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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
February 2026 State Budget and Economic Forecast Presentation - 2/27/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> that</c> Jeers to Minnesota Democrats that Jeers to Minnesota Democrats that continue<01:14:01.360
- </c><01:14:39.280><c> Democrats</c> a lot of work in front of us.
- Democrats a lot of work in front of us.
- </c><01:19:16.880><c> and</c> have that opportunity both Democrats and have that opportunity both Democrats
- So uh in the trifecta, Democrats >> Sure.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, April 8, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Senator Schumer, and other Democrats Senator Schumer, and other Democrats railed<02:43:18.880><c
- </c> showing leadership where the Democrats showing leadership where the Democrats have<02:43:57.840>
- </c> would apply evenly to future Democrat would apply evenly to future Democrat and<03:12:08.720><c>
- </c> and judicial review of Democratic and judicial review of Democratic presidential<05:43:15.040><c
- We had a Democratic House, a Democratic Senate, and a Democratic president.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/13/26 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> And you see, at one time, the Democrat And you see, at one time, the Democrat party<03:07:34.240
- democratic than putting that up to the democratic than putting that up to the voters?
- </c> I truly truly feel sad for the Democrat I truly truly feel sad for the Democrat party. party. party
- </c><03:10:30.399><c> trifecta,</c> In 2023, after the Democrat trifecta, In 2023, after the Democrat
- But the elected Democrats voted yes.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Cmte on Rules - Subcommittee on the Federal Impact on Minnesotans and Economic Stability - 10/30/25
Transcript Highlights:
- the Democrats, asking the Democrats,<00:26:41.919><c> it</c><00:26:42.080><c> only</c><00:26:42.320><
- </c><00:29:11.840><c> to</c> about five more bipartisan Democrats to about five more bipartisan Democrats
- </c> clear they did not blame Democratic clear they did not blame Democratic Party.<00:51:50.800><c>
- </c> any federal employees blame Democrats any federal employees blame Democrats for<00:52:01.200><c>
- </c><00:53:01.520><c> are</c> they're blaming Democrats are they're blaming Democrats are Republicans
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Election Laws Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Election Laws
Transcript Highlights:
- who have, and I've listened to numerous nostalgic accounts about the benefits that interactive democratic
- The initiative that was brought in Maine in 1973 was backed by Democrats and Republicans, and it's now
- It's a smart investment in our democratic systems and in our voting population.
- It is a core component of building a pluralistic and democratic society, one that enables each of us
- If young people's voices must be approved before they're heard, is it truly democratic?
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Election Laws held a hearing on a wide range of voting-access and election-administration bills. The largest portion of testimony focused on same-day voter registration (H. 834/S. 505), with support from Rep. Gentile, Boston and Chelsea officials, civic groups, and election administrators from Maine and Vermont. Supporters argued that same-day registration would help eligible voters who move frequently, miss deadlines, or face administrative errors, and would reduce rejected provisional ballots. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and Vermont elections director Sean Sheehan testified that same-day registration has worked in their states without major administrative problems and has helped increase turnout. A Boston-based panel also described high rejection rates for provisional ballots and the burden of registration cutoffs on renters, students, immigrants, and low-income voters.
A second major topic was restoration of voting rights for incarcerated people, including S. 524 and related House bills. The committee heard extensive virtual testimony from incarcerated individuals at MCI Norfolk and MCI Shirley, who said voting should be restored as part of rehabilitation, civic engagement, and reintegration. They described disenfranchisement as dehumanizing and argued that voting would help maintain family and community ties, reduce recidivism, and give incarcerated people a voice on laws affecting prisons and reentry. Rep. Erica Uyterhoeven also testified in support, saying the bill would restore municipal voting rights for incarcerated residents and align with broader efforts to expand political participation.
The committee also heard testimony on bills affecting election administration and access, including a proposal to reduce or eliminate mandated early in-person voting in primaries and shorten the general-election early voting period, with supporters from the town clerks’ community arguing that low usage, staffing burdens, and costs justify the change. Opponents warned that reducing in-person early voting could hurt voters who do not use mail ballots and could disproportionately affect communities of color. Other bills discussed included decoupling the municipal census from voter registration, requiring periodic accessibility inspections of polling places, and a Somerville home-rule petition on non-citizen municipal voting and another on lowering the voting age in municipal elections. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Senate in Special Session D Apr 29th, 2026
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It may be a Democratic map.
- We have to respond to what the Democrat states are doing.
- That would mean that there would be a different amount of Democrats.
- , then you can consider myself an African-American female and a Democrat...
- We are losing two Democratic seats in Broward County.
Summary:
The Senate convened in special session and took up Senate Bill 8D, later substituted with House Bill 1D, both establishing Florida’s congressional districts. The sponsor, Senator Gates, explained that the Governor had transmitted a proposed redistricting plan on short notice and argued that mid-decade congressional redistricting is legally permissible, citing population growth and the Governor’s view that race-based provisions in the Fair Districts Amendment are unconstitutional. He repeatedly said the Legislature was not being asked to prove the Governor’s legal theory, only to consider the proposal, and noted that no amendments were offered.
A lengthy question-and-answer period followed, with senators raising concerns about the rushed process, lack of statewide public hearings, and the map’s effects on minority communities, compactness, communities of interest, and partisan fairness. Senators questioned whether the map cracked Latino and Black communities, whether partisan data was used, whether the Governor’s office had outside consultants, and whether the plan complied with the Florida Constitution, the Fair Districts Amendment, and the Voting Rights Act. Gates generally deferred on legal conclusions, said the Governor’s representatives had testified the map was race-neutral and used political data only as one factor, and emphasized that any constitutional challenge would be for the courts.
After a motion to temporarily postpone failed by a recorded vote of 12 yeas to 23 nays, the Senate continued debate. Senators Rouson, Bernard, and others spoke in opposition, arguing the proposal was rushed, partisan, and harmful to communities of interest and minority voting power. Gates maintained that the Governor had a constitutional prerogative to propose the map and that the Legislature could accept, reject, or amend it. The House companion bill was then substituted for the Senate bill, read a third time, and the chamber moved into final debate on the congressional redistricting plan.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-04-29 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It may be a Democratic map.
- We have to respond to what the Democrat states are doing.
- That would mean that there would be a different amount of Democrats.
- We are losing two Democratic seats in Broward County.
- Voters, Republicans, Democrats, they don't like this. They gave you the number.
Summary:
The Senate convened in special session and took up Senate Bill 8D / House Bill 1D, which would establish Florida’s congressional districts. The sponsor, Sen. Gates, explained that the Governor had transmitted a redistricting plan two days earlier and argued that mid-decade redistricting is legally permissible, citing population growth and the Governor’s view that race-based districting is unconstitutional. Much of the floor time was spent in extended questioning about the process, the lack of public hearings compared with prior redistricting cycles, the use of population estimates from the Census/EDR/ACS, compactness scores, and whether the Governor’s office used partisan data or outside consultants. Gates repeatedly said he was relaying the Governor’s proposal and legal theory rather than offering his own legal opinion, and he said any constitutional challenge would be for the courts.
A major portion of the debate focused on the U.S. Supreme Court’s newly issued Calais decision and its implications for the Fair Districts Amendment and the Voting Rights Act. Senators questioned whether the decision struck down Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, whether it affected Florida’s constitutional ban on partisan gerrymandering, and whether the Legislature should postpone action to review the ruling. A motion to temporarily postpone the bill failed by voice vote and then by recorded vote, 12 yeas to 23 nays. Senators also raised concerns that the proposed map cracked minority communities, including Latino and Black populations in Central Florida and Tampa Bay, and that it would produce a heavily Republican-leaning map despite the state’s voter registration mix.
After debate on the Senate bill, the chamber substituted the identical House companion bill, read it a third time, and proceeded to final debate. Opponents argued the map was an illegal partisan gerrymander, was based on assumptions rather than verified data, and would likely lead to litigation. Supporters maintained that the Governor had authority to propose a congressional map, that the plan was race-neutral, and that the Legislature could accept, reject, or amend it. The transcript ends during continued debate on House Bill 1D, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-04-29 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It may be a Democratic map.
- We have to respond to what the Democrat states are doing.
- That would mean that there would be a different amount of Democrats.
- There wouldn't be 12 Democrats in the Senate.
- We are losing two Democratic seats in Broward County.
Summary:
The Senate convened in special session with an opening prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved to the special order calendar to consider congressional redistricting legislation, beginning with Senate Bill 8D and then substituting the identical House Bill 1D. The bill would establish Florida’s congressional districts. Senator Gaetz, presenting the measure, said the Governor had proposed the map to address population growth and to draw race-neutral districts, and argued that mid-decade redistricting is legally permissible and has occurred before in Florida and other states. He repeatedly said the Legislature could accept, reject, or amend the proposal, but that the Governor had the prerogative to propose it.
The floor debate focused heavily on the legality and timing of the map, especially after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Louisiana redistricting decision was announced during the session. Several senators, including Rouson, Sharief, Smith, Polsky, Arrington, Bracy Davis, Bernard, Nathan, and Berman, questioned whether the map complied with the Florida Constitution’s Fair Districts Amendment, the Voting Rights Act, and equal protection principles. They raised concerns about the short notice, lack of statewide public hearings, the use of partisan data, the absence of sworn testimony from the Governor’s representatives, the claimed severability of the Fair Districts Amendment, and the impact on minority communities and communities of interest. Gaetz generally declined to offer legal opinions, saying those issues would ultimately be for the courts, but he relayed the Governor’s position that race-based provisions in the Fair Districts Amendment are unconstitutional and that the proposed map is race-neutral and compact.
Members also debated whether the map’s population data and compactness scores justified the district lines, with critics arguing that the plan cracked and split communities in places such as Central Florida, Tampa Bay, and South Florida. Gaetz said the Governor’s office relied on 2020 census data plus updated population estimates from the Office of Economic and Demographic Research and the American Community Survey, and that the mapmaker said he drew the map himself without outside consultants. After questions concluded, the Senate adopted a motion to substitute HB 1D for SB 8D, read the bill a third time, and proceeded to debate the House bill. The transcript ends during debate, with no final vote on passage shown.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House debates moving bill to allow legal remedies for civil rights violations 2/25/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Indeed, the Democrats, all of Democrats on the committee supported that.
- Indeed, the Democrats, all of Democrats on the committee supported that.
- ><c> of</c><00:04:08.159><c> Democrats</c> Indeed, the Democrats, all of Democrats Indeed, the Democrats
- I'm kind of surprised that Democrats want to open up the state analog to that.
- I'm kind of surprised that Democrats want to open up the state analog to that.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 14th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Democrat Party. It was the longest single filibuster in U.S....
- But he's a Democrat, so it's okay. Because that's what this is really about.
- But even after Texas's redistricting, 17% are represented by Democrats.
- And yet in these democratic states where it's been done, they've gone to the voters.
- It wasn't Democrats or Republicans who passed the Voting Rights Act.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 13th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And that's what appears Democrats, again, want to do here.
- It's necessary because in 2023, Democrats and Governor Walz eliminated that long-standing bipartisan
- In 2023, House Democrats had the majority and chose to end two long-standing options for women.
- No matter how you feel about the bill, whether you agree with the Republicans or Democrats, that kind
- If Democrats truly believed in choice, they would support this bill.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Governor Tim Walz Media Availability 2/27/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Democrats and Republicans working together to make sure that we were continuing to provide what was necessary
- A huge thank you to the legislative leaders, Democrats and Republicans, who did that hard work last year
- </c><00:02:44.319><c> Democrats,</c> split uh legislature. Democrats, split uh legislature.
- Democrats, Republicans<00:02:45.920><c> working</c><00:02:46.319><c> together</c><00:02:47.040><c> to
- and Republicans, who did that Democrats and Republicans, who did that hard<00:03:16.879><c> work</c>
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Advancing Gun and School Safety Measures / Improving Affordability through Tax Relief May 15th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Minnesotans in both areas that are full Democratic or Republican or purple areas have asked for that.
- Minnesotans in both areas that are full Democratic or Republican or purple areas have asked for that.
- :01.800><c> this</c><00:09:02.000><c> vote,</c><00:09:02.240><c> who</c> the Democrats who took this
- vote, who the Democrats who took this vote, who are<00:09:02.480><c> in</c><00:09:02.600><c> purple</
- And I hate to place blame on anybody, but the Democrats do have to take some accountability for this
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 44 Morning Session Apr 21st, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I never imagined I'd be someone to make history, becoming the first Democrat to win in House District
- Leader Inman had some doubts that House District 85 could be represented by a Democrat back in 2014,
- Your fairness and trustworthiness have never gone unnoticed by me or members of the House Democratic
- There will also, there will be Democrat and Republican runoffs in August.
- So, there are more Republican officeholders and Republicans seeking office than Democrats.
Bills:
HB4028, HB4075, HB4077, HB4074, HB4076, SB1221, SB1921, SB2118, SB1932, SB2134, HCR1025, SB1432, HCR1024, HCR1022, SB1122, HB4029, HB4063, HB4073, HB4078, SB1936, SB44, SB237, SB248, SB1360, SB985, SB1204, SB1239, SB1307, SB2143, SB1428, SB1390, SB1400, SB1405, SB1732, SB1832, SB1859, SB1989, SB2018, SB1427
Keywords:
tax deduction, venture capital, economic development, Oklahoma, investment, water resources, appropriations, funding, state treasury, infrastructure projects, emergency act, emergency management, disaster relief, pandemic response, state appropriations, HB4074, Health Care Workforce Training Commission, Health Care Workforce Revolving Fund, health workforce, health care workforce
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House DFL Press Conference 5/19/25
Transcript Highlights:
- And who Democrats are fighting for. We're seeing that same dynamic play out at the end of session.
- Democrats are fighting for a future where we put more power in the hands of working Minnesotans, not
- Today, on the final day of session, Democrats stand ready to complete our important work on balancing
- Today, on the final day of session, Democrats stand ready to complete our important work on balancing
- Democrats are focused on balancing our state budget for the future, reducing costs for Minnesotans, and
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- This Republican proposal, without any input from Democrats, is really intended to make voting harder
- Democrats have common-sense solutions to address some of those issues and get faster results.
- Democrats agree that requiring an ID to vote is a good security measure. We agree to ID, period.
- This is perhaps the most democratic thing we can do, yet our Democratic colleagues... ...Democratic colleagues
- Democrats have done the same thing. It just became much more high-profile after 2020.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House/Senate DFL Media Availability 4/28/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Republican leader Swords just in here said the governor essentially went about grandstanding about Democrat
- Republican leader Swords just in here said the governor essentially went about grandstanding about Democrat
- Republican leader Swords just in here said the governor essentially went about grandstanding about Democrat
- Republican leader Swords just in here said the governor essentially went about grandstanding about Democrat
- Republican leader Swords just in here said the governor essentially went about grandstanding about Democrat
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Majority Leader Erin Murphy Media Availability - 04/16/26
Transcript Highlights:
- House Democrats are doing theirs. There are actually some similarities.
- So, the Senate Democrats and I hope some of our Republican colleagues choose to vote for a package that
- House Democrats are doing theirs. There are actually some similarities.
- House Democrats are doing theirs. There are actually some similarities.
- So, the Senate Democrats and I hope some of our Republican colleagues choose to vote for a package that
Summary:
A Senate DFL leader discussed the upcoming supplemental budget and said nearly half of it is being shaped by the federal budget bill passed last July, which he argued is driving hospital distress, higher county costs, and pressure on family budgets. He said the budget will focus on affordability, health care, and responding to federal actions, including an uncompensated care fund for hospitals in distress and possible one-time county technology upgrades to handle new Medicaid-related requirements. He estimated Senator Wiklund’s health and human services proposal includes about $50 million for those upgrades and said that item would likely be handled in an appropriation bill rather than a bonding bill.
The leader also said bonding is a top priority this year and that public asset maintenance remains important, including projects tied to sports and civic facilities. On HCMC and broader hospital funding, he said he is confident the Legislature will act, but wants to address the hospital within the context of the statewide hospital delivery system. He also said the Senate has not yet taken a position on a proposed tax related to fraud restitution, but emphasized support for fraud prevention, an independent inspector general, and more resources for the Attorney General.
School safety was another major topic. He said Senate Democrats plan to bring a comprehensive package to the floor that includes school safety funding, mental health care, and measures addressing weapons of war, and he expressed hope that some Republicans will support it. He said the Senate education finance bill already includes more school safety funding than the House GOP version, less funding for private school safety, and no weapons-of-war language, but that a broader package will come through the Finance Committee soon. He also said the Senate expects to take up a stand-alone building security package to cover ongoing screening and staffing costs, and he supported creating a special security response unit for threats against lawmakers.
Other issues mentioned included support for banning NDAs for local governments, continued attention to public safety and accountability in response to federal immigration enforcement actions, and interest in a bill affecting Minneapolis sports-related taxes and PGA funding, though he said those proposals are still being worked on and may not pass this year.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 19, 2025 - 10:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- Democrat Ranking Member Campbell? Here. Representatives Barnaby? Here. Bartleman? Booth? Here.
- Democratic Ranking Member Campbell. Yes. Michael, yes. Democratic Ranking Member Campbell, yes.
- Democratic Ranking Member Campbell. Yes.
- Democratic Ranking Member Campbell? No. Representatives Barnaby? Yes. Bartleman? No, for now.
- Democratic Ranking Member Campbell? Yes. Representatives Barnaby? Yes. Baltimore? Yes. Booth?
Summary:
The Health Care Facilities and System Subcommittee met with a quorum and considered five bills. HB 1101 on out-of-network providers drew the most discussion; Rep. Albert said it would require written notice when a patient is referred to an out-of-network provider and would count certain insurer payments toward deductibles. Several members and the Florida College of Emergency Physicians raised concerns about placing the burden on doctors’ offices, possible delays in referrals, and unclear enforcement, but the bill was reported favorably 16-2. Public testimony included support from AARP and concerns from emergency physicians about ER workflow and insurance-network transparency.
The committee then unanimously approved PCS for HB 475, reducing fines for ambulatory surgery centers that violate good-faith estimate requirements from $1,000 to $250 per day, with a lower maximum penalty. The bill sponsor said the change was intended to right-size penalties for smaller facilities; witnesses from surgery centers and HCA supported it. HB 797, which would allow a nonprofit retirement community serving veterans and spouses to create veteran-and-spouse nursing home beds and transfer a certificate of need within 100 miles, also passed unanimously after members discussed whether it could affect access for veterans; the sponsor said it would create additional private beds rather than displace existing ones.
HB 1085 on the Children’s Medical Services Program was amended and reported favorably 14-3. The bill would move managed care plan operations for medically fragile children from the Department of Health to AHCA, keep clinical eligibility at DOH, and shift PPEC services fully into managed care. The adopted amendment changed the waiver provision to require AHCA to develop and present a comprehensive redesign plan for the Medicaid model waiver for children receiving private duty nursing. Several members supported the goal but raised concerns about eliminating family choice and the impact on medically fragile children.
Finally, HB 1353 on home health care services passed unanimously. The bill would remove geographic limits on home health administrators, allow more licensed RNs including contract RNs to perform visits, and revise the home health excellence award program. Supporters said it would address workforce shortages and improve access, while one member warned it could increase costs and competition for nurses. The committee adjourned after reporting all five bills favorably.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Power Sharing Agreement Jan 29th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The focus really shouldn't be on what's best for Republicans, what's best for Democrats.
- Look, Democrats and Republicans aren't always going to agree on the issues, but we can be respectful
- </c> dialogue on the issues look uh Democrats dialogue on the issues look uh Democrats and<00:02:51.040
- Look, Democrats and Republicans aren't always going to agree on the issues, but we can be respectful
- </c><00:09:06.959><c> and</c><00:09:07.200><c> Republicans</c> try to bring Democrats and Republicans