Video & Transcript Research : 'walking'
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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/22/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- to do the walk of shame<01:02:13.760>
here. - It's walking into the registry. Why do you walk into a registry? I go to the town clerk.
- >> That to not make them have to show walk >> That to not make them have to show walk
- Who was in your >> So who who walked out?
- won't, we just walk away from it. won't, we just walk away from it.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 47 - 1 Apr 27th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Walk into the people's house. Back to you, Mr. Floor Leader. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
- And so Amber was kind enough to help walk me through the various steps that needed to happen to actually
- I truly hope to leave here this afternoon with as many friends as I had when I walked in this morning
- And the ones who have been looking forward to the day that I walk out the door.
- I remember one day a few years ago, walking through the chamber. And the pages were in here.
Keywords:
light pollution, bird mortality, migration, energy conservation, wildlife protection, University Hospitals Authority, funding, behavioral health, appropriation, adolescent health, emergency legislation, Oklahoma State University, Medical Authority, human performance, pharmaceutical expansion, emergency funding, juvenile justice, youth services, pandemic relief, healthcare
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
Transcript Highlights:
- People who walk don't wait nine weeks to use their legs again. This is a crisis of equity.
- I'm not able to stand or walk, and I have severely weakened upper body strength.
- I can walk my dog. I can get up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom.
- You can walk to get your deliveries. You can put your dog on a leash and take them out for a walk.
- He walked away, and all that he got was a fine from the court of licensees.
Summary:
The hearing of the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure opened with logistical remarks about testimony procedures, time limits, accessibility supports, and the large number of witnesses. The first bill discussed was H. 451, which would allow professional license applicants who do not have a Social Security number to use an ITIN instead. Supporters said the bill would help qualified workers, especially immigrants, enter licensed trades and professions without lowering training or testing standards, while addressing workforce shortages. Committee members asked a few questions, and the bill was framed as a uniform statewide licensing reform.
The bulk of the hearing focused on S. 210 and H. 1278, two bills aimed at improving wheelchair repair and warranty protections. Supporters included the Attorney General’s Office, disability advocates, wheelchair users, clinicians, and legislators, who described long repair delays, missed work and medical appointments, loss of independence, hospitalizations, pressure injuries, and other harms caused by broken wheelchairs and slow service. They argued for stronger timelines, two-year warranties, required parts availability, loaner chairs, and enforcement mechanisms, with H. 1278 modeled on a Connecticut-style repair deadline and S. 210 focused on warranty protections. Several witnesses emphasized that wheelchairs are essential medical equipment, not ordinary consumer goods.
Opposition came from NCart, which said it supports solutions but raised concerns that the bills, as written, could be difficult to implement for complex rehab technology. NCart said some warranty provisions may not fit wear-and-tear components and noted that MassHealth has already taken steps such as preventive maintenance, reduced prior authorization, and transportation support. Other witnesses and advocates countered that the current market is dominated by a few profitable companies and that the legislature needs to impose clear standards because voluntary fixes have not worked. The committee also heard testimony on S. 195, a toxic-free kids bill from Senator Comerford and Representative Hawkins, which would restrict PFAS and other toxic chemicals in children’s products and create disclosure and phase-out requirements. No votes were taken during the hearing.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, May 1, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Annette's smiling face each time I walk Annette's smiling face each time I walk to<02:03:57.599>
- Every child who walks enrichment.
- I would not sit there and walk out.
- <03:17:32.000>
through <03:17:32.960>our and walking through our and walking through - You walk around with a supercomputer in your pocket.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- You don't prevent people from walking, but you allow driving.
- The student walked out of class because she couldn't have her way.
- The student walked out of class because she couldn't have her way.
- That did not satisfy the student, so around five minutes later, she walked out of class.
- The rule is, Around five minutes later, she walked out of class.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House DFL Press Conference 1/21/26
Transcript Highlights:
- And when they ran out of the car, I was walking towards that area.
- And I walked right in the middle. I I got kidnapped by ICE.
- towards that area that these two walking towards that area that these two men<00:09:59.200>
were< - And I walked<00:10:22.880>
right <00:10:23.120>in <00:10:23.360>the <00:10:23.519 - And when I walked right in the middle.
Summary:
State Rep. Samakab Hussein and other Minnesota lawmakers held a press event focused on allegations of ICE misconduct in St. Paul and surrounding communities, using the case of Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen, as the central example. Hussein and others said Ahmed was detained for two days, denied clear explanation and legal representation, and suffered trauma and injuries; Ahmed described being taken from a predominantly Somali neighborhood, called a racial slur, and physically restrained, while her father said the experience was unacceptable for any citizen or resident.
Several lawmakers, including Reps. María Isa Pérez-Vega, Mahmud Nur, Dave Pinto, and St. Paul City Council Member Anika Buouie, said they were drafting or supporting legislation and local responses to provide behavioral health, mental health, and emergency assistance for affected families and businesses. They also said they were hearing from teachers, faith leaders, and community members about fear, disrupted work and school attendance, and broader economic harm, and that St. Paul’s city council would pursue a letter to Gov. Walz seeking an eviction moratorium.
The speakers alleged that ICE actions were unlawful, racially targeted, and in some cases in violation of a recent federal court order limiting certain tactics. They urged people to document incidents, call 911, and use an attorney general portal to report constitutional-rights violations so data could be collected. No formal vote was taken at the event, but the lawmakers said they were working with county and state officials and referenced ongoing lawsuits and possible future court orders.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session - part 2 Apr 28th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Joel Marble has been a good mentor to me, walking us through my years of transportation.
- It shows you pedestrians in real time as they're walking.
- Down the street from me, but not a sidewalk in front of my house where I feel safe walking to Cub with
- We should use fewer roads, and it's like, yes, I would love if I could just walk to the grocery store
- So the only thing we're not buying are shoes for your feet because that's walking. All right.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 120 May 14th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And in those two years, an adult can walk...
- You've been through a lot of changes, and I've certainly enjoyed walking the walk with you, getting your
- But, uh, wish there he just walked in. Uh, the senator from Pelonia walked in.
- And I walked through the doors when they called us to the special session.
- And so I walk into the library and I asked the I walk into the library and I asked the librarian, "I
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Boyd walk us through the fiscal note after that. All right.
- , that latter group, people walking, that latter group, people walking, biking,<00:26:34.120>
- I walked away from got the call.
- Boyd, if you could please walk us through the fiscal note. Uh, sure, Mr. Chair.
- Boyd, if you could please walk us Um Ms.
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Government Affairs May 30th, 2025 at 03:30 pm
Government Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- And then we walk into a legislative session that doesn't have a lot of funding.
- Stewart to walk us through the second portion of the bill.” “Appreciate that.
- All right, members, and thank you for walking us through that. Members' questions?
- Appreciate you walking us through it.
- You know, maybe you could just walk me a little bit through that process.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- I know you just walked in. Are you ready to go? OK, I'll circle back.
- Then we can easily come back and put those back into the plan and walk through the process of communicating
- That time frame works with us, and that design that you're talking about is part of the steps that we walk
- through When putting together a turnpike, the idea there is as you're walking down through those steps
- Be a simple step for a legislator to bring it back up and walk through the process.
Keywords:
memorial, infrastructure, transportation, dedication, Toby Keith, SB 2049, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, ODOT, Transportation Commission, surety bond, surety company, performance bond, contractor nonperformance, construction contract, public works, transportation contracts, bond claim, state transportation projects, Title 69, OMES
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 21 (2-5-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Because if I'm walking down the hall in the hospital and I'm walking beside a nurse practitioner, and
- remember day, and I've been privileged to walk in that walk with them.
- walk in that<01:57:30.320>
walk <01:57:30.639>with <01:57:30.960>them. - I felt very that walk with them.
- <01:57:33.840>
up unworthy but they wanted me to walk up unworthy but they wanted me to walk
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and approval of the prior journal. The House communicated that it had passed House Bill 4 and requested concurrence. The chamber then received second-reading reports for Senate Bills 18, 33, 85, and 132, and committee reports indicating Senate Bills 136, 183, 2, 4, and 71 should pass, with some substitutes and title amendments. The Senate also introduced Senate Resolutions 79 and 80 honoring Joseph Harden McFarland and Jeremiah Parsons.
The main floor action centered on Senate Bill 5, relating to Kentucky-grown agricultural product procurement. The sponsor described it as a way to improve school nutrition, support Kentucky producers, and keep food dollars in local communities. Several senators spoke in support, including references to the Make America Healthy Task Force and the idea of using food procurement as a tool for rural prosperity and better nutrition in schools. Senate Bill 5 passed by roll call, 38-0.
The Senate also passed Senate Bill 73, which would allow home-based processors to use beef tallow in cosmetic products. The sponsor said the bill would expand existing home-processing authority beyond food products to cosmetics. It passed unanimously, 38-0.
Senate Bill 12, relating to medical provider coverage and level four trauma centers, drew the most extended debate. Supporters argued it would help rural hospitals join the trauma network by allowing nurse practitioners and physician assistants to work under physician supervision, including remote supervision, and said it would improve access and save lives in underserved areas. Opponents, including a physician senator, argued the bill would lower trauma-care standards and could put patients at risk by allowing non-physician staffing in facilities that need immediate hands-on medical expertise. After lengthy discussion, the bill was advanced and then passed by roll call, with supporters emphasizing rural access and opponents warning about patient safety and the adequacy of physician coverage.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations - Room 216, 20 January, 2026; 2:30 PM
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- It seems like it was just yesterday that I walked in here and asked you all for support.
- It was advertised heavily called Walk Mississippi. Some of you may have been a part of it.
- program that they're trying to promote, but it was a walking program for six weeks.
- We have a lot of older farmers who are ready to walk away, retire, and we need the next generation.
- We have a lot of older farmers who are ready to walk away, retire, and we need the next generation.
Summary:
Mississippi State University officials testified in support of the university’s separately funded agricultural, forestry, and veterinary units, emphasizing their economic impact, research output, and need for continued state support. Keith Cobalt, vice president for the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine, said the division generates a $1.7 billion impact on Mississippi, but warned that state and local funding has not kept pace with federal dollars or inflation. He argued that global competition, especially from China and Brazil, is hurting row crop and forestry producers, and highlighted a Vision 2030 study finding about $10 billion in agricultural and forestry value leaves the state through value-added processing. He also raised concerns about rural depopulation and proposed rural innovation hubs to help retain population and jobs.
Nick Frank, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, said state appropriations make up about 25% of the college’s operating budget and are needed to support salaries, staffing, and service capacity. He described the college’s education, diagnostic, and clinical missions, including disease surveillance and responses to threats such as avian influenza, screwworm, and equine herpes virus. Frank said the college is expanding facilities with $18 million in 2024 state funding for a new farm animal hospital and cattle handling facility, but still needs additional support for equine and small animal renovations. He also requested support for rural veterinary scholarships and said inflation and salary competition from other schools and private practice are making retention difficult.
In response to committee questions, Frank said the college enrolls about 118 to 119 students per class, with roughly 54 to 55 in-state students and tuition of about $29,900 for in-state and $53,000 for out-of-state students. He clarified that the “vet assistants” program is a four-year bachelor’s degree in veterinary medical technology, not a certificate. He also explained that staffing growth has largely been in the hospitals to address clinical shortages and improve care.
Dr. Westberger, dean of the College of Forest Resources and director of the Forest and Wildlife Research Center, said Mississippi’s forests support a $19 billion economic impact, 84,000 jobs, and a $4.5 billion payroll, while also providing environmental benefits. He said the college and research center are nationally recognized, including an NSF ranking placing Mississippi State 10th in natural resource conservation research expenditures for a small university. Westberger highlighted research on forest management, pest detection, mass timber, wildlife disease surveillance, and value-added bioproducts, including efforts to attract mills and manufacturing. He said Mississippi has added 10 mills or mill expansions in five years with more than $1.5 billion in investment and over 1,000 high-paying jobs, and noted the college is planning a new mass-timber annex to address capacity and showcase the material. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the portion provided.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Everybody walks away feeling like they moved the ball.
- You remember the day you walked into my office over in the House?
- I've seen them in the halls for years walking together.
- I've seen them in the halls for years walking together.
- I was walking in his district.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, then devoted most of the first part of the meeting to a farewell-style recognition of Senator Joe Gruters. Senators from both parties offered extended remarks praising his loyalty, political instincts, family involvement, and work as a legislator and as incoming Republican National Committee chair. Gruters responded with remarks about his background, including overcoming a childhood speech impediment, his service in the Legislature, and major policy efforts he highlighted such as alimony reform and the undergrounding of utilities. A ceremonial gift was presented to him recognizing his work on a 2019 public-safety/immigration bill, and the Senate adopted a motion to spread his remarks upon the journal before recessing briefly.
After the recess, the Senate returned to regular business. No committee reports, governor’s messages, House messages, or reconsideration matters were reported. The chamber then moved to third reading and temporarily postponed CS/CS/CS/SB 354, relating to blue ribbon projects. The next bill, CS/CS/SB 1758, relating to public assistance, was taken up, and Senator Gaetz explained that it contained five reforms to the public assistance system previously discussed by the Senate. Debate was about to continue when the transcript ended.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, March 2, 2026
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- substantive changes and I'll walk substantive changes and I'll walk through<00:18:25.360>
the - I'll walk through those.
- I'll walk<00:19:18.559>
through <00:19:18.799>those. - And then the third walk through those.
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bill quickly walking through the bill quickly walking through the bill on<00:20:17.679>page
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Making sure that every child that walks into a classroom has a... ...child that walks into a classroom
- Whenever you are walking and a Whenever you are walking and a young man wants to walk like you, then
- One of them walked by and saw a man in need.
- One of their own saw him in need and they still walked Need and they still walked by.
- And that's the one I want to be is one that walks and to be is one that walks and talks and do the best
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- there's additional information in the handouts provided with today's agenda, and I'm not going to walk
- through those um in detail so I walk through those um in detail so I just<00:02:21.120>
like < - If we're going to say we can't have coal power from North Dakota, okay, then let's walk the walk and
- the walk and shut that power line off.
- North Dakota okay then let's let's walk North Dakota okay then let's let's walk the<00:36:49.440
UT
Utah 2025 2nd Special Session
Health and Human Services Interim Committee - November 19, 2025
Health and Human Services Interim Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And it resulted in a stroke that was months of rehab to even get her to walk.
- So. ...to even get her to walk.
- So let me just walk you through the policy of a...
- So let me just walk you through kind of the policy evolution here.
- So you have a copy of that, but let me walk you through the top five recommendations.
DE
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll walk through some of the details.
- I show up on the field, I walk to the center mat. I call it and I leave.
- So every day in Delaware schools, students walk through our doors carrying more than what we can see.
- The child is climbing in and out of windows, walking to a neighbor's house just to eat.
- The child is climbing in and out of windows, walking to a neighbor's house just to eat.
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee met with enough members present to conduct business and approved the June 17 minutes. It first heard HB 459 with House Amendment 1, which would prohibit the sale of energy drinks on public middle and high school campuses during school hours or school events. The sponsor and Department of Education explained that the bill targets beverages containing caffeine and marketed as energy drinks, not ordinary soft drinks or coffee/tea products. Public testimony from the Medical Society supported the bill on health grounds, while the beverage industry said its companies already voluntarily limit school offerings and that the bill does not reflect current practice. No vote was taken in the transcript.
The committee then heard HB 461, a follow-up to prior legislation on New Castle County property reassessment and school tax rates. Senator Cruz said the bill would let New Castle County school districts adjust and reset tax rates to reflect reassessment changes without increasing projected operating revenue, and that it includes a sunset. DSEA supported the measure, saying fair property values are important to public education funding. The committee also heard HB 452, which would require additional background checks and training for DIAA sports officials and strengthen DIAA enforcement procedures. Members questioned how checks would be handled, who would see the results, and who would provide training; the DIAA compliance coordinator said the checks would be maintained through the state process and that associations would verify eligibility. The bill’s sponsor and DIAA said the goal was to align officials with existing child-safety standards.
Next, the committee considered HS1 for HB 425, which raises the salary supplement from 6% to 12% for nationally certified school counselors, nurses, and school social workers, and allows DOE to identify additional qualifying positions by regulation. Supporters, including school social workers, nurses, and DSEA, argued the change would improve retention and recognize advanced credentials. Senator Hansen raised concerns that school psychologists were not included; sponsors said a broader study and possible future legislation or budget language would address other nationally certified school-based professionals. The committee then heard HS1 for HB 358 on student elopement notifications, inspired by Ace’s Law, but administrators and the chair raised concerns that the bill may be too prescriptive and difficult to implement in practice, especially when schools may not immediately know a student has left campus. Finally, the committee discussed HB 379 on the comprehensive school discipline improvement program; DOE said the substitute was intended to consolidate prevention and intervention supports and avoid competition for funding, while DASA asked that the bill be paused or tabled. The meeting ended before action on the remaining bill, and HB 443 was deferred to a future executive meeting.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- As you move forward, may you walk confidently knowing that your service, leadership, and impact have
- So, again, I appreciate the walk, I appreciate the friendship, many of you guys, the wisdom that's in
- And so Rebecca walked into that room being opposed to that legislation, but walked out as the House sponsor
- And there are now people walking free who would have otherwise died in prison had those two not been
- Every school group, every chamber, every one of your constituents who walks through this building, they