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• As state officers, we tend to travel around the state and visit each of the chapters, or try to visit
• As state officers, we tend to travel around the state and visit each of the chapter or try to. experience
• As state officers, we tend to travel around the state and visit each of the chapter, or try to visit

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 989, all

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• Yes, so so I visited that center.
• </c><00:07:31.880><c> that</c> all the solar farms until I visit that all the solar farms until I visit
• </c> condition, they can probably visit condition, they can probably visit there<00:08:29.440><c> and
• We visited several times. We take people out there. It is promising.
• We visited going on for several years. We visited several<00:10:50.080><c> times.

Bills: SB2706 , SB2320

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Environment

Keywords: workforce development, agriculture, biosecurity, pilot program, Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, University of Hawaii, Leeward Community College, DHRD, training, apprenticeship, career pathways, credentialing, job training, internship, hands-on experience, state employment, workforce pipeline, agricultural jobs, biosecurity jobs, general fund appropriation

Summary: The committees first heard SB 2371, which would prioritize lease offers on agrivoltaics parcels for beginning farmers, require annual compliance reports to DAB, authorize penalties for noncompliance, and allow solar facilities on certain agricultural lands. DAB, the State Energy Office, PUC, and Hawaii Farm Bureau generally supported the intent, while OPPSD recommended amendments to preserve agricultural lease affordability and strengthen food-production language. Members questioned whether the bill would meaningfully encourage solar on ag lands, whether beginning farmers would have enough information to use such parcels, and how the bill would interact with Land Use Commission review. The Farm Bureau said agrivoltaics remains challenging and largely in pilot form, and noted the Mililani project as a promising example of dual use. The committees voted to pass SB 2371 with amendments, with one member expressing a preference that it be opened to all farmers rather than only beginning farmers. The next measure, SB 2800, appropriates funds to DAB, DLNR, and ADC for acquisition, repair, and maintenance of irrigation systems. All testifying agencies and the Farm Bureau supported the bill, and members pressed them for estimates of needed funding and the condition of existing systems. DAB cited major repair needs, including Waimea, Molokai, Kahuku, and Kawailoa, and said its backlog could total roughly $65 million; ADC estimated about $35 million for several systems; and DLNR said its current needs for three systems were about $35 million, with the largest cost tied to piping in Kekaha. The committees amended the bill to defer its effective date to July 1, 2050 and to blank out the appropriation amounts in the bill text, with the agencies’ requested amounts to be included in the committee report for consideration. SB 2800 then passed in AEN, Water and Land, and EIG. The final measure discussed was SB 2718, a food hub pilot program beginning in 2028 that would require state departments and UH to source 30% of certain food purchases from local agricultural products, create a nutrition- and ʻāina-based school program, and have DAT partner with a regional aggregator for Native Hawaiian staple crops. DAT, DOH, the Farm Bureau, Food Plus Policy Group, HAPA, and others supported the bill’s intent, while the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation opposed it, saying it is already struggling to meet the current local procurement percentage and faces procurement and quantity barriers, especially for staple items used daily. The testimony focused on whether agencies could realistically meet the higher local purchasing target and whether smaller farms could supply the needed volumes.

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• Or you can pick up this flyer when you visit our booth at the Minnesota State Fair.
• /c><00:02:35.120><c> flyer</c><00:02:35.599><c> when</c><00:02:35.840><c> you</c><00:02:35.920><c> visit
• </c> can pick up this flyer when you visit can pick up this flyer when you visit our<00:02:36.319><c>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• cubicle and he can visit family and attorney visits.
• </c> contact visit cubicle and he can visit contact visit cubicle and he can visit family<00:35:32.720
• ><c> and</c><00:35:32.880><c> attorney</c><00:35:33.359><c> visits.
• He has his family and attorney visits. He has his recreation<00:35:35.200><c> there.
• And I will share that I, I've been very well — it's not on Alaba, I think I visited Kulani. >> I visited

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Come visit camps and send them our way.
• Um, and so, thank you all and visit.
• ,</c><00:31:06.399><c> attending</c> and doing res regular visits, attending and doing res regular visits
• So you don't consider going to visit a nursing home if you have multiple complaints in a nursing home
• So you don't consider going<00:43:44.079><c> to</c><00:43:44.400><c> visit</c><00:43:44.800><c> a</c>

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call – 00:00:24 Discussion of The Center for Courageous Kids – 00:02:46 Discussion of Adult Protective Services and State Guardianship Programs – 00:25:22 Discussion of Annual Report of the External Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Panel – 01:00:34 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 01:33:41 Adjournment – 01:42:07, 958, all

Summary: The Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children opened its first meeting with roll call and a reminder about the number of children in out-of-home care with active placements, which the chair said was 8,641 as of June 1, 2025. The committee then heard a presentation from the Center for Courageous Kids, a donor-funded camp in Scottville that serves children with lifelong illnesses and disabilities at no charge. Representatives described the camp’s year-round family retreats and summer sessions, its medically safe and inclusive model, and examples of campers gaining confidence and independence. They said the camp has served more than 43,000 campers from Kentucky, other states, and other countries, and that it is seeking legislative support for two capital projects: a new art barn and a medical lodge, with a combined request of $3.2 million. Members praised the program and asked about awareness, staffing, volunteer recruitment, accreditation, and how the projects would expand capacity; the camp said the medical lodge would help increase volunteer housing and allow future growth beyond its current summer cap of 128 campers per session. The committee then moved to adult protective services and state guardianship programs. Jessica Wayne, director of the Division of Guardianship, and Cliff Bryant of DCBS explained the legal framework for guardianship and conservatorship, including state guardianship as a last-resort option when no family member or private entity is available or appropriate. They outlined the court petition process, emergency appointments, and the distinction between full and limited guardianship or conservatorship. They emphasized that guardianship is based on legal incapacity to make decisions, not simply on a medical disability diagnosis, and noted that state guardianship can be arranged for some 17-year-olds aging out of youth services. The presenters said the state currently serves 4,645 individuals under guardianship, with most cases involving developmental intellectual disabilities, supported community living waiver participants, and people in nursing homes or long-term care facilities. They also described the division’s three branches: field services, which handles visits and day-to-day decisions in all 120 counties; a benefits branch that applies for public benefits; and a fiduciary branch that manages funds and pays bills. They reported 89 field workers statewide, an average caseload of 52, and said the agency is hiring to reduce that load. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting.

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• Additionally, Minnesotans visited food shelves 9 million times in 2024, a near doubling over the last
• </c><00:05:18.960><c> food</c> year additionally motans visited food year additionally motans visited
• Looking back to January 2022, we had about 15,000 shopping visits per month in the region.
• Fast-forward three years to the present, and it's about 30,000 shopping visits per month. sees things
• </c><00:10:45.079><c> per</c> we had about 15,000 shopping visits per we had about 15,000 shopping visits

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> year of their baby's life these visits year of their baby's life these visits catch<00:10:53.519
• The home visit excites me very much, to extend access to home visits.
• </c><00:27:37.240><c> so</c> much to extend access to home visits so much to extend access to home visits
• </c><00:27:39.559><c> certainly</c> we want to extend home visits certainly we want to extend home visits
• you heard is one of those home visiting you heard is one of those home<01:19:10.040><c> visiting</c>

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• </c> and have have gone to visit that. and have have gone to visit that.
• This is expected to grow 59% over the next 10 years to 1.5 million visits.
• </c> patient visits. patient visits.
• So, although sites that do visits.
• </c> going to homes or visiting children. going to homes or visiting children.

Keywords: 0:00:01 Call to Order and Roll Call 0:00:28 Approval of Minutes 0:00:40 Information Items 0:01:13 Rpt from Postsecondary Institutions 0:26:46 Project Rpt from Finance and Admin Cabinet 0:30:53 Lease Rpt from Finance and Admin Cabinet 0:39:20 Rpt from OFM – KIA 0:52:42 Econ Development – EDF Grants 0:55:15 OFM Debt Issues 0:58:43 Informational Discussion 1:44:36 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee first handled routine business, including a quorum call, approval of minutes, and informational items on school district financing and KCTCS equipment purchases. It then considered two KCTCS capital projects after initially rolling them together and later unrolling them: a Fire Commission Fire Academy maintenance building project that had grown from an original $2 million authorization to $4.7 million because of design changes, soil issues, and higher mechanical costs, and a $1.5 million renovation of the Blake Lee building at Somerset Community College for a health science simulation lab. Members questioned the large cost increase on the fire academy project and the adequacy of front-end due diligence, while KCTCS said the project was bid and ready to proceed and that a 15% contingency had been included. Both projects were approved by roll call vote, with the Blake Lee project ultimately approved after the committee unrolled the items and took them separately. The committee next heard and approved a University of Kentucky public-private partnership for the Hamburg East Medical Office Building, a five-story, 220,000-square-foot facility with a not-to-exceed budget of $275 million. UK said the project is intended to expand outpatient access, consolidate some services, and support projected growth in patient volume; the building will house multiple specialties, urgent care, therapy, imaging, and a retail pharmacy. Members asked about possible community uses, consolidation of services, and whether the project would free up other space, and UK said it hopes to consolidate some services and free campus space. The project was approved by roll call vote. The committee then approved three UK lease renegotiations: a specialty pharmacy and infusion services lease at Wellington Way in Lexington, a Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences lease at Conte Terrace, and a College of Social Work lease at McGrath Park Way. Members asked about rising lease rates, occupancy, and whether space needs should be reduced; UK and the lessor’s representative said the pharmacy space remains busy, the ophthalmology lease was lower than before, and the social work lease had been negotiated down from a higher request. The committee also approved a Department of Military Affairs project amendment for a Mutual Field Maintenance Shop Restoration project, increasing federal funding by $1 million to $4.5 million because of higher construction costs, and approved a Kentucky State University Shanty Hall renovation project funded by bond and HBCU Title III funds. Finally, it approved a new lease for the Office of Mines and Minerals in Pike County, a new lease for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in Pulaski County, and a lease renewal for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in Kenton County after questions about rent increases and office utilization; the cabinet said the Kenton County space still has limited vacancy and remains in use by field staff. The meeting ended as the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority began presenting six sewer and water loans and six cleaner water program grant reallocations, with members agreeing to roll those items for later consideration.

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• That visit saved us.
• I think one of the other issues about about this is it's two doctor's visits or two visits for a person
• to a physical therapist visit.
• And long ago, they charged an office visit of $1,000 for a colonoscopy.
• They're not in areas to generate revenue off the visits.

Bills: HB46 , HB35 , HB4490 , HB4454 , HB2188 , HB3078 , HB4743 , HB2556 , HB46 , HB5342 , HB4783 , HB3785 , HB5278 , HB1639 , HB2581 , HB4224 , HB4070 , HB4099 , HB4882 , HB3794

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: local government spending cap, expenditure limit, political subdivision, property tax, ad valorem tax, budget cap, taxpayer protection, spending restraint, inflation adjustment, population growth, voter approval, supermajority vote, county budget, municipal budget, school district finance, junior college district, hospital district, special district, attorney general enforcement, local fiscal limits

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• the History Center for behind visiting the History Center for behind the<00:01:38.000><c> scenes</c>
• We serve lots of Minnesotans, approximately 850,000 visitors to our in-person visits to our historic
• sites and museums, including school kids and lots and lots of visits to our website.
• </c> that you're able to come over to visit that you're able to come over to visit us<00:08:37.560><c
• </c><00:09:41.720><c> to</c><00:09:42.000><c> our</c> of visits to our of visits to our website<00:09

Bills: HF1234 , HF1956 , HF1025 , HF1172 , HF791

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: payment transparency, public contracts, contractor rights, government accountability, construction payments, municipal finance, liquor store, audit requirements, state auditor, local government, historic flag, state flag, display standards, ceremonial, Minnesota Statutes, Ursa Minor, state symbol, Minnesota state laws, constellation, official state designation

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• Many states seek IMD waivers with the stated goals of reducing emergency department visits, but many
• Actually, the state did a visit, and one of the things that we had to put in our corrective action plan
• And I've made a few visits since I started as tax director and our tax commissioner.
• And I've made quite a few visits.
• A visit with Standing Rock—I had a great visit with them not too long ago.

Summary: The meeting focused heavily on behavioral health and substance use treatment, especially the IMD exclusion and whether North Dakota should pursue a Section 1115 waiver to allow Medicaid reimbursement for services in institutions for mental diseases for adults ages 21 to 64. Turtle Mountain representatives described major local needs, including limited access to care, high syphilis rates, and the importance of timely public health data. They also discussed the tribe’s recovery center, which opened the prior year, now operating five levels of care with 16 beds, and the desire to expand capacity, possibly through an IMD waiver or related policy changes. Committee members also raised related issues such as rural health transformation funding, telehealth, workforce retention, and the need for better coordination between tribal and state public health systems. A central issue was Turtle Mountain Public Health’s long-running effort to secure a data use agreement with the state so it can receive surveillance data and respond directly to infectious disease cases among tribal members. Speakers said the tribe had a successful COVID-era agreement that allowed faster contact tracing and case management, but that agreement ended with the pandemic. They argued that current delays in sharing data, especially for sexually transmitted infections, leave the tribe unable to respond quickly, while the state and county epidemiology workload is too distant and stretched to be effective. Committee members expressed support and said they would look into the issue, noting that other tribes have secured similar agreements. The committee also heard a detailed presentation from the National Health Law Program on the IMD exclusion. The presenter explained that federal Medicaid law generally bars payment for care in facilities with more than 16 beds, but that states can use other tools such as state plan amendments, managed care arrangements, telehealth, and community-based services. He said IMD waivers are administratively complex, time-limited, and have shown mixed results in other states, with some gains in residential treatment access but limited evidence of improved overdose outcomes or stronger community-based care. He urged the committee to consider broader continuum-of-care solutions and cautioned that waivers alone are not a cure-all. No final vote was taken on the bill draft during the portion shown, but the committee discussed the proposal to appropriate $49,000 and one FTE to HHS to pursue an IMD waiver and report back in the next interim. Members also debated the policy rationale for the 16-bed limit, the role of the state versus tribal sovereignty, and whether the bill should move through the Health Care or Human Services committee in the future.

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• Many committed individuals rely on consistent visitation, and losing that support can also worsen their
• In addition, it would put a strain on families to visit their loved ones. And all.
• In addition, it would put a strain on families to visit their loved ones.
• for assaults and hanging... ...and ED visits for assaults and hanging.
• They have their family members visit them. They have friends.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 2307, as amended, which would require the Department of Health Services to contract with out-of-state secure mental health facilities when Arizona beds are unavailable for certain involuntary commitment cases involving defendants found dangerous and incompetent. The sponsor and supporters framed it as an emergency stopgap to prevent individuals who are deemed non-restorable from being released because Arizona lacks secure behavioral health beds, while opponents argued it would raise due process, disability rights, family access, and cost concerns, and questioned whether the state could even implement such interstate placements. After debate, the committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and advanced HB 2307 on a 6-5 due pass vote. The committee then heard House Bill 2083, which updates diabetes-related coverage language in health plans to include newer devices and supplies such as continuous glucose monitors, insulin pumps, and smart insulin pens. Supporters said the bill modernizes outdated statutes and improves access and outcomes for people with diabetes, while an insurer representative offered soft opposition, warning that writing these items into statute could create a state mandate and potential cost exposure, especially if the language is read to include GLP-1 medications. The committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and moved HB 2083 forward on an 11-1 due pass vote. Next, House Bill 2673 was heard, addressing mental health screening and treatment for incarcerated people. The sponsor said the bill was being reworked into a study committee concept after stakeholder feedback, but the underlying proposal would require prompt evaluation of prisoners showing mental disorder symptoms and faster referral for treatment. A family member testified about her son’s severe deterioration in jail and death, while an attorney opposed the bill as overbroad and legally problematic. Despite the sponsor’s indication that the bill would become a study committee, the committee voted 12-0 to give HB 2673 a due pass recommendation. The committee also advanced House Bill 2923, which revises timelines, procedures, and notice requirements for judicial review of court-ordered mental health treatment; supporters said it clarifies outdated language and improves communication with families, while opponents argued it shifts burdens onto patients and could prolong confinement. HB 2923 also received a 12-0 due pass vote.

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• Please be aware that violations of these rules may subject you to a visit from a kind gentleman to my
• For more information visit roseville.edu For kids to learn super important things, problem solving, logical
• For more UN videos visit www.un.org opportunities to track down the parents of students missing out on
• For more information visit www.fema.gov The fact of the matter is this means rather than having We need
• You know, I'm actually going to be going down to Altadena here soon to visit in the aftermath of the

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So, DEED conducts at least one on-site monitoring visit before a final payment of the state's grants
• over $50,000 or more, and it conducts at least an annual monitoring visit of grants over $250,000.
• The purpose of grant monitoring visits is to review and ensure progress against the grant's goals and
• before a final on-site monitoring visit before a final uh<00:13:32.800><c> payment</c><00:13:33.200>
• </c><00:13:39.120><c> of</c> at least an annual monitoring visit of at least an annual monitoring visit

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Pope, who used medical visits as an excuse to molest incarcerated youth.
• And even at current levels, we still have issues with contraband and visitation.
• And even at current levels, we still have issues with contraband and visitation.
• And visitation. We have limited safe harbor.
• I've visited Green Hill three times in the last year.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 2456, which would create a juvenile firearm early intervention alternative for youth charged in juvenile court with unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree. Staff explained that the program would require prosecutor agreement, intensive community supervision, random suspicionless searches, therapy and mentoring services, periodic court review, and dismissal of the charge upon successful completion. The bill would also raise concealed pistol license fees by $100 each and dedicate the revenue to a new account funding the alternative. Representative Davis said the bill is intended to fill the gap between firearm possession charges and later juvenile sentencing, and to fund evidence-based services; one member questioned whether the fee increase functions more like a tax than a fee. The chair then paused testimony on HB 2456 to return to the other bill. The bulk of the hearing focused on House Bill 2389, which would expand suspended disposition alternatives, reduce some juvenile robbery sentencing ranges, add a midpoint review for certain youth committed to DCYF, and create new rules for juvenile rehabilitation capacity and emergency transfers. Supporters, including youth currently or formerly in juvenile facilities, defense advocates, restorative justice providers, and some judges, argued the bill would reduce overcrowding, improve rehabilitation, address racial disparities, and give judges more individualized options. Several testified that youth need treatment, family connection, and incentives for progress rather than long confinement, and that current sentencing practices are outdated and underuse suspended dispositions. Opponents, including sheriffs, prosecutors, county officials, victim advocates, and some judges, argued the bill would shift costs and responsibility to counties, require resources that do not exist, and weaken accountability for serious offenses such as robbery, assault, and trafficking. They raised concerns about expanded appeals, added court workload, the need for more staffing and programming, and the impact on victims and public safety. DCYF said it supports reducing overcrowding but wants clearer emergency transfer authority for Green Hill; facility staff described improved conditions as population has fallen, but said overcrowding still creates safety and programming problems. No vote was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• These unannounced visits occur at the homes of their guardians, who are often not present.
• Those 33 children were visited by Homeland Security Investigations.
• They were visited at their homes so that the HSI, the Homeland Security Investigations officers who visited
• The children that I mentioned, those visits all occurred in the Bernalillo County area.
• I'm a little bit relieved that they were visited, but I'm concerned that they are still here.

Committee: House Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

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• More than 80% of our nearly 1.3 million patient visits we provide each year are reimbursed through the
• Each year, we provide more than half a million client visits across all of our programs and locations
• I'll give you one statistic that I just saw: $100 versus $3,000. $100 in a clinic visit, preventative
• It's easy to say a primary care visit costs as much, and an ER visit costs this much.
• I've been able to work with a lot of our folks in our agencies, been able to visit you all, ...folks

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee held an informational hearing on the impact of federal H.R. 1 and related state budget actions on California’s health care system. Opening remarks framed the federal changes as a major threat to Medi-Cal, Covered California, hospitals, clinics, and the broader safety net, with warnings that millions could lose coverage and that costs would shift to providers, counties, and consumers. Testimony from the California Health Care Foundation and the Legislative Analyst’s Office focused on implementation challenges, the administrative burden of work requirements and more frequent renewals, the loss of federal funding, and the need for California to consider long-term structural changes to Medi-Cal, county safety-net programs, and cost containment. A Covered California enrollee, Chas Franklin, described sharply rising premiums for his family after losing subsidies, illustrating the personal impact of federal policy changes. Committee members raised concerns about whether premium increases were driven by H.R. 1 or insurer pricing, the cost of rebuilding county-based indigent care systems, and the need to account for the cost of inaction. Dr. Hernandez pointed to pre-ACA models such as Healthy San Francisco as examples of coordinated local safety-net care, while also emphasizing the importance of primary care, data interoperability, and the Office of Health Care Affordability in reducing waste and improving access. Department of Health Care Services officials then outlined the state’s implementation plan for H.R. 1, including work requirements, six-month redeterminations, reduced retroactive coverage, cost-sharing, and immigration-related eligibility changes. They said the department would try to automate eligibility checks, expand outreach, and train counties and partners, but estimated up to 2 million Californians could lose coverage over time. Covered California reported that the expiration of enhanced federal premium tax credits and new federal marketplace rules are already raising costs and reducing enrollment, with an estimated 400,000 enrollees at risk of dropping coverage. County, hospital, and safety-net representatives warned that coverage losses will increase uncompensated care and strain local systems, while one coalition proposed a temporary state-funded coverage option as a bridge if full-scope Medi-Cal cannot be maintained. The hearing concluded with a policy analyst urging stakeholder engagement, immigrant protections, and new state revenue options to preserve coverage and offset federal cuts.

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• We operate 30 health centers across mid-California and Nevada and provide over 300,000 patient visits
• Each year, we provide more than half a million client visits across all of our programs and locations
• Over 100,000 visits each year.
• I'll give you one statistic that I just saw: $100 versus $3,000. $100 in a clinic visit, preventative
• It's easy to say a primary care visit costs as much, and an ER visit costs this much.

Committee: House Health

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• at Harry Brown's today at 6 PM, and I really urge all of us to make an effort to get over there and visit
• uh make an effort to get over<00:03:03.360><c> there</c><00:03:03.599><c> and</c><00:03:04.080><c> visit
• with</c><00:03:04.560><c> them</c><00:03:04.720><c> a</c><00:03:04.879><c> little</c> over there and visit
• with them a little over there and visit with them a little bit. bit. bit.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• I would like to extend a warm welcome to our guests who are visiting from California. to my office staff
• I would like to extend a warm welcome to our guests who are visiting from California. to our guests who
• are visiting from California, Mike and Rita James, if you may please rise.
• They are here to visit their lovely granddaughter, Erica Anderson, who also happens to be my committee

Keywords: 910, house, all