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• -Texas trade agreement will allow us to create commerce, energy, and ideas flow across our border. business
• To truly ensure educational equity, I urge you to support House Bill 1784. to require higher education

Bills: HB1784 , HB2088 , HB3062 , HB3475 , HB3741 , HB4279 , HB4763 , HB5154 , HB5294 , HB5508 , SB1401 , HB232 , HB232

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: students, homeless, foster care, higher education, liaison officer, housing assistance, transition support, law school, Rio Grande Valley, legal education, public university, accreditation, fentanyl prevention, drug poisoning awareness, mental health resources, substance abuse education, El Paso, university system, funding, public education

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• Today I rise to present AB 50, the Equity in Birth Control Act. which simply ensures that Medi-Cal enrollees
• western Joshua tree. associated with single family residences, multifamily residences, and renewable energy

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Just this week, the administration essentially closed the entire office for LIHEAP, the Low Income Energy
• Director, she published the government-wide strategic plan to advance DEI and accessibility, diversity, equity

Committee: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Keywords: nominations, Scott Cooper, Eric Ulan, federal workforce, Office of Personnel Management, Office of Management and Budget, accountability, collective bargaining

Summary: The committee convened to discuss the nominations of Scott Cooper for Director of the Office of Personnel Management and Eric Ulan for Deputy Director at the Office of Management and Budget. This meeting highlighted the critical roles both positions play in managing the federal workforce, which comprises over two million civilian employees. Concerns were raised regarding the current administration's approach to federal employment, citing issues like mass firings and the undermining of collective bargaining rights. Members expressed the need for better accountability and transparency within the federal system, emphasizing the importance of attracting talented public servants.

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• Because it's the right thing to do to make our position on equity and admissions the law, given the Supreme
• We sell pea protein for use in a wide range of food products. such as high-energy bars, bodybuilding

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

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• These funds don't take away your equity. It's just a grant from the federal government.
• a resource standpoint, um, along the Texas Gulf Coast, for example, we've got I-69, rail, water, energy

Bills: HB 186

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Keywords: public funds, lobbying activities, political subdivisions, government expenditure, transparency, local government, political subdivision, county, city, municipality, special district, taxpayer-funded lobbying, lobbying restriction, registered lobbyist, government association, county association dues, Texas Legislature, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, Chapter 556

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• These funds don't take away your equity, it's just a grant from the federal government.
• The Texas Gulf Coast, for example, we've got I-69, rail, water, energy.

Bills: HB186 , HB517 , HB 1093 , HB 1268 , HB1395 , HB186

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Keywords: social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, property owners' association, residential watering restrictions, vegetation, fine limitations, drought, technology, innovation, economic development, grants, Texas Economic Development, business funding, HB 1395, private passenger vehicle rental, car rental, vehicle rental

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• Before coming to Congress, I was a CEO of an energy company.
• All this will accomplish is to drive long-term investors out of U.S. equity markets.
• Lydia is a remarkable young woman full of energy, and she beat me in Uno.
• </c> of energy and she beat me in Uno. of energy and she beat me in Uno.
• From advancing educational equity to promoting economic empowerment and civic engagement, the women of

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, January 15, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• I want to say it's an afterthought, but it doesn't always have the investment of resources or energy
• in their cell or in their unit. thought, but it doesn't always have the investment of resources or energy
• So one of those is equity in the sheriffs from the last meeting to pointing more spaces to collaborate
• informed totally or primarily on what best protects public safety and policies which best promote equity
• informed totally or primarily by what best protects public safety and policies which best promote equity

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The commission on correctional consolidation and collaboration heard testimony focused on how Massachusetts uses custody levels, staffing, programming, and medical release tools, with Prisoners’ Legal Services arguing that the system is overusing expensive high-security settings and underusing step-down options. Dave Rainey said the incarcerated population has dropped substantially over the last several years, but spending and staffing have not fallen in proportion. He argued that DOC overclassifies people into medium and maximum security, relies too heavily on behavioral assessment units that function like segregation, and keeps people in restrictive settings such as Souza-Baranowski and Shattuck Hospital longer than necessary. He also said medical parole is underused and that many people with serious chronic illness or advanced age pose little public-safety risk and should be released through existing legal pathways. Sheriffs and other commission members pushed back on some of those points, emphasizing that staffing needs are driven by the acuity of the current population, that corrections is not overstaffed, and that classification decisions involve serious public-safety judgments. They also stressed that some high-cost medical placements are necessary because people remain under sentence and require care, and that furloughs and other release tools can create security risks if contraband or substance use is involved. The discussion also covered the role of county sheriffs versus DOC in reentry, with several members saying county systems tend to do more day-to-day step-down and release planning, while DOC has more difficulty moving people through lower-security settings before release. Ben Foreman of MassINC offered a more systemwide, data-focused perspective, praising the state’s transparency and arguing that Massachusetts has made major progress in reducing incarceration and increasing public safety. He said the state still has an opportunity to improve by right-sizing facilities, investing in community-based mental health treatment, and using the commission to better understand the capital and operating costs of the current system. In response to questions, he said he was aware of DOC studies on programs like furlough but had not reviewed recent ones, and he noted that total-control facilities like Souza-Baranowski have long been criticized in the research literature for poor outcomes. Nora Wassel of the Women and Incarceration Project then testified that the commission should issue an interim report and scrutinize the planned new women’s prison, which she said is not justified by current population trends or available data. She argued that women are overclassified under DOC’s own tools, that reentry beds and minimum-security placements are underused, and that the system may be failing to account for women’s distinct medical and reentry needs. The meeting ended with continued discussion of reentry, furloughs, day reporting, and whether consolidation should mean fewer facilities, better step-down pathways, or both.

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• Again, this organization has been a critical pillar in advancing equity, civic engagement, and cultural
• Again, this organization has been a critical pillar in advancing equity, civic engagement, and cultural
• Again, this organization has been a critical pillar in advancing equity, civic engagement, and cultural
• congratulate both Chair McDonald and Chair Vang for, you know, this task is tough and putting a lot of energy
• congratulate both Chair McDonald and Chair Vang for, you know, this task is tough and putting a lot of energy

Bills: HF2563

Committee: House Legacy Finance

Keywords: HF2563, legacy finance bill, Legacy Amendment, outdoor heritage fund, clean water fund, parks and trails fund, arts and cultural heritage fund, Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, Clean Water Council, Minnesota legacy funds, habitat conservation, prairie restoration, wetland restoration, forest conservation, riparian buffers, water quality, groundwater protection, drinking water, septic systems, watershed planning

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• </c> depending upon um the various uh equity depending upon um the various uh equity and<00:16:08.639
• I went, I remember, on a legislature energy council trip.
• </c><01:58:38.719><c> matching</c> request for additional energy matching request for additional energy
• </c><01:58:48.560><c> So,</c><01:58:49.440><c> um,</c> state and the energy sector.
• So, um, state and the energy sector.

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: 916, all

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• Making sure that we're looking at other trade groups like education, energy, business, and so on.
• Making sure that we're looking at other trade groups like education, energy, business, and so on.
• Making sure that we're looking at other trade groups like education, energy, business, and so on.
• . ...around building that equity, and it takes a lot of forms to do that.
• I do think that this role takes an incredible amount of focus and energy and time.

Keywords: 981, all

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• The whole idea is getting in the housing ladder, you know, and try to build some equity and move up.
• </c> equity and and move up. equity and and move up.
• I appreciate all your time and your energy. We are adjourned. Thank you for the time today.
• 02:24:34.440><c> your</c> I appreciate all your time and your I appreciate all your time and your energy
• </c> energy. We are adjourned. Thank you. energy. We are adjourned. Thank you.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• I will be able to focus my energy on becoming a teacher, and it'll be great for my future.
• intervention system being on the intervention system being on the district-wide<00:23:14.480><c> equity
• <00:23:14.799><c> leadership</c><00:23:15.320><c> team</c><00:23:15.960><c> and</c> district-wide equity
• leadership team and district-wide equity leadership team and participating<00:23:16.720><c> in</c><00
• </c><01:59:50.320><c> the</c> unique students the time the energy the unique students the time the energy

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Today, Sacramento County is a leader in agriculture, clean energy, and technology, and remains one of
• This month I led 14 of my colleagues in urging the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water to
• energy energy crisis,<01:12:16.640><c> but</c><01:12:16.880><c> they</c><01:12:17.199><c> are</c><01
• </c><01:12:38.719><c> the</c> the department of energy to support the the department of energy to support
• And briefly in its energy future.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I'm here today on behalf of Ampeer Energy.
• Ampeer is a global renewable energy development company, developing primarily solar and wind projects
• Sections 34 and 36 allow for energy efficiency measures to be calculated into the cost of housing.
• Is these energy efficiency measures, are they going to be for new homes or will they be for older homes
• Be offset by the cost savings to the household of energy efficiency measures.

Committee: Senate Government Affairs

Keywords: 909, all

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• This bill secures the border, unleashes<01:52:40.560><c> American</c><01:52:41.199><c> energy,</c><01
• Stop subsidizing unreliable energy. Stop interfering with the market.
• Stop<02:29:22.960><c> subsidizing</c><02:29:23.680><c> unreliable</c><02:29:24.319><c> energy.
• </c><02:29:25.680><c> Stop</c> Stop subsidizing unreliable energy.
• Stop Stop subsidizing unreliable energy.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, June 27, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• afternoon that we need to get done, and I want to make sure the senators and the House members have that energy
• instead go towards funding critical services for Arizonans instead of lining the pockets of the large energy
• And I'm glad to see that we'll continue to invest in renewable and solar energy, so thank you, Mr.
• So there's a commitment on both sides of the aisle to create some equity between our kinship families

Bills: HB4154 , HB4155 , HB4156 , HB4157 , HB4158 , HB4159 , HB4160 , HB4161 , HB4162 , HB4163 , HB4164 , HB4165 , HB4166 , HB4167 , HB4168 , HB4169 , SB1847 , SB1848 , SB1849 , SB1850 , SB1851 , SB1852 , SB1853 , SB1854 , SB1855 , SB1856 , SB1857 , SB1858 , SB1859 , SB1860 , SB1861 , SB1862

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: general appropriations act, budget, biennial budget, state spending, appropriations, fiscal year 2026, fiscal year 2027, state treasury, agency funding, operating budget, capital budget, public finance, state agencies, legislative budget, house appropriations, rules committee, HB4155, amusements, amusement industry, entertainment

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• most safe for homeowners and then compiling all that data and measuring the heat flux and the heat energy
• Before this research, we haven't been able to do that because the heat energy on homes has been too difficult
• through this research, a multi-year, multi-phase project, we're now able to determine what that heat energy
• Commissioner, I think the question that has come up in the previous panels, the use of tribal assets and the equity

Summary: The Select Committee on Native American Affairs met on Barona tribal land to examine rising homeowners insurance costs affecting tribal communities, with opening remarks from tribal leaders and Assembly members emphasizing tribal sovereignty, the history of forced settlement in high-risk areas, and the need for the state to recognize mitigation work already being done on tribal lands. The committee heard that wildfire, drought, and other climate-driven disasters have sharply increased insurance premiums and reduced coverage options, especially for tribes located in rural or mountainous areas that were not chosen by the tribes themselves. Cal Fire Deputy Director Frank Bigelow described the state’s wildfire response and tribal engagement efforts, including tribal liaisons on incident management teams, a Southern Region Tribal Affairs Deputy Chief, cultural burning agreements, and more than $30 million in tribal wildfire resilience grants over the last three years. Members questioned why tribal communities receive only a small share of grants, whether Cal Fire should do more outreach and budget proposals for tribes, and whether mitigation work is being recognized by insurers. Bigelow said Cal Fire is working with insurers and the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety on mitigation standards, but acknowledged that more tribal outreach and participation are needed. Tribal chairpersons and fire chiefs testified that their communities are already investing heavily in fire protection through dedicated fire departments, fuel reduction, defensible space, prescribed burns, firebreaks, and home-hardening efforts, yet premiums remain high or coverage is denied. Barona leaders said premiums can range from $6,000 to $18,000 and urged insurers to assess properties individually rather than by broad high-risk zones. Soboba, Hamu, and Pechanga representatives described similar efforts and said grant rules, environmental review, and insurer practices can make it difficult to translate mitigation into lower rates. Several members suggested short-term state assistance or a tribal insurance mitigation fund, and the committee discussed the possibility of requiring insurers to better account for tribal mitigation and sovereignty in risk assessments.

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• most safe for homeowners, and then compiling all that data and measuring the heat flux and the heat energy
• Before this research, we haven't been able to do that because the heat energy on homes has been too difficult
• through this research, a multi-year, multi-phase project, we're now able to determine what that heat energy
• the question, you know, that has come up in the previous panels, the use of tribal assets and the equity

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Instead of focusing energy on things that need to be done, we're focusing on something political.
• This sort of action undermines the principles of equity and representation that are vital to our democratic
• Time, energy, effort, probably money—everything spent. Are still saying, don't do this.
• With that being said, I truly hope that our lawmakers wouldn't take precious time and energy away from

Keywords: 1185, senate, all