changed only by statute. The committee also discussed reserve funding, with members noting that a $4.3 million reserve draw in the bill was intended to cover the final months of the biennium and could be modified. After testimony and discussion, Vice Chair Johnson moved a do-pass recommendation and referral to Appropriations. The motion passed 10-3-1, with Representatives Ostlie, Schatz, and Schauer voting no. Representative Gump agreed to carry the bill.

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• 50 in fiscal year 2026 and $100 million in fiscal year 2027.
• The citizens won in the end.
• We used to lead in infrastructure and innovation in this state.
• or fair condition.
• I will be quick in closing.

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• We will be led in prayer this morning by Beyond the rail and in the gallery, please rise.
• If you're in my earshot, you're not in the floor yet. Get here.
• regions in California.
• in California.
• in the United States.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• That's in section 2, page 2.
• putting in there.
• I see the feral hog issue in Oklahoma and around in our surrounding states as a huge problem.
• all well aware, my county that I live in has 236,000 acres of CL land in it.
• So, I wanted to include this in, and I think it will clean up the headache in that county and in other

Bills: SB2108, SB2121, SB2171, SB2061, SB2112, SB2138

Keywords: feral swine, nuisance control, wildlife management, hunting permits, agriculture, cultivated meat, food safety, public health, misbranding, advertising, food labeling, food distribution, state regulations, hunting licenses, fishing licenses, veterans, controlled hunts, deer population, wildlife conservation, food policy

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• Photo in that same cent in that one you've been in here long enough. House Bill 4311.
• A legislation that helps us in our district with the guys on the ground in our district.
• In my district, the correct prison in southwestern Oklahoma.
• I don't think 100% is fair.
• Now I do think that the The guardrails that you put in there have to be in one county.

Bills: HB3044, HB3465, HB3625, HB3704, HB3759, HB3920, HB3972, HB4191, HB4311, HB4426

Keywords: veterans, tax refund, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, capital improvement, donations, Oklahoma Emission Reduction, incentive, taxation, environment, revenue, investment, school funds, treasurer, education funding, financial policy, income tax, scholarship, tax credit, Oklahoma Tax Commission, school funding

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• once in a while.
• So I want to thank you in advance.
• been DEI in training.
• I represent District 11 in Caldwell. That is also in Canyon County.
• And we, I believe, have been ignored in the north and that we need something in the north.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The House Health and Welfare Committee met with a quorum, announced a change to start time the next day, and removed RS 33162 from the agenda at the sponsor’s request. The committee first heard RS 33412, the “Merit-based Health Care Act,” which would apply merit-based standards to Medicaid-funded health care and preserve civil rights compliance. Members questioned whether the bill would affect existing contracts and what impact it could have on state agencies that rely on Medicaid; the sponsor said he would clarify those issues later. The committee voted to introduce RS 33412. The committee then considered RS 32997 C2, which would revise child abandonment investigation procedures, require social worker documentation and psychological suitability evaluations, and add autism and introversion training for social workers. Members raised concerns about the bill’s penalties section, which appeared to create conflicting misdemeanor and felony consequences for violations, and about whether the training requirements were clear and appropriately targeted. After discussion, a substitute motion to return the RS to the sponsor passed on a 9-6 roll call, and RS 32997 C2 was sent back for revision. Next, the committee introduced RS 33561, a prompt-pay insurance bill that would update claim definitions, set new timelines for payment or denial, add good-faith standards, give the Department of Insurance more complaint-handling authority, and require transparency about AI use in claims processing. The sponsor said the bill was aimed at reducing long delays in claim payment while balancing provider and carrier responsibilities. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1314, which would eliminate regional director positions, regional behavioral health boards, and the Board of Health and Welfare to save about $410,000. Some members objected that the regional behavioral health boards provide important local input and questioned whether the savings outweighed the loss of community-level coordination, but the motion to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation passed despite opposition. The meeting then adjourned.

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• that river in the summers.
• that river in the summers.
• in the future?
• needle in sites like that.
• There was no one else in favor, correct? Next, in opposition of...

Summary: The committee met to hear Senate Bill 1586, sponsored by Senator Ben Brown, which would address abandoned, ownerless landfills in Missouri. Brown described a constituent’s experience with contamination near an old landfill in Franklin County and said the bill was intended to give the Department of Natural Resources clearer authority to investigate and remediate such sites, create a funding stream by redirecting 10% of solid waste tipping fees, establish an interim committee for further study, and tighten seller disclosure requirements for properties with abandoned landfills. He argued the state has 29 such sites, that the issue has been ignored for decades, and that environmental studies are the necessary first step before cleanup and possible grant applications. Support came from University of Missouri engineering dean Marisa Grosoccoe, who said the bill would provide the regulatory framework and stable funding needed to move forward, noting that even about $1 million annually would likely fund only a few studies per year but would reduce uncertainty and help identify cleanup costs and future land use options. She emphasized that studies can unlock additional funding and eventual redevelopment benefits. In opposition, Solid Waste Advisory Board chair Chris Bussin and Mark Solid Waste District program manager Diana Bryant argued the districts already perform important recycling and household hazardous waste work, that the proposed diversion of tipping fees would significantly reduce local program funding, and that DNR already has authority to address landfill issues. They also questioned the accuracy of the abandoned landfill list and warned that cuts could harm existing services. A county commissioner testifying for information purposes echoed concerns about impacts on small communities and local grant-funded recycling programs. No vote was taken, and the hearing was closed after testimony.

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• we have been fortunate to be able to use that for areas in Comanche County, Oklahoma, and working in
• disasters: the mitigation plan.
• We do plan to use that as a vehicle to also make sure that every county in this state has a hazard mitigation
• It's the in-state need.
• In regard to the... quick in getting those reimbursements out of the door as well. Thank you.

Summary: The committee heard a budget presentation from Emergency Management Director Annie Verst for the General Government appropriations budget. She described the agency’s core role as coordinating disaster response, recovery, preparedness, and mitigation, emphasizing that local governments lead initial response while the state supports recovery and resource coordination. Verst highlighted recent activity including wildfire-related declarations, $83 million in public assistance payouts, use of the new state disaster revolving fund, implementation of an Oklahoma resilient recovery strategy, and restructuring efforts that repurposed positions toward regional coordination and reduced administrative overhead. A major focus of the presentation was uncertainty around federal funding. Verst said FEMA programs and obligations have been delayed or canceled in some cases, including hazard mitigation assistance and disaster case management, and that the agency is seeking state support to cover possible gaps. She outlined requests for a $3.7 million federal funding loss contingency, $1 million for updating the state hazard mitigation plan, $3.8 million for the state emergency fund and 12.5% public assistance obligations, and $800,000 for anticipated other needs/temporary sheltering cost share. She also explained that most of the agency’s large revolving and pass-through balances cannot be used for operating costs. Members questioned her about Oklahoma Task Force One, including whether it is funded by OEM and whether the agency is shifting toward response rather than mitigation. Verst said Task Force One is used when local capacity is exceeded, that out-of-state deployments are reimbursed, and that the agency sees its role as coordination and recovery rather than replacing local response. She also explained the revolving fund for disaster advances, the timing of reimbursements, and the purpose of the hazard mitigation plan update. No votes or formal actions were taken, and the hearing concluded with thanks and adjournment.

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• Judge Bass was known not only for his wisdom and fairness in the courtroom, but also for his deep compassion
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• in 2022 to 268 in 2023 and to 279 in 2024.
• In just 268 in 2023 and to 279 in 2024.

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

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• So that’s fair.” “That’s fair. That’s fair.
• CJAC's mission is to advocate for policies that create a fair civil justice system for all parties in
• That being said, any efforts to mitigate this issue are very much appreciated in concept, but we do have
• Immigrants need lawyers by their side to have a fair chance of staying in the country and to ensure that
• Every person deserves due process and their fair day in court with someone in their corner.

Keywords: 988, house, all