Transcript Highlights:

• It's basically consolidating state statute and state rules into one act that can be overseen by the legislature
• We need a driver's license. So that's the simple explanation on the amendment.
• And unfortunately, we are in a crisis of needing more blood to be donated to save people.
• So basically,... Mr. Chairman and committee members.
• So that basically helps clean up the muddle of the metal tags.

Bills: HB4284, HB1250, HB4190, HB3086

Keywords: animal abuse, offender registry, public safety, animal welfare, criminal justice, Oklahoma legislation, local law enforcement, Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund, grants, state funding, law enforcement technology, cyber crime, fraud prevention, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, insurance fee, digital forensics, investigative support, revolving fund, prisons, corrections

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• If they want an in-person appointment, they need to be able, the plans need to be able to provide that
• People are getting the relief they need as they need it.
• when they need it.
• You need that... ...serious condition, you need regular appointments. You need that reliability.
• that they desperately need.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee held an informational hearing on Kaiser Permanente’s behavioral health care system, focusing on Department of Managed Health Care enforcement actions, Kaiser’s corrective action work plan, and testimony from patients, advocates, and union representatives. DMHC officials reviewed a long history of complaints, surveys, fines, and settlements involving Kaiser’s access to behavioral health services, including deficiencies found in 2012 and 2016, a 2022 non-routine survey, and a 2023 settlement that imposed a $50 million penalty and required $150 million in community investments over five years. DMHC said it continues to monitor Kaiser through quarterly meetings, complaint review, follow-up surveys, and a reimbursement process for members who could not obtain timely in-network care. Committee members pressed DMHC on what “timely access” and continuity of care mean in practice, how virtual care and group therapy fit into the standards, and what triggers a non-routine survey. DMHC said initial behavioral health appointments generally should not take more than two weeks, urgent care should be within days, and follow-up care within 10 days, with out-of-network care required when plans cannot meet standards. Officials also said Kaiser’s initial corrective action work plan lacked detail, but the revised plan was accepted and will be tracked through quarterly reporting and possible additional enforcement if Kaiser fails to comply. The second panel featured testimony from a Kaiser enrollee, a behavioral health policy expert, a Kaiser therapist, and the NUHW president. The enrollee described serious delays and inadequate treatment for his daughter after a suicide attempt, while the therapist and union leader said Kaiser’s behavioral health system is understaffed, relies too heavily on short appointments, group therapy, and webinars, and treats behavioral health as less important than medical-surgical care. They argued Kaiser’s one-appointment-at-a-time scheduling rule and limited treatment time violate parity requirements and harm continuity of care. Several members criticized Kaiser for not appearing at the hearing and said the testimony underscored the need for stronger oversight, clearer metrics, and faster remedies for patients.

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• The reason you go up is to basically get out of the atmosphere and get out of that rag.
• We're just basics for 15 years. I worked on a lot of things.
• We have basically to business area that we have a business development site.
• What I would consider normal part of growth where you have wastewater wetlands needs mitigation need
• to need in space.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So even without this litigation, the Bureau is in need of a fee increase and has been in need of a fee
• In need of a fee increase for several years.
• So this helps accommodate that growing need.
• The need for additional downtown parking is there. So this helps accommodate that growing need.
• They take longer than needs to.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If the doctor thinks that they don't need they don't need they don't need this, he needs to be able to
• I need that. Hey. I need that. Hey.
• I need it like you need it. You definitely have my support. need it.
• , the continued needs of meets the needs, the continued needs of meets the needs, the continued needs
• uh we we do need the gas line you need uh we we do need the gas line you need uh we we do need the gas

Bills: HB 200, HB 541, HB 1803, HB 30, HB 175, HB 249, HB 721, HB 851, HB 897, HB 1128, HB 1904, HB 1916, HB 5560, HB 3071, HB 5627, HB 5435, HB 3913, HB 2921, HB 2695, HB 2688, HB 3045, HB 3483, HB 3673, HB 4213, HB 4226, HB 783, HB 4373, HB 4735, HB 5155, HB 5057, HB 4984, HB 4944, HB 4813, HB 5339, HB 5196, HB 5033, HB 4853, HB 3486, HB 4211, HB 74, HB 4670, HB 4730, HB 4743, HB 4603, HB 4463, HB 3892, HB 4139, HB 4752, HB 4520, HB 4517, HB 4486, HB 4437, HB 4426, HB 4396, HB 4263, HB 3487, HB 3418, HB 2284, HB 2266, HB 2229, HB 4912, HB 2189, HB 4506, HB 5269, HB 5224, HB 5195, HB 3317, HB 4166, HB 3947, HB 3358, HB 3370, HB 4438, HB 3745, HB 3602, HB 3697, HB 2001, HB 1968, HB 3371, HB 3909, HCR 7, SB 1744, SB 1364, SB 1316, HB 2026, HB 3302, HB 3368, HB 1639, HB 5652, HB 4655, HB 5654, HB 5658, HB 5656, HB 4894, HB 4996, HB 5088, HB 5650, HB 4464, HB 3751, HB 5665, HB 5661, HB 1237, HB 2802, HB 5437, HB 2703, HB 5666, HB 5667, HCR 113, HCR 86, SB 2196, SB 463, SB 856, SB 1245, SB 1169, SB 509, SB 985, SB 305, SB 552, HB 1535, HB 123, HB 1804, HB 426, HB 1773, HB 1871, HB 2035, HB 2492, HB 1411, HB 4753, HB 4666, HB 4529, HB 1499, HB 1610, HB 2028, HB 1506, HB 886, HB 3546, HB 796, HB 223, HB 3556, HB 2448, HB 4638, HB 111, HB 180, HB 1027, HB 1178, HB 610, HB 1277, HB 1615, HB 1620, HB 5342, HB 4885, HB 4751, HB 4530, HB 4488, HB 2149, HB 2071, HB 2282, HB 2248, HB 2243, HB 2522, HB 2310, HB 2513, HB 2300, HB 1902, HB 1813, HB 3719, HB 4284, HB 3743, HB 3778, HB 5153, HB 5147, HB 4877, HB 4850, HB 3261, HB 3005, HB 3033, HB 2849, HB 2967, HB 3531, HB 1768, HB 333, HB 2914, HB 2613, HB 3717, HB 3704, HB 2697, HB 3801, HB 3099, HB 3488, HB 3477, HB 3466, HB 3396, HB 3469, HB 2594, HB 2776, HB 2564, HB 2298, HB 5331, HB 5646, HB 5247, HB 5323, HB 4384, HB 3896, HB 4014, HB 3627, HB 3594, HB 2524, HB 510, HB 561, HB 5111, HB 5446, HB 1181, HB 3963, HB 2785, HB 1661, HB 2460, HB 200, HB 541, HB 1803, HB 30, HB 175, HB 249, HB 721, HB 851, HB 897, HB 1128, HB 1904, HB 1916, HB 5560, HB 3071, HB 5627, HB 5435, HB 3913, HB 2921, HB 2695, HB 2688, HB 3045, HB 3483, HB 3673, HB 4213, HB 4226, HB 783, HB 4373, HB 4735, HB 5155, HB 5057, HB 4984, HB 4944, HB 4813, HB 5339, HB 5196, HB 5033, HB 4853, HB 3486, HB 4211, HB 74, HB 4670, HB 4730, HB 4743, HB 4603, HB 4463, HB 3892, HB 4139, HB 4752, HB 4520, HB 4517, HB 4486, HB 4437, HB 4426, HB 4396, HB 4263, HB 3487, HB 3418, HB 2284, HB 2266, HB 2229, HB 4912, HB 2189, HB 4506, HB 5269, HB 5224, HB 5195, HB 3317, HB 4166, HB 3947, HB 3358, HB 3370, HB 4438, HB 3745, HB 3602, HB 3697, HB 2001, HB 1968, HB 3371, HB 3909, HCR 98, HCR 92, HCR 126, HCR 7

Keywords: juvenile offenders, parole eligibility, youth justice, criminal justice reform, inmate rehabilitation, direct patient care, healthcare, physicians, medical services, insurance regulation, dentist, dental hygienist, interstate practice, licensure, compact privilege, public health, military members, disaster relief, tax rates, local government

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• Do we really need, I mean, if we're looking at lower cost in a bidding process, do we really need to
• And so we need to be careful that we don't... ...people like.
• And so we need to be careful that we don't blow that up or get in the way.
• So I think you just need to make sure total cost isn't going down. Understood.
• You're jumping from the basic plan to the high deductible plan.

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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• question, is there a demonstrated basic question, is there a demonstrated need?
• c> me,<01:39:35.440> farmers<01:39:35.840> need farmers need, excuse me, farmers need
• We need our farmers. We need our pollinators.
• We need our farmers. We need our pollinators.
• I really needed lunch. Um they um out. I really needed lunch.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• is on page 14 you know I I basically is on page 14 you know I I basically identify<00:32:27.080>
• Cooperative we exist to meet the needs Cooperative we exist to meet the needs needs<02:41:49.399
• <04:19:01.800> two makes it clear that you need two makes it clear that you need two Commissioners
• a Commissioners you need to make a Commissioners you need to make a decision<04:34:40.840> and
• and when you need and when you don't<04:34:42.600> need<04:34:43.561> to<04:34:44.561>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The area might need it it's difficult. The area might need some<01:03:53.200> work.
• It's a math problem, very basic, basic, basic.
• It's a math problem, very basic, basic, basic.
• It's a math problem, very basic, basic, basic. >> And I'll take any questions I can answer. >> And I'll
• We need a relationship with our community. They need a relationship with us.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The three need to address that purpose.
• <00:02:24.160> that were restored if you need that were restored if you need that information
• <00:03:13.120> either were several items that needed either were several items that needed
• $7.5 million CTE to remove to basically $7.5 million CTE to remove to basically move<00:15:56.399
• <00:19:34.559> to four because again there was need to four because again there was need to

Bills: SF0032, SF0010, SF0001, HB0001

Keywords: 911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety, mental health, detention, competency evaluation, treatment, contractual agreements, Wyoming, budget, funding, education, wildfire prevention, healthcare, community colleges, grants, economic development

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• It's their needs.
• We truly need this additional staff.
• "Really needs an upgrade.
• It needs to..." "Horrible. It's difficult to navigate. It needs to be redesigned.
• We are told time and time they need, you know, new lawyers, they need experts.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Summary: The committee first heard the Legislative Budget Board and Secretary of State Jane Nelson on the Secretary of State budget. LBB said the recommendation would reduce the agency’s appropriation by about $40.3 million overall, with major changes including removing federal HAVA funding and one-time business system replacement money, adjusting the agency’s base request, deleting an outdated Interstate Crosscheck rider, and directing HAVA funds to be drawn down first. Secretary Nelson and staff defended the agency’s needs, emphasizing election security, business filings, international protocol, and the Texas Register, and requested additional staff, a new website, digitization of records, IT and cybersecurity upgrades, and renovation of the Rudder Building. Senators discussed voter-roll maintenance, cross-checking data, call-center response times, and the need for online voter registration and more efficient election administration. No votes were taken. The committee then took up the Office of the Governor and trustee programs. LBB outlined a $2.4 million decrease for the office proper and a much larger decrease in trustee programs, driven by unexpended balances and the removal of one-time federal and border-security items, while noting continued funding for disaster response, victim assistance, and $2.9 billion for border security at roughly the prior level. Governor’s staff said Texas remains focused on border security, economic development, and public safety, and discussed efforts to seek federal reimbursement for prior border spending. Members asked about the National Guard’s status, possible federal assumption of border costs, the music incubator program, the Semiconductor Innovation Consortium, the Governor’s University Research Initiative, defense economic adjustment grants, and a new $5 million nonprofit security grant proposal. Staff said the semiconductor program has 12 approved projects totaling about 948 jobs and $17 billion in capital investment, and that the nonprofit security request was added late to address threats to houses of worship and other nonprofits. No formal action was taken. Finally, the committee heard the Texas Facilities Commission and lease-payment recommendations. LBB said the Facilities Commission recommendation would reduce appropriations by about $2.0 billion, mainly by removing border wall construction funding and capital complex bond funding, while adding money for higher utility costs, Rudder Building refurbishment, and additional staff. The lease-payment recommendation would decrease general revenue by $9.3 million. LBB also noted new riders related to completing the State Library and Archives building, tenant communication during disruptions, and a space-utilization report. In agency testimony, members asked about border wall maintenance responsibility, total facilities-related debt, and the status of capital complex construction. The Rudder Building renovation and related security needs were repeatedly discussed as important one-time infrastructure investments.

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• <00:06:37.960> to nine need to nine need to change<00:06:39.960> no<00:06:40.199>
• Yeah, I need to hit the button.
• Yeah, I need to hit the button.
• <00:48:10.760> to<00:48:10.960> do what I think it needs to do what I think it needs
• commissioner um does it still need commissioner um does it still need approval<00:59:00.799>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• You basically have to keep it as basic as possible.
• We need to be able to need a balance.
• There's some that need to go big, there's some that need to go small, but...
• What do we need to do?
• I guess we need We don't need to make a I guess we need We don't need to make a motion.<03:19:50.920>

Keywords: 916, all

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• So what is our need?
• Saying, well, we need a Dutch Bros, and we need this, and we need that, and it's true.
• I need to test to see if this is actually the problem I need to solve.
• Clearly, the community sees a need; society sees a need.
• But that's part of the basic needs that we've identified for our students.

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• When students struggle to meet their basic needs, their ability to stay enrolled and succeed is compromised
• When students struggle to meet their basic needs, their ability to stay enrolled and succeed as compromise
• At Middlesex alone, over 50% of Middlesex students are struggling with some form of basic-needs insecurity
• So that goes back to what I said about the basic needs of eating, having... ...back to what I said about
• the basic needs of eating, having something to drink, because even water in the classroom, I mean, if

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion held an informational hearing on “Protecting Equity in Higher Education” and emphasized that no bills were being heard. Members and witnesses focused on the effects of recent federal actions on DEI, admissions, financial aid, student loans, international students, and campus equity efforts in Massachusetts. Opening remarks from the co-chairs and the chair of Higher Education highlighted Massachusetts’ investments in free community college, expanded financial aid, and early college programs, while warning that federal policy changes could undermine those gains. Testimony from BU law professor Jonathan Feingold argued that many DEI practices remain legally defensible after Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, and that the decision did not end all race-conscious or equity-oriented efforts. He said the Trump administration’s anti-DEI actions and funding threats were legally suspect and had created confusion and a chilling effect. Bahar Akman-in-Boden of the Hildreth Institute testified that proposed federal cuts to TRIO, Gear Up, Pell Grants, SEOG, work-study, and student loan programs would disproportionately harm low-income, first-generation, Black, Latino, and other underserved students, and urged the state to prepare hold-harmless and advising supports using Fair Share revenue. Commissioner Noe Ortega described Massachusetts’ long history of equity in higher education and said the state has expanded aid, success programs, and early college, but still has work to do on attainment and completion. He said the state responded to SFFA by creating ACARE and continuing to defend equity practices, while also warning that federal disruptions and “dear colleague” letters have created uncertainty. In the second panel, state university leaders and campus officials said federal threats to Pell, DEI grants, Medicaid, and international student policies could affect access, campus operations, and the economy; they stressed that most state university graduates stay in Massachusetts and that institutions are continuing their equity practices despite federal pressure. Roxbury Community College’s president said RCC remains committed to open access and inclusion, noted enrollment growth, and said executive orders do not change existing law or the college’s obligations.

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• <00:13:50.880> some needed some tweaks, maybe needs some needed some tweaks, maybe needs some
• <00:16:11.920> in moving forward to meet their needs in moving forward to meet their needs
• But if we don’t have our students having their basic needs being met, right, um, I know it was mentioned
• “If we don’t have our students having their basic needs being met, right, um, I know it was mentioned
• They were basically liquidations.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:12 Attendance Roll Call: 00:00:33 Kentucky’s New Assessment and Accountability Model Update: 00:03:50 Federal Education Policy and Its Impact on States: 01:00:55 Educational Leadership Training Opportunities in Kentucky: 01:26:44 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations: 02:10:38 Adjournment: 02:13:57, 958, all

Summary: The Interim Joint Committee on Education met for its first interim meeting and established a quorum before taking up its first topic, Kentucky’s new assessment and accountability model. Commissioner Robbie Fletcher, joined by KDE staff and superintendents, described a multi-year effort involving the Kentucky “Now We Learn” Council, more than 50 educators and stakeholders, at least 18 pilot districts, surveys, focus groups, town halls, and four prototype frameworks. He emphasized three priorities for the new model: vibrant learning experiences, innovation in assessment, and collaboration with communities. Fletcher said the state accountability portion would continue to meet federal requirements and identify CSI/TSI/ATSI schools, while shifting toward more emphasis on individual student growth, grade-level equivalency in reading and math, career and technical education, graduation rate, and English language proficiency. He also said science would remain a required assessment but be reported separately rather than counted in the CSI/TSI calculation. He stressed that the model should focus on growth, local flexibility, and meaningful measures that reflect community expectations, while still preserving a statewide framework. The committee also heard from Bullitt County superintendent Jesse Bacon, who described his district’s local accountability work. He said Bullitt County formed a community coalition with broad representation from across the district, business leaders, and community members, met six times during the school year, and worked toward a public-facing dashboard that would show community expectations, evidence of accountability, and areas for improvement. Bacon said the district identified six community-defined pillars, beginning with student learning and foundational academic knowledge, as part of a system intended to communicate strengths and improvement areas to the public.

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• , and so how do they, what is the criteria, and what need those in need?
• the emphasis of need and the emphasis of need and and<00:03:31.440> so, and so, and so, how<00
• what is the criteria and what need what is the criteria and what need those<00:03:37.480> in<
• But when we decide there's an urgent need, I think that funds should go for that need.
• Um need for.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• When I worked for the Children's Division in Jackson County, we worked, we basically piloted a program
• And we were able to meet the needs of families immediately, preserve placements, keep families together
• That list of candidates then, to be a candidate to be a commissioner, basically you have to have the
• That list of candidates then, to be a candidate to be a commissioner, basically you have to have the
• It needs to go to each individual voter to decide who they want to represent them as a delegate.

Summary: The House Committee on General Laws met with a quorum present and first took up executive session on Senate Substitute No. 3 for Senate Bill 1062. The committee adopted two House amendments: one renaming the program the “Inspiration Act,” removing references to charity, and creating a task force to oversee implementation; the other removing a $300,000 cap so blind and deaf service grant recipients could apply for additional funds. The amendments were rolled into a House Committee substitute, which the committee then voted do pass by a 12-2 roll call. The committee then held a public hearing on Senate Bill 1119, the Convention of States implementing legislation. Senator Curtis Trent explained that the bill would establish procedures and qualifications for selecting and controlling Missouri’s delegates if a convention of states is called, describing it as neutral guardrails for future use. Supporters said the bill would clarify delegate selection, keep Missouri’s process orderly, and preserve legislative oversight; one witness also said the measure was important for fiscal restraint and constitutional reform. An opponent argued that delegates should be elected directly by voters rather than appointed through the legislature, saying the positions are too important to be controlled by lawmakers. No vote was taken on SB 1119 during the hearing, and the committee adjourned after testimony concluded.

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• > silence Today we basically are here just for a moment of silence, and we'd like to start the
• So basically, start the day like we do in the Senate.
• religious attachments to it so basically religious attachments to it so basically start<00:02:58.680
• We didn't feel like we needed to add more laws to our books because that exists currently.
• Chair, I explain my vote, and I only need two minutes this time. Chair: Please proceed.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 19, which would require a daily moment of silence or reflection in Kentucky public schools and clarify that students may use the time as they choose without coercion or religious direction. The sponsor and supporters, including representatives of the Kentucky Jewish Council, argued the bill is nonsectarian, intended to promote calm and focus, and supported by research and prior bipartisan backing. Opponents from the Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass said they supported the anti-coercion language but objected to making the moment of silence mandatory rather than permissive, citing concerns about the statute’s interaction with the Lord’s Prayer language already in law. After discussion, the committee voted to pass SB 19 unanimously with favorable expression. The committee then considered SB 83, which revises the KEES scholarship program so homeschool and non-certified school students can receive awards using an ACT-to-GPA conversion and be treated more comparably to public school students. The sponsor described the bill as a recurring measure and walked through how the award amounts would be calculated under the substitute. There was no opposition raised during the hearing, and the committee adopted the substitute and passed SB 83 unanimously with favorable expression. Finally, the committee heard Senate Joint Resolution 55, directing Kentucky public postsecondary institutions to combat anti-Semitism. The resolution would require campuses to adopt policies using the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism, notify students of Title VI and state-law complaint rights, recognize Jewish organizations as community resources on the same basis as other religious organizations, take action against student groups supporting designated terrorist organizations, and collect and report campus anti-Semitism data. The presenters and supporters described a sharp rise in anti-Semitic incidents on campuses after October 7 and said schools have not responded adequately. The committee adopted the substitute and began hearing testimony on the resolution, but the transcript cuts off before any final vote on SJR 55.

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• needed to scale.
• We need to get something in place that we need to get somewhere.
• You need to go get to your next class. You need to do that.
• But it was at this time basically we realized that we were in trouble in the need of water.
• They need water.