Video & Transcript Research : 'testimonials'
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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (02/27/2025)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Does anyone else want to give testimony before the committee on HB 374?
- The committee will come to order, and we’re going to take testimony on HB 138.
- with that I'll uh conclude my testimony with that I'll uh conclude my testimony I<04:14:39.600><
- Thank you for taking my testimony this afternoon. Thank you for taking my testimony this afternoon.
- you take the seat to provide testimony you take the seat to provide testimony please<06:47:45.718
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for your testimony. Thank you for your testimony.
- >> Thank you for your testimony. >> Thank you for your testimony.
- Thank you for your testimony. Lisa none. Thank you for your testimony. Lisa Henderson.
- Thank you for your testimony. questions. Thank you for your testimony.
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We testimony that you are. We testimony that you are.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Testimony submitted consistently describe Miss LaDerta as a thoughtful and pragmatic leader who listens
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Testimony a collaborative approach. Testimony a collaborative approach. - Testimony submitted<00:03:39.800>
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and her qualifications, testimony, and her qualifications, testimony, and interview
Keywords:
immigration enforcement, sanctuary policy, detainer, ICE, federal immigration authorities, 8 U.S.C. 1357(g), 8 U.S.C. 1373, 8 U.S.C. 1644, deportation, undocumented immigrants, noncitizen, migrant rights, local police cooperation, law enforcement cooperation, hold request, judicial warrant, probable cause, civil immigration enforcement, county police, state police
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Feb 17th, 2026 at 05:06 pm
Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- Sponsors, you have five minutes to respond to public testimony, or we can go to the committee.
- public testimony, or you can go ahead and forego that and we'll go straight to the committee.
- What we will do then is go to audience testimony or public testimony.
- And then after that, you have five minutes to respond to That testimony.
- If you don't want to respond to that testimony, then we'll just go to the committee.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 12, 2026 - 09:15 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- We have no amendments; we're in public testimony.
- All right, public testimony? No public testimony on the amendment. We have debate on the amendment.
- We have public testimony. We have **Andy Palmer** from General Motors, who waves in support.
- We do have public testimony. Joel Ramos, Chen Moore and Associates, waves in support.
- No public testimony, no public debate. Do we have any debate on this bill?
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber - Tue Feb 3, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 8
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd just like to note that all the testimony submitted on this bill in committee was in opposition.
- So for those reasons and all the testimony opposing it, no vote. >> Representative Alos, no vote. >>
- submitted on this bill in testimony submitted on this bill in committee<00:20:46.400>
was <00: - So for those reasons and all the testimony<00:20:59.280>
opposing <00:20:59.760>it, <00: - testimony opposing it, no vote. testimony opposing it, no vote.
Bills:
HB1601, HB1616, HB1603, HB1604, HB1605, HB1606, HB1802, HB1569, HB1619, HB1730, HB1749, HB644, HB1620
Keywords:
biosecurity, invasive species, Hawaii Invasive Species Council, Department of Land and Natural Resources, appropriation, agriculture, aquaculture, commercial activity, swine production, Korean natural farming, land leases, Hawaii, extension, Department of Agriculture, housing, workforce, land use, zoning, public-private partnerships, tax credit
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 21, 2026 - 08:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- We have public testimony. We have Michael Bowden House.
- See no further testimony.
- We'll move on with no amendments to public testimony.
- There are no amendments and we do have public testimony.
- Seeing no further public testimony members. We're in debate.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 13, 2026 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Do we have any public testimony on the amendment? And we do.
- We have no further public testimony. Do we have any debate on the bill on the amendment?
- We will now move to public testimony on the amend the bill. We have Mr.
- See, no further public testimony. We're now in debate. Is there any debate on this Bill?
- We are going to move into public testimony. We have dawn person representing himself.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight Dec 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- And we take those depositions, prepare our expert testimony, and then we go into the courtroom and we
- They file their testimony, and we're talking about up to thousands of pages—just initial testimony.
- them, and we actually got a lot of good information in the depositions that eroded their hearing testimony
- And we actually got a lot of good information in the depositions that eroded their hearing testimony.
- I'll do the same thing with the service hearing testimony.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight met to receive an overview from Public Counsel Walt Trierweiler on the work of his office. He described the office’s role in representing Florida utility customers in rate and service cases, including investor-owned electric, water, and wastewater matters, storm cost recovery, fuel clauses, storm protection plans, and specialized dockets. He emphasized the office’s use of depositions, expert witnesses, customer correspondence, and service-hearing testimony to challenge unsupported utility costs and seek “fair, just, reasonable, and affordable” outcomes for customers.
Trierweiler highlighted several current issues, including affordability, data centers, and the growing use of AI in reviewing large utility filings. He said the office has begun using affordability experts and data center witnesses, and that data center-related utility proposals raise concerns about energy demand, water use, and community impacts. He also expressed caution about AI and machine learning because of confidential utility information, while acknowledging that utilities, regulators, and his office are increasingly using such tools.
Members asked questions about how customer input is gathered, how profit is evaluated in rate cases, the role of settlement agreements, and whether the office is considering water consumption impacts from data centers. Trierweiler said customer feedback largely comes in through hearings, correspondence, and direct calls rather than office-led canvassing, and that his office seeks to limit imprudent costs while allowing utilities a fair return. He also explained that the office may file motions for reconsideration and appeals after PSC orders, and that it sometimes submits alternative settlement proposals even when approval is unlikely, to present a different option for the commission’s consideration. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after concluding its agenda.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll limit testimony to 2 minutes.
- All right, we'll move on with testimony now. The Chair calls Carrie Judas.
- All right, if there's no further questions, we'll proceed to testimony.
- All right, if there are no questions, we'll proceed to testimony.
- If no further questions, we'll proceed to testimony. Uh, the chair calls Zenobia Joseph.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 15th, 2025 at 10:15 am
Appropriations - Education and Environment Division
Transcript Highlights:
- Sorry, committee, I don't have the testimony in front of me.
- Chairman, I'm just going under the testimony tab on 2000, in laws in 2018.
- It's the, excuse me, it's the most recent testimony in favor. Okay.
- Chairman, I'm just going under the testimony tab on 2000, in laws in 2018.
- It's the, excuse me, it's the most recent testimony in favor. Okay.
Bills:
SB2003
Keywords:
higher education, student loans, scholarships, capital projects, workforce development, funding, North Dakota university system, 908, all
Summary:
The committee first reconsidered Senate Bill 2003 in the higher education budget and adopted several changes. It removed $3 million for enterprise resource planning, struck $2 million for a grant program for students who are pregnant or recently gave birth, and then added $3 million back into workforce education and innovative grants, restoring that line to $12 million. Members also discussed a possible purchase of the 19th Avenue building in Fargo for the State School of Science, but the motion was withdrawn for later consideration. Other higher ed items were briefly noted, including tribally controlled community colleges and a state magazine funding line, but no final action was taken on the building proposal during this segment.
The committee then moved to Senate Bill 2018, the Commerce budget, and reviewed a long list of funding items. It restored a vacant workforce FTE, increased tourism marketing to $10 million and Find the Good Life to $5 million, raised Operation Intern by $1 million, removed a $100,000 infrastructure study, increased autonomous agriculture grants to $15 million, and set the Regional Workforce Impact Program at $10 million. It also kept or adjusted several other items, including the uncrewed aerial vehicle replacement program, the global talent office, tribally controlled community colleges, Native American small business grants, and technical skills training grants.
A major new provision would transfer $50 million total, split between SIF and Bank of North Dakota profits, to the Theodore Roosevelt Library Museum Endowment Fund, matching a private fundraising challenge; members expressed both support and concern, and said they would revisit it later. The committee also discussed language to allow commercialization of Vantis and to permit the Turtle Mountain gaming compact proposal to move forward with required federal approvals, while clarifying that a previously discussed $100,000 study had been removed. Commerce officials said the workforce language was intended to centralize data and strategy, and they noted Operation Intern would need an emergency clause because applications begin in May. No final vote on the Commerce budget was taken in this segment, and the chair said the committee would return later to finish both budgets.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 27, 2025 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- We have no public testimony. Is there any debate on the bill? Debate on the bill?
- I do not have any public testimony on this bill, so we're going to move into debate.
- We have no public testimony on the amendment. Is there any debate on the amendment?
- There's no public testimony on the amendment. Is there a debate on the amendment?
- We have some public testimony on the amendment.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Vets Committee Meeting - 2025-03-26
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- Commissioner Lindsey, please come to the testifier table with your testimony.
- Vice Chair Olsen, please begin your testimony. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
- I don't have any either, so thank you very much for your testimony.
- Please begin your testimony.
- Thank you for your testimony. Is there any other testimony? Mr.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Mar 26th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- That does it for public testimony. Members, we're in debate. Any senator wishing to debate?
- We'll go ahead and move to public testimony.
- That does it for public testimony. We are in debate, Senators. Thank you.
- Seeing none, we'll move to public testimony. Sir, I apologize ahead of time. Dr.
- We will move to public testimony.
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services first heard and adopted the proposed fiscal year 2025-26 budget for the committee, which was presented as a $1.8 billion increase over the current base budget. The budget emphasized Medicaid and KidCare funding, IT modernization, workforce reductions tied to unfilled or augmented positions, provider rate increases, mental health and substance use funding, opioid treatment, elder care, veterans’ services, cancer research, and school nurse staffing. The committee approved technical adjustments and then adopted the budget proposal for submission to the full Senate Appropriations Committee.
The committee then considered several bills, most of which were reported favorably. SB 152 on surgical smoke required hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt smoke evacuation policies; it drew strong support from nurses and other health care workers describing workplace and patient safety risks. CS/SB 958 on early detection of type 1 diabetes required the Department of Health to develop informational materials for schools and, by amendment, early learning coalitions. CS/CS/SB 170 on nursing homes required consumer satisfaction surveys, patient safety culture surveys, reporting to the health information exchange, financial reporting penalties, and Medicaid quality incentive reporting; an amendment exempted state-operated homes, including veterans’ facilities, and directed a study of quality incentive systems. CS/SB 738 updated and streamlined child care regulation, and CS/SB 1356 created the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at Florida State University and a related pediatric rare disease screening pilot.
The committee also passed SB 1370, which reorganized ambulatory surgical centers into their own statutory framework, with testimony emphasizing their lower costs compared with hospitals. Finally, the committee considered CS/CS/SB 1626 on child welfare and related issues. After adopting multiple amendments that removed references to unaccompanied alien children and special immigrant visas, changed language on child abuse definitions, and required DCF to set room-and-board rates by methodology rather than fee schedule, the bill was explained as strengthening child welfare protections, codifying military-family coordination, improving domestic violence shelter certification, adjusting children’s services council appointments, clarifying missing-child procedures, and updating licensing and compliance provisions. The bill drew both support and opposition, particularly over missing-child jurisdiction and immigration-related concerns, and was ultimately reported favorably. A final motion to record a vote on SB 958 was also adopted.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- If you have written testimony and also wish to speak.
- Please bring your written testimony forward when you're called upon and share it with the messenger.
- If you do not wish to speak, but have written testimony, please share it with the messenger directly.
- You should also send a digital copy. a copy of your testimony to the clerk of the committee.
- Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony. My name is Sarah Cruz.
Bills:
SB825
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- If you would state your name for the record and you may begin testimony.
- I think we've got some of your written testimony and we'll look at that. Thanks.
- Thank you for your testimony and uh well stated.
- The floor is now open for public testimony.
- the committee substitute to 314, and public testimony is closed.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, if there's anyone that would like to provide public testimony or register a position on the bill
- Please, uh, state your name and begin your testimony. You have 2 minutes, sir.
- Hearing none, public testimony is closed. We're gonna leave this bill pending.
- So look forward to hearing the testimony. Thank you, Chairman.
- Chair opens up, uh, for public testimony on Senate Bill 21.
Keywords:
cryptocurrency, bitcoin, investment reserve, economic resilience, financial security, vehicle rental, damage waiver, consumer rights, business regulations, refund policy, telephone solicitation, telemarketing, text message marketing, SMS marketing, robotext, spam text, consumer protection, deceptive trade practices, DTPA, Business & Commerce Code
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Mon Feb 10, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 16
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Audit Committee Jun 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And by your testimony, we can see that that's not the case.
- And by your testimony, we can see that that's not the case.
- Just give me a moment to find it in my testimony here.
- Just give me a moment to find it in my testimony here.
- Hanmi touched on it in her testimony.
Summary:
The committee held an oversight hearing on a state audit examining California’s community college transfer process and whether streamlining it could improve access to bachelor’s degrees. Opening remarks from legislators emphasized that California’s transfer system is central to equity and workforce development, but that only about one in five transfer-intending community college students complete a transfer within four years. Members highlighted disparities by race, region, campus, and major, and pointed to confusion created by differing requirements across the UC, CSU, and community college systems, including limits and inconsistencies in the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT), TAG, and major-specific prerequisites.
State Auditor’s staff said the audit found that while UC and CSU systemwide enroll more transfer students than the Master Plan target, individual campuses and high-demand STEM programs often do not. The audit identified barriers including unclear and varying course requirements, limited counseling and education plans, insufficient counselor staffing at some campuses, and weak equity plans. It also found that many students never even apply because they do not accumulate enough units or cannot navigate the process. The auditor described examples where transfer students with strong preparation were denied at selective campuses and noted that articulation alignment across systems remains limited.
Representatives from UC, CSU, and the Community Colleges responded that transfer remains a top priority and described ongoing reforms. UC cited a new public dashboard, data-sharing agreements, new transfer pathways, and an ADT pilot at UCLA, while saying campus-level capacity and program differences limit how much can be standardized from the system office. CSU said it admits more than 90% of eligible transfer applicants, is expanding transfer planning tools and direct outreach, and is implementing SB 640’s Transfer Success Pathway Program. Community Colleges said transfer reform must focus on clearer credit mobility, more consistent articulation, and broader ADT adoption. Members pressed the systems on inconsistent major requirements, the need for better coordination, and whether campuses are fully prioritizing transfer students; no votes were taken during the hearing.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Combatting Antisemitism Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- And we first saw this as a budget amendment, and we filed written testimony.
- I don't think we heard testimony to that. I'm a history major in college.
- We heard testimony to that. As a history major in college, maybe I agree with it.
- Yeah, so just looking at this, so we've got our meeting on the 14th, which does have testimony.
- That's important testimony that we have.
Summary:
The Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism met to hear testimony from Chief James Hicks of the Natick Police Department, who chairs the Municipal Police Training Committee, and Chief Thomas Fowler of the Salisbury Police Department. They described the statewide civil-rights-officer model for hate-crime response, the HEART Unit, and MPTC training authority under POST, and urged the commission to recommend incorporating the IHRA definition of antisemitism into police training and to fund that effort. Commissioners asked about how law enforcement should handle antisemitic incidents that may not rise to crimes, the 2022 Mapping Project, masking during protests, and the role of HART; the chiefs said departments can update training quickly, that every department should have a trained civil-rights officer, and that HART’s expertise should be integrated statewide. The commission also approved the October 16, 2025 minutes after correcting an initial procedural error.
The rest of the meeting focused on the draft report, especially the prefatory statement and the definition section. Commissioners broadly praised the report’s scope and the chairs’ work, but offered many edits aimed at tightening language, reducing advocacy tone, and clarifying the “Massachusetts way” of combating antisemitism. Several members wanted stronger emphasis on Massachusetts values, education, moral leadership, and the distinction between hate incidents, hate crimes, and statutory offenses; others urged clearer references to constitutional protections, First Amendment limits, and Attorney General review of legal statements. There was also discussion of whether to keep or remove references to alternative definitions of antisemitism: some commissioners argued that only the IHRA definition should be centered, while others said acknowledging other definitions was factually important and would reflect the range of testimony.
Commissioners also raised specific substantive edits for later sections, including adding examples such as the 2022 Mapping Project, strengthening language on online intimidation, academic boycotts, and divestment campaigns, and clarifying that some conduct may be hateful even if lawful. In the higher education section, members praised recommendations on mandatory training, bystander intervention, trauma-informed responses, mental health supports, and campus climate surveys, while suggesting a few technical edits and additional best-practice examples. No final votes were taken on the draft report during this portion; the chairs said they would incorporate feedback into a revised draft before the remaining meetings and eventual vote.