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• The BRG seeks to enrich the UNS Native American community and to create a supportive place to share common
• enduring love she shared with her mother, Megan Marks, her family, and the many people whose lives were enriched
• And... ...family and the many people whose lives were enriched by her presence.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then completed roll call, approved the prior journal, and welcomed several guest groups to the gallery, including CSG West and NCSL visitors, Tucson Electric Power/UniSource Native BRG members, Pascua Yaqui constituents, Marcos de Niza High School students, and guests from Payson. Members also observed a moment of silence for former Attorney General Mark Brnovich. Senator Hatathlie read a proclamation honoring the life and service of Amaya Curley, a Navajo woman and Navy veteran, and the chamber recessed for presentation of an Arizona state flag flown in her memory, with her family present. The President Pro Tem announced extended deadlines for opening Senate folders and for Senate bill intro set preparation, and the Senate received House messages regarding adjournment. The chamber voted to accede to the House request to adjourn after Thursday, January 15, 2026, until Tuesday, January 20, 2026. No substantive bill debate occurred; instead, the body moved a large number of measures to second reading, including election, education, health care, firearms, immigration-related reporting, cryptocurrency, transportation, and various memorial and appropriation bills. Committee and caucus announcements were made for Thursday, January 15, including Rules Committee and both party caucuses. The Senate then adopted a motion to adjourn until Thursday, January 15, 2026, at 10 a.m.

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• The BRG seeks to enrich the UNS Native American community and to create a supportive place to share common
• enduring love she shared with her mother, Megan Marks, her family, and the many people whose lives were enriched
• by her presence. ...family and the many people whose lives were enriched by her presence.

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• My next comment is relating to microbial enrichment in the proposed rules.
• Why I understand the desire to clarify that enrichment is not required for quantitative assays.
• that report CT values or estimated CFU counts, constitute a quantitative assay, thereby avoiding enrichment
• alternatively, you could be more specific, explicitly stating that total use of mold does not require enrichment

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• It seems very persistent that the summer economic or summer academic enrichment program, which the governor
• 15:50.000><c> academic</c> summer economic or summer academic summer economic or summer academic enrichment
• > program</c><00:15:51.759><c> which</c><00:15:52.160><c> the</c><00:15:52.399><c> governor</c> enrichment
• program which the governor enrichment program which the governor had<00:15:53.040><c> cut</c><00:15:

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• is a multi-year investment plan to implement before-, after-, and summer-school instruction and enrichment
• , is a multi-year investment plan to implement before, after, and summer school instruction and enrichment
• with ELOP, there's some specific requirements of staffing ratios, you have to have an academic and enrichment
• I think the evidence, the research base would suggest that you need a program that is both enrichment
• and academic, that kids need to want to come and have both the enrichment and the academic opportunities

Summary: The committee heard presentations on the Governor’s education budget proposals for the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), Learning Recovery Block Grant, and Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP), followed by testimony from State Board of Education President Linda Darling-Hammond. On LCFF, Finance outlined the proposed 2.43% COLA, repayment of prior deferrals, and a trailer bill penalty for LEAs that fail to adopt Local Control Accountability Plans on time. The LAO said its COLA estimate was slightly lower and raised concerns that the Governor’s proposed TK staffing ratio increase may be more costly than estimated. Members also discussed whether the current COLA formula should better reflect California-specific or district staffing costs, and whether TK should be more clearly separated from the K-3 grade span adjustment to avoid larger K-3 class sizes. The chair asked staff to work with the LAO on both the TK/K-3 issue and alternative COLA calculations. For the Learning Recovery Block Grant, Finance proposed restoring the first of three delayed payments, $378.6 million one-time Proposition 98 General Fund, while the LAO recommended adopting the proposal but extending the expenditure deadline by at least a year. The LAO reported that districts had spent $1.6 billion of the $6.8 billion received through 2023-24 and said most districts were only now shifting from federal COVID relief to block grant spending. Members questioned whether the large state and federal investments were improving outcomes, citing declining reading and math trends, while Finance and the State Board president pointed to some signs of improvement, especially in math, attendance, and gains for some student groups. Darling-Hammond emphasized that student needs have grown, that recovery spending has gone to devices, ventilation, staffing, tutoring, summer school, and community schools, and that targeted interventions appear to be helping some districts recover faster than others. On ELOP, Finance proposed adding $435 million to expand universal access by lowering the Tier 1 threshold from 75% to 55% unduplicated pupils, bringing ongoing funding to $4.4 billion. The LAO said the estimate was reasonable but recommended delaying implementation for a year, aligning ELOP with ASES to reduce overlap, moving toward funding based on participation rather than enrollment, and considering a fixed Tier 2 rate. Members and witnesses discussed staffing challenges, the use of funds for students with disabilities, and uncertainty in Tier 2 funding caused by unspent dollars and opt-outs. Darling-Hammond supported ELOP as part of California’s broader after-school and summer learning strategy, said most districts are now offering full-day TK and expanded learning, and urged the state to reduce fragmentation across categorical programs and build more unified systems for funding, reporting, and support.

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• We saw a recent report from the attorney general in Iowa who said 98% of transactions at crypto kiosks
• recent report from the attorney<00:13:30.480><c> general</c><00:13:31.040><c> in</c><00:13:31.360><c> Iowa
• c><00:13:31.839><c> who</c><00:13:32.079><c> said</c><00:13:32.399><c> 98%</c> attorney general in Iowa
• who said 98% attorney general in Iowa who said 98% of<00:13:35.040><c> transactions</c><00:13:35.839
• I wish price caps work, but price caps almost always fail, create shortages, and enrich entrenched players

Bills: SF1750 , HF4250 , HF3938 , HF3904 , HF3642

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: common interest community, CIC, homeowners association, HOA, condominium, planned community, cooperative, unit owner, association board, declarant, declarant control, special declarant rights, assessment lien, foreclosure, late fees, fines, attorney fees, resale disclosure, annual report, maintenance plan

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• and in fact probably most families, the funds can be used for tutoring, transportation, academic enrichment
• keep the dollars from the federal scholarship tax credit here in Minnesota, not let them leave to Iowa
• not let them credit here in Minnesota, not let them leave<01:31:00.960><c> to</c><01:31:01.280><c> Iowa
• c><01:31:01.840><c> Illinois,</c><01:31:02.480><c> South</c><01:31:02.719><c> Dakota,</c> leave to Iowa
• , Illinois, South Dakota, leave to Iowa, Illinois, South Dakota, or<01:31:03.280><c> other</c><01:31:

Committee: Senate Taxes

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• So when you think about the Generation 3 light-water reactors, they would use low-enriched uranium, 3
• So there's, so the Gen 4 reactors, the light-water reactors use about 3% to 5% enriched uranium.
• It wasn't unusual to find enriched coal, but it was always just the top three inches.
• Then when we got down to the Bairden and the rain bed, now the entire bed is enriched.
• And so there may be opportunities of hauling enriched coals into those mine sites.

Committee: Joint Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee

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• Also is our youth after-school enrichment revenue.
• Revenue um again this is an enrichment Revenue um again this is an opportunity<00:08:27.720><c> that
• It integrates student supports and offers expanded and enriched learning opportunities.
• Overall, he is flourishing in this supportive and enriching environment.
• </c> this supportive and enriching this supportive and enriching environment<01:14:16.920><c> furthermore

Committee: Senate Education Finance

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• that they are now coming and asking us to have the Treasury print money to then give out in order to enrich
• American people understand this, and they recognize that they don't want insurance companies to be enriched
• question really is, will Democrats, or will they wish to perpetuate the shutdown of government to enrich
• It is such an egregiously corrupt act of legislative self-enrichment and robbery of the taxpayer that
• How can we, as members of Congress, Republican or Democrat, vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from

Bills: HR874 , HB5371 , HR873

Keywords: Richard B. Cheney, Congress, House of Representatives, respect, resolution, continuing resolution, appropriations, fiscal year 2026, omnibus, government funding, federal budget, USDA, Department of Agriculture, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Veterans Affairs, VA health care, military construction, legislative branch, Congress funding

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• SBA employees stay home, they also added positions in Washington, D.C., while stripping offices in Iowa
• In Iowa, Main Street is in trouble, and I hear from my colleagues that this is true in their states across
• Senator Cantwell, and I would enjoy working with you on that as well because, yes, in the state of Iowa
• the Chair's prerogative here and share with you, we have many disasters, flooding in particular in Iowa
• A home of one size in Iowa is much cheaper than and a home on the coast, but it's still someone's home

Committee: Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

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• across this state with similar experiences, but experiences that are similar, but at the same time enrich
• all of us, not only enrich this chamber, but enrich our communities and enrich our state and our country
• work in this state, they pay taxes in this state, and they contribute to our social and cultural enrichment
• And they contribute to our social and cultural enrichment as well.

Summary: The House first handled several routine matters, including adoption of a birthday resolution honoring Caroline San Martino Moran and suspension of Joint Rule 12 to allow consideration of a petition involving the City of Waltham and the Veterans Memorial Rink. It also advanced two local bills: one authorizing DCAMM to release a sewer line easement in West Roxbury, and another relative to the town administrator of Carlisle. Both bills were amended by Ways and Means and ordered to third reading or engrossed as amended. The chamber also passed a memorial-marker bill for fallen law enforcement officers in Milton and Canton. The main floor debate centered on House Bill 5305, the “Protect Act,” which was presented as a measure to limit state and local involvement in federal civil immigration enforcement, restrict ICE access in courthouses and other sensitive locations, strengthen notice and language-access protections for detainees and workers, and expedite U and T visa certifications. Supporters, including members of the Black and Latino Caucus and other legislators, argued the bill would protect due process, encourage victims and witnesses to come forward, preserve public trust, and keep local police focused on criminal matters. They cited courthouse arrests, fear in immigrant communities, and the need for clearer boundaries between state and federal authority. Several amendments were offered and voted on during consideration of H.5305. An amendment to strike Section 4 was rejected, as were amendments seeking to alter the courthouse enforcement provisions and to recognize immigration judge warrants. Other amendments were adopted, including one clarifying sheriff-related provisions, one expanding language around release dates, one adding protections related to school settings, and one expediting U visa certification for family members aging out. A roll call was taken on the bill and on multiple amendments, with the House ultimately adopting the amendments described and continuing consideration of the bill as amended.

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• across this state with similar experiences, but experiences that are similar, but at the same time enriches
• all of us, not only enriches this chamber, but enriches our communities and enriches our state and our
• work in this state, they pay taxes in this state, and they contribute to our social and cultural enrichment
• And they contribute to our social and cultural enrichment as well.

Summary: The House first handled several routine matters, including adoption of a resolution honoring Caroline San Martino Moran on her 80th birthday and suspension of Joint Rule 12 to allow consideration of a petition involving the City of Waltham and the Veterans Memorial Rink. It then advanced a bill authorizing DCAMM to release a sewer line easement in West Roxbury, adopting the Ways and Means amendment and ordering the bill to a third reading. The chamber also took up and advanced another bill, Promoting Rule of Law, Oversight, Trust, and Equal Constitutional Treatment (the “Protect Act”), after a brief recess and a quorum call. Most of the transcript focused on House Bill 5305, the Protect Act, which was described by supporters as a measure to separate state and local law enforcement from civil immigration enforcement, prohibit ICE arrests in courthouses without a judicial warrant, limit cooperation with ICE on civil matters, strengthen notice and language-access protections for detainees and workers, expedite U and T visa certifications, and create rules for sensitive spaces and enforcement by the Attorney General. Supporters from both parties and several caucuses argued the bill would protect due process, encourage victims and witnesses to come forward, and preserve public safety by maintaining trust in courts, schools, and communities. Several members also spoke from personal experience as immigrants, survivors of domestic violence, or law enforcement professionals. The House considered and voted on a series of amendments to H.5305. Amendment 6 to strike Section 4 failed; Amendment 7, which would have required ICE civil warrants to be presented to a court and reviewed for impact on justice, failed; Amendment 2, adding immigration judges to the bill’s definition of government, failed; Amendment 3, concerning 287(g) agreements and federal reimbursement, was withdrawn; Amendment 13, expediting U visa certifications when a family member is aging out, was adopted by roll call 150-3; Amendment 10, clarifying the definition of law enforcement agency/officer to include sheriffs’ correctional roles, was adopted 127-25; Amendment 5, expanding a release-date provision, was adopted 154-0; and Amendment 14, addressing school-related protections and ICE presence, was adopted 135-18. The bill itself was still under consideration at the end of the transcript, with debate continuing after the adopted amendments.

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• across this state with similar experiences, but experiences that are similar, but at the same time enriches
• all of us, not only enriches this chamber, but enriches our communities and enriches our state and our
• work in this state, they pay taxes in this state, and they contribute to our social and cultural enrichment
• And they contribute to our social and cultural enrichment as well.

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• that in about between 1996 and 1998 the government put folic acid in our flour products, in our enriched
• in about between 1996 and 1998 that the government put folic acid in our flour products, in our enriched
• So I'm not going to dispute the facts that enriching the flour has helped.
• On the bill, where there appears to be an alternative way to get the folic acid or the folate-enriched
• So there truly is not another way to have food that is, at this moment, enriched with folate other than

Bills: HB3552 , HB2984 , HB4124 , HB3934 , HB3448 , HB3131 , HB4200 , HB4201 , HB3011 , HB1912 , HB3380 , HB3881 , HB3538 , HB3851 , HB3907 , HB4430 , HB4431 , HB4457

Committee: House Health and Human Services Oversight

Summary: The committee took up a series of health, human services, and related bills. House Bill 3552, allowing child care providers to bridge the gap between subsidy reimbursement rates and standard tuition rates, was adopted and reported out 11-2. House Bill 2984, as a substitute, would direct DHS to compile a report on the child care system, including subsidy payment error rates, the number of facilities, closures, and voluntary closure feedback; it was reported out 14-0. House Bill 4201, changing master teacher requirements in child care from licensed capacity to actual enrollment, also passed unanimously. House Bill 3380, creating the Fostering the Future for Oklahoma Children and Families Act to modernize foster care data systems and improve outcomes, passed 12-0. House Bill 4430 and House Bill 4431, both cleanup measures tied to prior nurse practitioner/PA scope and pharmacy-related provisions, each passed 13-0. Several bills focused on health care access, regulation, and public safety. House Bill 4124 would allow over-the-counter ivermectin sales for human use with labeling and dosing information; after extensive questioning about safety, labeling, children, and liability, it passed 9-5. House Bill 3934, a large amended measure affecting dental practice and supervision rules, passed 14-0 after discussion about x-rays, telemedicine, and dental assistants. House Bill 3448, requiring insurance coverage related to group home provider liability for property damage, passed 14-0. House Bill 3131, setting baseline standards and oversight for homeless shelters with roles split between Commerce and Health, drew concerns about local control, temporary shelters, and fiscal impact, but passed 8-6. House Bill 4200, creating a revolving fund for forensic assertive community treatment teams to address the jail-to-homelessness cycle for people with severe mental illness, passed 11-3. The committee also advanced several public health, consumer, and industry bills. House Bill 1912, the Corn Masa Nutrition Enhancement Act, generated extensive debate over folic acid fortification, parental choice, MTHFR genetics, and potential health effects; with a PCS allowing a non-fortified option, it passed 9-5. House Bill 3011 repealed the home brewing license while keeping home-brewing limits and sales restrictions, and passed 11-3. House Bill 3881, the Alternative Nicotine Products Regulatory Act, increased application costs and removed a registry deemed inconsistent with federal law, passing 13-0. House Bill 3538, targeting pharmacy benefit manager vertical integration and its effects on access and pricing, passed 13-0 after discussion of mail-order restrictions and pharmacy closures. House Bill 3851, defining private label/control label alcoholic beverages under the three-tier system, also passed 13-0. House Bill 3907, requiring direct-hire staffing for facilities serving vulnerable adults and children with a short temporary staffing grace period, passed 13-0. The committee then moved on to House Bill 4457, a specialty-drug/PBM measure, with discussion beginning about PBM practices and specialty pharmacy access.

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• , is a multi-year investment plan to implement before, after, and summer school instruction and enrichment
• Similarly, with ELOP, there are some requirements regarding staffing ratios and an academic enrichment
• You have to have an academic enrichment component, but beyond that, there's a lot of flexibility in terms
• I think the evidence, the research base would suggest that you need a program that is both enrichment
• and academic, that kids need to want to come and have both the enrichment and the academic opportunities

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• taxes, and therefore essentially what we do to cover the cost of educating those students and their enrichment
• This is about the kids inside that school who rely on these enrichment levy funds so that they can have
• an enriched school experience.
• schools aren't left out in the dust and that those kids have some of these funds to provide for their enrichment
• You don't get to raise your own taxes, but we're going to give you some enrichment funds so that you

Summary: The House Appropriations Committee met in executive session on three bills. For Second Substitute Senate Bill 6182, staff explained it would create an abortion savings program funded by a new assessment on health carriers to support grants for abortion clinical care access. Representative Marshall offered amendments to limit grants to Washington residents, expand eligibility to IVF and fertility providers, prioritize medically underserved areas, and add a 2031 sunset; all were rejected or withdrawn. The committee then voted 18-10 to report the bill out with a do pass recommendation. For Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6260, staff briefed a striking amendment that would reduce savings in K-12 spending by changing local effort assistance and Running Start limits, prioritizing some transition-to-kindergarten funding, and eliminating inflation increases for National Board bonuses. Members debated a series of amendments on bus depreciation, charter school LEA payments, transition-to-kindergarten funding, and Running Start. Some amendments were adopted, including a bus depreciation change and a Running Start adjustment, while others were rejected. The committee then adopted the striker as amended and reported the bill out 17-12 with a due pass recommendation. For Substitute Senate Bill 6355, which would establish the Washington Electric Transmission Authority and related board and advisory structures, members considered amendments on rural land-use expertise, eastern Washington board representation, corridor review standards, tribal workgroup removal, and payments in lieu of taxes for transmission facilities. One amendment was withdrawn and the others were rejected except for a landowner/rural expertise amendment that passed. The committee then reported the bill out 18-11 with a due pass recommendation. At the end of the meeting, members exchanged closing remarks thanking staff and colleagues, and the committee adjourned.

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• for gifted enrichment scholarships for gifted students<03:24:03.080><c> and</c><03:24:03.239><c> making
• </c> this uh bill for enrichment this uh bill for enrichment scholarships<03:25:37.080><c> and</c><03
• That would also give more students the ability to get an enrichment scholarship.
• enriching enriching activities<05:34:02.638><c> um</c><05:34:03.558><c> if</c><05:34:03.680><c> you're
• activities a lot of in fun enriching activities a lot of conversation<05:39:05.680><c> going</c><05:

Summary: The Education Funding Committee met in executive session and first took up HB 193, which limits the maximum credits per course eligible for the Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Program. Representative Ladd said the bill clarifies that eligible courses may not exceed four credits and was requested by the community college system. Representative Earth offered an amendment to make the bill effective on passage, which the committee adopted 18-0. The committee then approved HB 193 as amended by an 18-0 OTPA vote and placed it on the consent calendar. The committee next retained HB 295, concerning School Building Aid program funds, after Representative Spillsbury said the building aid bills were complex and needed more work. The motion to retain passed 18-0, with the chair explaining that retained bills can be revisited later and that related language could be moved among building aid bills. HB 354 was not acted on because the chair said the Department of Education and others had suggested possible changes that should be worked out first. HB 366, another school building aid bill, was also retained 18-0 for the same reasons as HB 295. The committee then considered HB 494, which funds the math learning communities program. Representative Earth offered an amendment to flat-fund the program, reducing the proposed increase by a net $50,000 and keeping funding at current levels for the biennium. After discussion about budget pressures and the program’s role in supporting math instruction and professional development, the amendment passed 18-0, and the bill as amended was approved 18-0 and placed on consent. Finally, the committee took up HB 515, which would repeal charter public school eligibility for state school building aid. Representative Popovici-Muller moved inexpedient to legislate, arguing charter schools should not be treated differently from other public schools, while Representatives Luno and Damon opposed the motion, saying charter schools differ in governance and financial risk and should not receive limited state building aid. The motion failed 10-8, so HB 515 was sent to the regular calendar. The committee assigned Representative Damon to the minority report and Representative Popovici-Muller to the majority report, with a noon deadline the next day. The committee then began HB 716, an appropriation for the dual and concurrent enrollment program. Representative Ladd described the program as a successful affordability measure that saves families money and supports college access. Representative Earth offered an amendment to flat-fund the program at current levels, reducing the proposed increase by $500,000 in each year of the biennium. Shannon Reed of the Community College System said the change could limit enrollment or the number of funded courses, though students could still take additional courses at their own expense. Representative Ladd explained the program’s tuition structure and said the funding would help meet demand; the transcript cuts off before the final vote on HB 716.

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• change from a state agency to everything being done through vendors for the state of Iowa.
• The conversation around Iowa hasn't happened because we haven't collectively come together since that
• information came out and since the change came in Iowa.
• I haven't completely delved into the Iowa situation.
• I haven't completely delved into the Iowa situation.

Committee: Joint Information Technology Committee

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• I to get to our house is over 5 miles of gravel road to get to the farm in Iowa.
• I to get to our house is over 5 miles of gravel road to get to the farm in Iowa.
• I to get to our house is over 5 miles of gravel road to get to the farm in Iowa.
• I to get to our house is over 5 miles of gravel road to get to the farm in Iowa.
• I to get to our house is over 5 miles of gravel road to get to the farm in Iowa.

Summary: The meeting focused on two Parkinson’s-related bills in Minnesota: one to ban paraquat and another to create a state Parkinson’s research trust fund. Rep. Christy Purcell said the research bill would create a dedicated pot of money to coordinate and fund Parkinson’s research in Minnesota, with Sen. Mann as the Senate author. Supporters said Minnesota should act because Parkinson’s is growing rapidly, there is no cure, and state institutions could serve as a research hub. Several people living with Parkinson’s testified about the personal and family impact of the disease, including early-onset diagnoses, loss of work, mobility challenges, and the burden on caregivers. Speakers from the Parkinson’s Foundation and the Michael J. Fox Foundation supported both bills, arguing that paraquat is strongly linked to Parkinson’s, that exposure can affect farmers and nearby residents, and that prevention and research are both needed. The paraquat bill was described as especially important because alternatives exist and the chemical is reportedly used very little in Minnesota. During the discussion, Rep. Hansen said the paraquat bill would be held over and not voted on that day because a fiscal note was requested. He said the committee would hear the bill later that day and urged colleagues to keep an open mind. In response to questions, supporters said they anticipated little opposition beyond chemical-industry interests, and they emphasized that the bill was aimed specifically at paraquat rather than other chemicals. The research bill was discussed as a possible $25 million request, though no vote was taken on that proposal in the transcript.