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• And in an internal employee survey, 90% expressed interest in an employee housing program.
• By offering employees the option to... ...interest in an employee housing program.
• By offering employees the option to live close to work, we hope to improve their quality of life and
• And we are thankful to Assembly Member Kalra for authorship on this, on behalf of our VTA employees,
• So I appreciate that this bill creates parity with the employees.

Summary: The committee heard eight bills, mostly on local government, housing, and public agency contracting. AB 1658 would make permanent higher change-order authority for Santa Clara and Los Angeles counties on large construction projects; supporters said it would reduce delays and save money on major projects, and the bill passed 6-0. AB 2263 would authorize the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to develop employee-preference affordable housing; supporters said it would help with workforce retention and long commutes, and it also passed 6-0. AB 2134 would require city councils to allow parental leave without forcing members to seek public approval or risk losing their seats; supporters described the bill as necessary to protect new parents in local office, and it passed 6-0. AB 2188 would raise Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s contracting authority to $250,000, with supporters citing administrative savings and faster project delivery; after committee amendments, it passed 6-0. AB 2033 would let general law cities use job order contracting for repair and maintenance work, with safeguards against employee displacement; supporters called it an efficiency tool, while AFSCME opposed it over workforce impacts, and it passed 8-0 after amendments. AB 1768 would authorize Los Angeles County and Contra Costa County to ask voters to approve a temporary transactions and use tax to help offset major federal health care cuts and preserve clinics and public health services. Supporters from community clinics, Planned Parenthood, labor groups, counties, and health organizations said the measure would let voters decide how to respond to funding losses; opponents, including CalTax and some cities, raised affordability and tax-burden concerns. Members also discussed equity concerns within Los Angeles County and the importance of local control. The bill was moved out on a 5-2 vote and left on call. AB 2415 would allow the city of Folsom to shift housing obligations away from its historic district and toward other transit-oriented sites; supporters said it would preserve the historic district while still meeting housing goals, and it passed 10-0. AB 2741, heard at the end of the meeting, would give cities a grace period to fix housing elements that were certified by HCD but later found noncompliant by a court, especially where cities relied on overlay zones. Supporters from the League of California Cities, Redondo Beach, and real estate groups said cities acted in good faith and should not be immediately subjected to builder’s remedy; opponents from California YIMBY and legal aid groups argued the bill would weaken housing accountability and reward noncompliance. The transcript ends during testimony on AB 2741, before a final vote is recorded.

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• The proposed substitute to Senate Bill 5346 is before you, and it relates to the student use of mobile
• First, the proposed substitute incorporates student use of mobile devices into digital citizenship.
• The proposed substitute before you adds that current technology use includes the use of mobile devices
• It also directs OSPI to include research on student use of mobile devices and recommended best-practice
• The proposed substitute before you adds that current technology use includes the use of mobile devices

Bills: SB6192, SB6206, SB5346, SB6125, SB5841, SB5907, SB5951

Keywords: education, reading, mathematics, student intervention, instruction, academic standards, child care, first responders, incentives, pilot program, mobile phones, cell phones, smartphones, school phones, classroom distraction, digital citizenship, media literacy, internet safety, cyberbullying, student mental health

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• </c><00:10:04.480><c> teaching</c> And this is to purchase mobile teaching And this is to purchase mobile
• Thank you. um, one of your employees was at a um, one of your employees was at a location<00:30:53.360
• </c> we had 351 employees on payroll. we had 351 employees on payroll. payroll. payroll. payroll.
• Point being that we're getting the job done not with 351 employees, but with 351 employees plus more
• . retain those employees.

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 210; 21 January, 2026: 1:30 PM, 925, all

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• You may know I ran a similar bill in the mobile home park space.
• Jason Eichard, on behalf of the California Mobile Home Park Owners Alliance. The author and Mr.
• I do say that, you know, one of the things we have to preserve is the ability for folks in the mobile
• problems at these mobile home parks fixed.
• living in a mobile home park because they don't have the money to repair it.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The number of state employees paid for by New Hampshire taxpayers: 10,500 public sector employees that
• are part of the plan. 10,500 public sector employees are part of the plan, 244 private employees and
• <01:08:58.480><c> to</c><01:08:58.719><c> sign</c> employees to sign employees to sign up<01:09:01.319
• </c> affordable for both employers employees affordable for both employers employees and<01:30:13.760
• our organization and employees.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard testimony on House Bill 437, which would change New Hampshire law on undischarged mortgages by creating a shorter period after which certain old mortgages would be treated as unenforceable. Prime sponsor Representative Bill Boyd said the bill was developed with input from bankers, lawyers, realtors, the Attorney General’s office, and the Banking Department, and he noted a drafting correction needed on line 18. He explained that the proposal would replace current law with a new framework modeled partly on Massachusetts, including a five-year expiration after a stated maturity date and a 35-year period for mortgages without an expiration date. Supporters said the bill would help clear obsolete title defects, reduce costly quiet-title litigation, and make real estate transactions easier for consumers, attorneys, and conveyancers. Representative Mary Hakken-Phillips, Susan Cole of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, and Michelle Coffin all testified in support, describing the bill as a consumer protection measure. They said undischarged or improperly discharged mortgages often surface during title searches, causing delays, legal expenses, and failed or delayed closings. Coffin and Hakken-Phillips emphasized that many of these cases involve old, effectively obsolete mortgages and that the current process often requires expensive court action even when no one contests the title. Cole described a recent transaction in which a title defect caused a buyer to walk away and later restart the financing process, creating costs for both buyer and seller. A committee member asked about notice to mortgage holders; the response was that the lender bears responsibility for recording and extending the mortgage, and that due process rights would remain if a lender later contested the discharge. Ryan Hill of the New Hampshire Bankers Association said the banking industry had reviewed the bill and was generally comfortable with it, while requesting a delayed effective date so members would have time to adjust their recording practices. He said the bill’s January 1, 2028 effective date reflected that request. After closing the hearing on HB 437, the committee opened a hearing on House Bill 721, the Gold and Silver Legal Tender Act. Representative Juliet Harvey-Bolia introduced it as a bipartisan economic justice bill intended to recognize gold and silver as legal tender, protect against inflation, and address concerns about trust, taxes, and government taking. She argued that gold is a stable store of value and discussed tax treatment in neighboring states, federal history, and digital gold platforms. The hearing on HB 721 was still in progress when the transcript ended, with the chair limiting questions because of time.

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• The authority serves 79,300 employees and dependents with 49 200 lives insured under medical.
• The increases consist of 23 million for employee benefit premiums with an average of a 6.6% employer
• The authority also ensures over 49,000 employees, 2.4 billion in payroll, over 416,000 students, over
• One of the early pages, do you attribute that to better training of employees in our school districts
• Next up we We have the Public Employee Retirement Association, which is an agency 366 PERA.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Loss of funding could reduce the state's ability to quickly mobilize trained staff during public health
• We want to expand health care access in rural communities through mobile telehealth, community-based
• </c> rural communities through mobile rural communities through mobile teleaalth,<00:59:24.559><c> community
• 24:07.920><c> the</c> health care at the federal level, the health care at the federal level, the employees
• uh of HHS continue to show up, employees uh of HHS continue to show up, continue<01:24:13.280><c> to

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• receiving leave payments consistent with general rules governing unclassified employees.
• receiving leave payments consistent with general rules governing unclassified employees.
• receiving leave payments consistent with general rules governing unclassified employees.
• You know, that employee needs to be terminated and they need to start over.
• You don't treat people the way that employee treats people over there. >> Yeah.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, excused absent senators, and adopted the previous day’s journal. The chamber received several House messages referring local bills to the Committee on Local Legislation, including measures affecting Lawrence, Clayurn, Limestone, Shelby, and Alabaster. The Senate also recognized guests in the gallery, including local leaders, law enforcement officials, and a Jackson County Junior Leadership group. During personal privilege remarks, Senator Figures offered a tribute to Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., highlighting his civil rights legacy, political influence, and impact on Black voter participation and representation; the Senate observed a moment of silence. Senator Smitherman also thanked her for the remarks. The Senate then adopted Senate Joint Resolution 47, mourning the death and celebrating the life of John J. Guthrie Jr., and Senate Joint Resolution 48, commending Tommy Jax for emergency actions to help a sick child. The Senate considered numerous confirmations from the Committee on Confirmations, all receiving favorable reports and being confirmed by unanimous or near-unanimous roll calls, including Walter Bracie and Eric Bone to the Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission, Morgan Garner and Susie Beal to the Alabama Electronic Security Board of Licensure, and Joe Brown, Brian Williams, James Spears, Charles Hedrickk, and Kathy Pierce to the Alabama Board of Polygraph Examiners. Committee reports also advanced several bills, including local legislation and county/municipal government measures. On the floor, the Senate adopted a special order calendar and passed or adopted several bills: SB 239 on child custody jurisdiction enforcement, SB 190 on a sales tax exemption for an ocular eye service company, SB 252 on Governor’s Mansion Authority employees and leave benefits, SB 170 on health savings account regulatory coordination, SB 210 on the chiropractic board, SB 242 on commercial driver’s licenses, and SB 70 on crimes and offenses. SB 247 on insurance was carried over at the sponsor’s request for further work, and SB 83 on guardianships and conservatorships was taken up with discussion of a committee amendment to clarify removal of proceedings from probate to circuit court and notice requirements; the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• House Bill 4023, a bill to be entitled an act relating to officers and employees of the North Springs
• If you were an employee, you're bound by all the regulations that an employee is bound by.
• It deals with mobile act Actual marijuana thefts to law enforcement within 24 hours.
• It deals with Mobile Act licensure changes as well as substance prescribing updates.
• To be entitled, an act relating to public officers and employees.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including interns, Denim Day awareness, a resolution honoring Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange, and a remembrance of former Senator Karen Johnson Gendron. The chamber then moved to special order bills. CS/HB 687 on transportation offenses involving death was substituted for SB 138, amended to add warnings and penalties for refusal of breath or urine tests, and passed 37-0. CS/SB 306 on Medicaid providers, requiring broader after-hours access and network availability for Medicaid enrollees, also passed 37-0. The Senate then took up CS/CS/HB 913 on condominium associations, a major post-Surfside reform bill. Senator Bradley explained that the measure was intended to provide financial relief and flexibility while preserving safety and accountability. The bill was substituted for SB 1742, amended several times to limit milestone inspections and structural integrity reserve studies to buildings three habitable stories or more, and then passed 37-0 after extensive debate. Senators from both parties praised Bradley, Pizzo, Garcia, and staff for years of work on condo safety and affordability, with several members describing the bill as a balance between protecting residents and avoiding financial hardship. The final major item was CS/HB 1205, the bill on amendments to the state constitution and citizen petition drives. Sponsors Gates and Grohl argued the bill was needed to combat fraud, identity theft, and misuse in the petition process, citing a lengthy Office of Election Crimes and Security report. The House bill was substituted for SB 7016, and the chamber considered a long series of amendments and substitute amendments addressing petition circulator registration, volunteer participation, submission deadlines, invalid-signature thresholds, voter notification, and fiscal impact statements. Several amendments were adopted, while others were debated over whether they would protect access to the citizen initiative process or strengthen election integrity. The transcript ends during debate on the main substitute amendment, before final disposition on the bill is shown.

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• So do you guys view these athletes that are being paid, do you view them as employees of LSU?
• There's a lot of debate about whether or not student athletes should be categorized as employees.
• About whether or not student athletes should be categorized as employees.
• Have they already moved forward and made them employees? No, sir. To your knowledge. No, sir. Okay.
• We have 11 school-based health centers and three medical mobile units that serve those students in the

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• Cap Brackman, on behalf of the California School Employees Association.
• That the bill does state that employees are protected from retaliation.
• through a collaborative process that brings together school leaders, staff, parents, classified employees
• Cassie Mancini, on behalf of the California School Employees Association, in support.
• law that requires the assignment of course credits to be completed within two days for all highly mobile

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee met without a quorum at first and began as a subcommittee, with the chair outlining hearing procedures and several bills on consent. The committee heard and advanced AB 1581, which would improve collection of tribal affiliation data for California students so Native students are more accurately counted and better served; supporters said current systems undercount Native students and erase their needs. AB 1586 also passed, requiring school resource officers who volunteer to carry naloxone to receive opioid overdose response training every two years; supporters emphasized student safety and the need for rapid response to overdoses on campus, while one school employees’ group raised concerns about retaliation protections for non-volunteers. Both bills were moved do pass as amended to Appropriations, with roll calls held open for absent votes. The committee then approved AB 1943, which updates school notices about secure firearm storage by making the information clearer, more visible, and more likely to reach families at key moments such as counseling or discipline interventions. Supporters from gun violence prevention groups, educators, and parents argued that many school shooters obtain guns from home and that plain-language, digital, and timely notices could help prevent child deaths and suicides; the author shared a personal story about a child accessing a gun at home. AB 1792 also advanced, directing the Instructional Quality Commission to consider updating health education to address digital safety issues such as deepfakes, extortion, grooming, and AI-generated exploitation; supporters said students need instruction that reflects modern online risks, while an opponent objected to language referencing LGBTQIA+ and gender-diverse students. AB 1653 passed as well, adding heat-illness guidance to the health framework after a young Girl Scout described students suffering during extreme heat and not recognizing symptoms. Later, the committee approved AB 1861, which would require the California Department of Education to create a public database of special education investigation reports with personal information redacted; supporters said families need better access to complaint outcomes and accountability, while an opposition witness warned of unintended consequences, misuse of incomplete information, and added burdens on districts. AB 1721 also moved forward, creating a stakeholder work group to review and streamline school safety plan requirements so plans remain practical and focused on emergency preparedness. AB 1631, which would make kindergarten mandatory, received mixed testimony: supporters argued it would help close achievement gaps and improve readiness, while opponents framed it as an intrusion on parental choice; the bill was held on call after a split vote. Finally, AB 1809, extending job order contracting authority for school and community college districts, was also held on call after opposition from contractors who argued project labor agreement requirements raise costs and reduce competition. The committee then began hearing AB 1659, aimed at improving transitions for court school students back to their home districts, with testimony describing re-enrollment barriers and the need for a designated district contact.

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• That $90 fee pays our employees and county employees to go out and verify the information submitted on
• That $9 fee pays our employees and county employees to go out and verify the information submitted on
• And a lot of people who need equipment for mobility or whatever get caught in a catch-22.
• And a lot of our county employees do not make a lot of money that serve us so well.
• And a lot of our county employees do not make a lot of money that serve us so well.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• This bill will establish the commitment to fund the initial rollout of the IHSS Employer-Employee Relations
• Look, I value our employees.
• Each of these employee groups have what we call step increases.
• These are costs in the year in which we get the benefit of the service of the employee.
• We have very hard working state employees that have been working very productively and that are going

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• These are state employees.
• These are state employees.
• Employers are hungry for employees, and a decade ago they didn't really look to us, but they are now.
• We have 10,600 employees under the umbrella, a budget of $1.3 billion.
• We have 10,600 employees under the umbrella, a budget of $1.3 billion.

Summary: The Justice Budget Subcommittee met for an introductory overview of the justice budget and the major agencies within it. Chair Maney explained that the committee would hear broad presentations rather than detailed budget questions, and the first panel included the Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of Corrections, Commission on Offender Review, Department of Law Enforcement, Office of the State Courts Administrator, and the Attorney General’s Office. Each agency described its mission, staffing, budget, and major responsibilities, with repeated emphasis on public safety, rehabilitation, staffing shortages, technology needs, and the importance of mental health services and education in reducing recidivism. Secretary Hall described DJJ’s prevention-to-aftercare continuum, including civil citation, detention, probation, and residential commitment programs, and highlighted reductions in juvenile arrests and commitments. Secretary Dixon said DOC’s biggest issues are staffing, overtime, and inflation, while noting progress in education, reentry, and a low recidivism rate. FDLE Commissioner Glass outlined the agency’s investigative, forensic, intelligence, and protective functions, including work on fentanyl enforcement and crime reporting systems. The State Courts Administrator emphasized the judiciary’s constitutional role, case volume, and challenges in providing interpreters, experts, and technology support. Chief Deputy Attorney General Guard described the office’s litigation, criminal appeals, consumer protection, and opioid recovery work, especially defending state laws and recovering opioid settlement funds. Members then asked questions about prison conditions, immigration enforcement, court filing fees, crime reporting, staffing ratios, and transnational gangs. Agency leaders responded that they were not aware of ICE contracts in some cases, that FDLE works with immigration authorities and detention facilities under existing authority, and that filing fees are a legislative policy decision. The committee also heard from the Justice Administrative Commission, prosecutors, public defenders, guardian ad litem, regional conflict counsel, and capital collateral regional counsel, who focused on indigent representation, dependency and death penalty cases, and persistent staffing and retention problems. No votes were taken, and the meeting concluded after the presentations and questions.

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• Sponsor Sessions, Mobile County. >> Senator Sessions. >> Senator Sessions, Mobile County temporary judges
• Mobile County local privilege tax on historical horse racing. favor, let it be known by signify. favor
• </c><00:01:20.720><c> Mobile</c> &gt;&gt; SP 346 sponsor Senator figures.
• Mobile &gt;&gt; SP 346 sponsor Senator figures.
• Mobile County local privilege tax on historical horse racing. >> Okay. Is there a second?

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• Fine from the state fiscal crisis management team and Cassie Mancini from the California School Employees
• Cassie Mancini here on behalf of the California School Employees Association, co-sponsors of AB84.
• Thank you. matt employees a work with the opposition.
• I am Cassie Mancini on behalf of the California School Employees Association in support. Thank you.
• Our mission is rooted in advancing educational equity as a pathway to social and economic mobility.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So to my knowledge, businesses with potential employees or current employees can't ask if they're on
• Won't employers only look for maybe employees that don't have any gaps?
• That's $12 per employee. So it's not a long-term sustainable solution.
• That's $12 per employee. So it's not a long-term sustainable solution.
• It's the law to have workers' comp for your employees.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• expands the Parents' Bill of Rights to include the right of a parent to be informed if any school employee
• 2074, as amended by the Judiciary Committee, establishes a mandatory reporting requirement for any employee
• Bill 2126 allows either party of a civil action to request a change in venue if either party is an employee
• section with that mobile for any questions questions for staff seeing none going back to representative

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting covered a long list of House bills, mostly on third-read consent calendars, spanning appropriations, elections, education, public safety, water, taxation, and criminal law. Early discussion focused on HB 2148, which would give the legislature authority to appropriate non-custodial federal funds, described by the sponsor as a transparency measure. Other measures discussed included HB 2091 on insurance-related assessment limits, HB 2122 on reciprocity for BTR-related professions, HB 2138 clarifying firefighter workers’ compensation coverage, and HB 2008 barring public school libraries from using public money to pay library professional associations. HB 2110, removed from consent, would allow school governing body members to pray at meetings, with members noting Supreme Court precedent supporting such prayer. Several bills addressed school safety and parental rights. HB 2142 would create a School Safety Center at the Arizona Department of Education and allow up to 10% of school safety program funds for administration, with supporters citing an audit and lack of oversight. HB 2249 would expand the Parents’ Bill of Rights to require notice if a school employee facilitates social transitioning of a minor and to provide broader access to educational records, with penalties discussed for violations. HB 2074 would add mandatory reporting for anyone in a medical facility who knows a partial-birth abortion is occurring, and HB 2144 would allow child support calculations to begin during pregnancy based on a confirmed pregnancy test and related DNA testing provisions. The committee also took up election-related measures. HB 2022 would make permanent changes tied to the federal Electoral Count Act, including moving Arizona’s primary earlier to preserve military and overseas voting access, while keeping petition dates valid and preserving existing deadlines for candidates. HCM 2001 urged federal designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, and HCM 2002 supported a separate congressional effort involving CARE and related federal review and designation processes; members debated the distinction between direct designation and a request for federal investigation. HCR 2001 proposed a constitutional amendment to limit voting to U.S. citizens, require government ID to register, prohibit foreign contributions, and end early voting by the Friday before an election. Water, land use, and tax bills were also reviewed. Measures included HB 2024 on snowpack augmentation as a water supply development project, HB 2029 and HB 2030 tightening how Water Conservation Grant Fund money is used, HB 2053 appropriating $100,000 for updated stormwater recharge mapping, HB 2096 expanding revolving fund uses to address cesspools, HB 2097 capping groundwater withdrawal in irrigation non-expansion areas, and HB 2116 funding potential Colorado River litigation. On the tax side, HB 2016 would remove late-filing penalties when no tax is due, HB 2104 and HB 2105 would protect agricultural property owners from repeated reclassification and require notice of inspections, and HB 2289 would update truth-in-taxation examples to reflect higher home values. The committee also heard bills on criminal penalties and other matters, including HB 2043 on felony murder involving an unborn child, HB 2045 on discharging a weapon near a vehicle, HB 2131 and HB 2132 on weapons trafficking and fentanyl penalties, and HB 2062 authorizing a Buffalo Soldiers memorial in Wesley Bolin Plaza.

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• As those costs continue to rise, we would like to make sure that we can continue to pay our employees
• Sydney Sprech, and I am a political affairs coordinator at the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees
• This is another funding stream that is intended to maintain Agency staffing and programming as employees
• Without cameras, we have no way of verifying injuries on a non-mobile infant or a non-verbal toddler.

Bills: HF2436

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras

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• We learned on Monday that VA indiscriminately fired an additional 1,400 employees.
• Commander, in your assessment, how were the firing of so many employees from the VA?
• VA's total workforce is 469,000 employees.
• I met with this particular employee. fired employee yesterday.
• You did not put the response... opportunity for the employee to do the appeals process.

Keywords: veteran services, homelessness, unemployment, VA funding, mental health, congressional oversight, testimonies, American Legion, Dole Act, suicide prevention

Summary: This meeting focused on veteran services, emphasizing the urgent need to address the alarming rate of unemployment and homelessness among veterans. Numerous testimonies were presented detailing the impact of mass furloughs and cutbacks at the VA on personnel, notably veterans who were serving as employees. Various representatives expressed deep concern over how these firings could drastically affect the quality of care available to those who have served the nation. There was a strong call for Congress to bolster funding for existing programs aimed at alleviating veteran homelessness and improving overall care quality, especially in mental health services.