Video & Transcript Research : 'war declaration'

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NJ

New Jersey 2026-2027 Regular Session

Assembly Session Jun 30th, 2026

New Jersey House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I declare the bill passed.
  • I declare the bill passed.
  • I declare the bill passed.
  • I declare the bill passed.
  • I declare...
Keywords: 1146, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Public Safety Committee Jun 30th, 2026

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • It simply adds war to a list of emergencies that can activate California's anti-price-gouging laws.
  • gouging is wrong, whether it's caused by wildfire, an earthquake, a pandemic, or war.
  • if the Attorney General finds there is a nexus between the war at issue and price increases.
  • undeclared or declared.
  • And also refining margins have doubled since the war started, profit margins.
Keywords: 988, house, all
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • We don't have a war in the Middle East. That's going to be resolved. We don't have a war.
  • Hughes, in 2016, the Obama administration declared that it is unlawful.
  • You agree that Putin and Russia are the aggressors in the war in Ukraine? Did they start the war?
  • You don't agree that Russia started the war in Ukraine.
  • President Trump's tariff war is making the problem even worse, for example.
Summary: The meeting involved significant discussions around key legislative proposals, primarily focusing on various bills such as HB2 and SB5. The committee examined the implications of these bills on issues like housing affordability and financial regulation. Notable members engaged in debates, providing differing perspectives on the potential economic impacts of the proposed bills. The meeting witnessed public testimony, which included a call for accountability in government actions and oversight of current financial policies. Members echoed concerns about following through on commitments to address critical issues affecting everyday Americans.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 28 (2-17-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Quorum is declared in the House, ready to proceed.
  • :54.720> is indicating their presence of quorum is indicating their presence of quorum is declared
  • <00:36:24.400> an education institutions and declaring an education institutions and declaring
  • during three US soldiers held captive during the<00:50:16.160> Kosovo the Kosovo the Kosovo War
  • War. War.
Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum with 96 members present, excused absent members, and approved the journal from February 13, 2026. The Senate also transmitted Senate Bills 72 and 110 for concurrence. Committee reports advanced several bills, including measures on deputy coroner training, local jail booking procedures, local business tax collection, peace officers, Kentucky National Guard benefits, and first responder mental health. The chamber then considered House Bill 6 on child care. The sponsor described it as the product of extensive stakeholder collaboration aimed at improving affordability, quality, access, and data in child care, including changes to the low-income subsidy program, employee child care assistance, Kentucky All-Stars, micro-centers, and a military child care pilot program in House Committee Substitute 1. The substitute was adopted, and the bill passed 84-11 with one abstention after supportive remarks from members emphasizing workforce needs, family support, and military families. House Bill 480, relating to state contracts, was explained as requiring clearer contract terms for appropriated funds, partial payment protections, a 1% penalty for late payment, and semiannual reporting on whether cabinets are paying bills on time. A member noted a planned amendment to limit the bill to state-funded appropriations, but the bill passed 96-0. House Bill 562, relating to alternative high school diplomas, would create a Kentucky alternative diploma for certain students with disabilities and require the Education and Labor Cabinet to maintain employer information for graduates; members spoke in strong support of the bill’s workforce and dignity goals, and it passed 96-0. House Bill 136, relating to campaign finance, was amended to remove a $15,000 cap and allow campaign funds to pay for reasonable security costs for candidates; the sponsor cited rising threats to elected officials, and the bill passed 97-0. The transcript ends as the House moved on to House Bill 257.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, July 16, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • victorious in the Second World War. victorious in the Second World War.
  • defend French territory during World War defend French territory during World War II.<00:40:00.480
  • The Russians use crypto to evade sanctions and fund their war in Ukraine.
  • sanctions and fund their war in Ukraine. sanctions and fund their war in Ukraine.
  • In conclusion, God bless our troops as the global war on terrorism continues.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • ...already existing practice in our Commonwealth, that the governor issue an annual proclamation declaring
  • followed suit, and 23 governors around the country, including Governor Healy for the second time, declared
  • Passing legislation declaring October 15th as Lobular Breast Cancer Awareness Day in Massachusetts, which
  • The statistics are shocking, and all this bill is asking to do is declare a day to know about the problem
  • After the war, all of those facilities, practically all of them, were converted...
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee first heard testimony on a proposed Massachusetts baby bonds program, including H. 3429, S. 2146, and the Treasurer’s related bill H. 48. Treasurer Goldberg and a broad coalition of advocates, researchers, health professionals, and people with lived experience said the program would create trust accounts for children born into low-income families or in DCF custody, with funds available at age 18 for education, homeownership, business startup, or other long-term asset-building uses. Supporters argued the program would help close the racial wealth gap, improve economic mobility, and not affect eligibility for financial aid or public benefits. Committee members asked about administration, investment returns, eligibility, and withdrawal rules; the Treasurer said the accounts would be held in trust and managed by her office with an advisory board, with funds accessible at 18 and usable through age 35 if the beneficiary remains a Massachusetts resident. No vote was taken during the testimony shown. The committee also heard testimony on legislation establishing Lobular Breast Cancer Awareness Day, including S. 2666 and H. 4625. Senator Ross, Representative Badger, physicians, survivors, and advocates described invasive lobular carcinoma as difficult to detect because it often grows in lines rather than forming a lump, can be missed on mammography, and is underfunded and underrepresented in research and clinical trials. Witnesses said the bill would codify an annual October 15 proclamation to raise awareness, improve diagnosis, and encourage more targeted research and treatment. Committee members asked why the disease is so hard to detect, and medical witnesses explained the imaging challenges and the lack of lobular-specific protocols. The witnesses urged favorable reports. The committee then took testimony on H. 4648, a bill concerning the purchase or lease of Fenn Farm in Stockbridge by the Stockbridge-Munsee community. Representative Davis, the Stockbridge Land Trust president, and the tribal president testified that the bill would remove a conservation restriction tied to a state MVP grant so the tribe could manage the land without a restriction that they said would conflict with tribal sovereignty and Indigenous stewardship practices. They said the parcel is a sacred site connected to Monument Mountain and that the restriction is unnecessary because the land is already surrounded by conserved property. The witnesses asked for favorable action on the bill. Finally, the committee heard testimony on H. 3416, a resolution urging Congress to create a national infrastructure bank. Representative Senna and several advocates argued that an off-budget infrastructure bank could finance major repairs and upgrades to roads, bridges, rail, water systems, broadband, and housing without adding to the state budget, while creating jobs and supporting economic growth. Witnesses cited historical precedents for national infrastructure banks and said Massachusetts could benefit substantially from such a program. The transcript shown does not include a committee vote or final action on the resolution.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, June 11, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • somebody who has described our brave war somebody who has described our brave war dead<02:09:48.880
  • We must declare war on the drugs that are killing our kids in our community.
  • We must declare war on the drugs that are killing our kids in our community.
  • We must declare war<04:21:29.520> on<04:21:29.680> the<04:21:29.840> drugs<04:21
  • <07:09:15.520> The World War II under occupation. The World War II under occupation.
NJ

New Jersey 2026-2027 Regular Session

Senate Session Jun 18th, 2026

New Jersey Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • There being 40 members present, I declare a quorum.
  • I declare the bill passed. Bills on third reading.
  • I declare the bill passed. Bills on third reading. S-3451 by Senator Beach...
  • I declare the resolution adopted.
  • I declare the amendments adopted. Substitution.
Keywords: 1146, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Session (02/13/2025)

New Hampshire House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Dennis Mannion declared a conflict and refused himself from the vote.
  • <04:09:50.600> cats<04:09:51.600> is practice of declaring cats is practice of declaring
  • He was a soldier in the Black Hawk War. He was a postmaster and he was a surveyor.
  • <04:25:27.359> he<04:25:27.479> was<04:25:27.640> a War he was a War he was a postmaster
  • But by the time the war was over, there were still about a half a million slaves in the U.S.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/09/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They discover that this individual has made a declaration on their driver's license that they have a
  • What does threaten consumers and its volatility in global oil markets are things like wars that we're
  • war we'll have more oil than we've ever had before.
  • Crude oil prices exceed $100 a barrel as war in Iran disrupts production and shipping.
  • -Israeli war against Iran disrupts production and shipping in the Middle East.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, guest introductions, and a resolution honoring former legislator Barbara Leff, which was unanimously adopted. The chamber also received a long list of first and second readings, then moved into Committee of the Whole on calendar number one. Several measures were considered and advanced with amendments, including HB 2170 on restricting state purchases from Chinese-controlled entities, HB 2375 on preserving historic properties while allowing middle housing, HB 2380 on school board transparency and meeting location requirements, HB 2617, HB 2621 on special education access and certificates of educational convenience, HB 2671, HB 2720 on sealed records and anti-human trafficking funding, HB 2772 on DNR designation on driver’s licenses, HB 2784 on school district excess cash refunds, HB 2902 affirming the Electoral College, HB 2950 on a tourism/hospitality district, and HB 4025 creating a study committee on the feasibility of an Arizona oil refinery. Debate on HB 2375 focused on balancing historic preservation with middle housing, with supporters emphasizing local flexibility and opponents warning against a one-size-fits-all approach. HB 2380 drew discussion about school district accountability after a district’s out-of-state retreat, with supporters arguing meetings should occur within district boundaries and materials be posted online, while opponents said local boards should retain discretion. HB 2621’s amendment was described as ensuring special-needs students in unorganized territory and group homes can access services through certificates of educational convenience. HB 2720 was presented as strengthening protections for sex trafficking survivors and adding an anti-human trafficking grant fund. HB 2772 prompted questions about how DNR instructions on driver’s licenses would work in emergencies, with the sponsor saying it would protect advance directives while emergency personnel still provide appropriate care until information is known. HB 2902 generated extended partisan debate over the Electoral College versus a national popular vote, with supporters calling the Electoral College a constitutional safeguard and opponents arguing it violates one person, one vote and overweights swing states. HB 2950 involved competing amendments over whether a tourism-related district should be voluntary or could impose fees, with the Kolodin opt-in/opt-out amendment defeated and the bill advancing as amended. HB 4025, a study committee on an Arizona refinery, drew debate over fuel prices, refinery feasibility, environmental concerns, and whether taxpayer money should fund another study. In each of these Committee of the Whole actions, the House ultimately adopted the committee or amended recommendations and ordered the measures forward by voice vote.
WV

West Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Mar 14th, 2026 at 03:13 pm

West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I declare the bill effective July 1, 2026.
  • I declare the bill effective from passage.
  • I declare the bill effective from passage.
  • I declare the bill passed.
  • I declare the Senate in recess.
Keywords: 994, senate, all
Summary: The Senate took up a series of House amendments to enrolled bills and, in each case, moved to concur, pass the bill, and in several instances set effective dates. Measures approved included SB 29 (judiciary pay increases), SB 44 (homemade food/cottage food rules), SB 617 (protections against financial exploitation of eligible adults), SB 742 (involuntary hospitalization requirements), SB 952 (court security fund transfer), SB 1008 (asbestos and silica statute of limitations), SB 723 (law enforcement cooperation with bordering states), SB 947 (birth certificate copies for homeless minors), SB 392 (personal income tax reduction), SB 54 (criminal penalties for abuse or neglect of incapacitated adults), SB 228 (technology in child abuse/neglect investigations, including a three-county caseworker aid pilot), SB 231 (value-based payment requirements), SB 402 (Workforce Readiness Opportunity Act, with the House removing several provisions but retaining a micro-credential program), SB 553 (temporary transfer of contractor licenses to qualifying immediate family members), SB 575 (refusal review hearings), SB 686 (coal code modernization and minors protection), SB 906 (lawful prescription of crystalline polymorph psilocybin under FDA recommendations), SB 1026 (penalties for disturbing religious worship), SB 63 (Sustaining Opportunities for Academics and Rural Schools Act), SB 502 (Women’s Collegiate Sports Protection Act), and SB 153 (Unemployment Automation and Administration Fund). Most of these passed with unanimous or near-unanimous votes; SB 392 passed 31-2 on the first vote and was later reconsidered and passed again 32-2. Several bills were made effective from passage or on July 1, 2026, by the required supermajority votes. The chamber also considered Senate Executive Message No. 4 from the Committee on Confirmations. The Senate confirmed all nominees except number 54 in a 33-0 vote, then separately confirmed nominee 54 by a 30-3 vote. In debate on SB 392, the majority leader explained that the House removed a proposed vape tax increase to preserve the income tax reduction, while a senator from the 13th spoke about affordability concerns, tax relief, and urging action on gasoline prices; those remarks were ordered into the Journal. After the legislative business, the Senate received several introductions of guests and visitors in the galleries, including state police sergeants, family members of senators and pages, and the wife of the newest senator from Pleasants County. The Senate then agreed to recess until 5:30 p.m., with the Rules Committee scheduled to meet immediately after recess.
WV

West Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Mar 14th, 2026 at 03:13 pm

West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I declare the bill effective July 1, 2026.
  • I declare the motion adopted.
  • I declare the bill effective from passage.
  • I declare the bill passed.
  • I declare the Senate in recess.
Keywords: 994, senate, all
Summary: The Senate took up a series of House amendments to enrolled bills and, in each case, accepted the amendments and passed the bills, often with effective dates set by separate motions. Measures approved included pay increases for the judiciary (SB 29), regulation of homemade food sales (SB 44), protections against financial exploitation of eligible adults (SB 617), involuntary hospitalization changes (SB 742), transfer of the court security fund (SB 952), asbestos and silica statute-of-limitations changes (SB 1008), cooperation with bordering states by law enforcement agencies (SB 723), birth certificate access for homeless minors (SB 947), personal income tax reduction (SB 392), criminal penalties for abuse or neglect of incapacitated adults (SB 54), child abuse investigation technology and a caseworker aid pilot program (SB 228), value-based payment requirements (SB 231), workforce readiness and micro-credential provisions (SB 402), contractor license transfer rules for immediate family members (SB 553), refusal review hearings (SB 575), coal code modernization and minors protection (SB 686), lawful prescription of crystalline polymorph psilocybin under FDA recommendations (SB 906), penalties for disturbing religious worship (SB 1026), the Sustaining Opportunities for Academics and Rural Schools Act (SB 63), women’s collegiate sports protections (SB 502), and modernization funding for Workforce West Virginia (SB 153). Most of these bills passed with unanimous or near-unanimous votes; SB 392 passed 31-2 on the first vote and was later reconsidered and passed again 32-2. Several bills were made effective from passage or on July 1, 2026. The Senate also considered Senate Executive Message No. 4 from the Committee on Confirmations. The chamber confirmed all nominees except number 54 in one vote, then separately confirmed nominee 54 by a 30-3 vote. After the confirmation business, the Senate briefly recessed and later returned to additional floor business. During the session, the majority leader also delivered remarks on affordability, citing prior tax reductions, a personal property tax rebate, elimination of state income tax on Social Security for seniors, and efforts to increase homestead exemptions. He urged the governor to explore ways to address rising gasoline prices. The remarks were entered into the journal by unanimous consent.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 3rd Revised Apr 13th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, September 4, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • As a Marines during the Vietnam War.
  • that will bring this redistricting war that will bring this redistricting war to<02:48:16.160>
  • :26:28.800> should<03:26:28.960> be declares that these buildings should be declares that
  • And it was war here for six weeks to save that much money.
  • And it was war here for of borrowing.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 2/25/26

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our pedi are in a war zone.
  • , designed for war.
  • , designed for war.
  • , designed for war.
  • Were made for war, designed for war.
Bills: HF3351
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, May 21, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Today, we World War II Victory Medal.
  • States is not a bystander to these war States is not a bystander to these war crimes.<00:43:34.640
  • Vietnam War Memorial, Richard Frasier Vietnam War Memorial, Richard Frasier and<00:48:42.480> Robert
  • formerly enslaved Africans who waged war formerly enslaved Africans who waged war against<01:09:
  • He was experienced and seen in war.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, June 9, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I rise today to honor World War II veteran and Franklin County resident Sam Woerle as he celebrated his
  • However, Sam's service to his country did not stop when he returned from World War II.
  • HOWEVER, SAM'S SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY DID NOT STOP WHEN HE RETURNED FROM WORLD WAR II.
  • While protecting the homeland and keeping wars foreign, the U.S.
  • In conclusion, God bless our troops as the global war on terrorism continues.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Combatting Antisemitism Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Transcript Highlights:
  • That was in 2022, when the war broke out in Israel and Gaza in 2023, we When the war broke out in Israel
  • broke out in Israel and Gaza in in 2023, we When the war broke out in Israel and Gaza in 23, we decided
  • also overwhelmingly, when we surveyed them in 2023 and 2024, blame Hamas for the instigation of the war
  • They declared that reports of rape by Hamas and Islamic Jihad were Zionist propaganda.
  • I have also had other students immediately demand that I give my opinions on the war or denounce Israel
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The meeting opened with approval of the July 9, 2025 minutes and a roll call confirming quorum. DESE Commissioner Pedro Martinez gave his first official testimony, affirming the department’s commitment to preventing antisemitism and societal bias in schools, saying DESE supports the commission’s recommendations and will add staff resources to help develop and disseminate guidance and instructional materials. He said DESE’s rubric and guidance for identifying effective curricula and resources should be finalized in late fall, and commissioners welcomed the partnership and asked about the ongoing Section 98A work. The commission then heard from Professor Eitan Hirsch of Tufts, who presented research on antisemitism and campus climate. He described survey findings showing sharply different Jewish and non-Jewish views on Israel, increasing social pressure on Jewish students, and a growing tendency for Jewish students to hide their identity or feel penalized for participating in Jewish life. He argued that colleges need to do more to teach students how to handle dissent and build cultures of viewpoint diversity, and commissioners asked about best practices, regional differences, and the role of campus climate surveys. Rabbi Fine of UMass Amherst Hillel and student Sky Landau testified about antisemitism at UMass, especially since October 7. Fine described both a thriving Jewish student community and serious incidents including harassment, vandalism, classroom issues, protests, and students hiding Jewish identity; he said the university is working with Hillel and DEI leadership on goals and strategy for Jewish inclusion, and he urged more training and structured dialogue. Landau described antisemitic incidents she experienced or witnessed, including hostile BDS meetings, exclusion of Zionist students, Holocaust denial, threats, and social ostracism, and said Hillel was the only consistently safe space for her. Commissioners discussed reporting pathways, affinity groups, mental health supports, and ways to distinguish criticism of Israel from antisemitism. Later, the commission moved to its recommendations and made several edits before voting, including deleting offensive wording in a footnote, adding a citation to recent FBI hate crime data, and restoring language tied to an existing DESE regulation, 603 CMR 26.05, on classroom neutrality and fact-based instruction. Commissioners also reiterated that criticism of Israel’s government is not inherently antisemitic. The meeting included a brief interruption by a protester, after which the commission recessed and then resumed its work on the draft recommendations.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/21/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • You might not be at war with Islam, but Islam is at war with you.
  • It was like being in a war. It fundamentally changed me.
  • During the French Revolution, the Jacobins voted to declare their opponents to be enemies of the state
  • During the French Revolution, the Jacobins voted to declare their opponents to be enemies of the state
  • Chair, I think both of us have the ribbon global war on terrorism.
Summary: The committee met to hear several measures, beginning with HCM 2001 and HCM 2002, both memorials urging Congress to review and potentially designate the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR as foreign terrorist organizations. Supporters argued the groups have documented ties to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood’s stated goal of undermining Western civilization, citing the Holy Land Foundation case, FBI concerns, and testimony from national-security advocates. Opponents, including CAIR representatives, Muslim community members, and civil-rights advocates, said the memorials relied on guilt by association, would stigmatize Muslims, and lacked a factual or legal basis; they emphasized CAIR’s civil-rights work and warned of First Amendment concerns and community harm. After extensive debate and questions about the relationship between national and Arizona CAIR entities, the committee approved HCM 2001 and HCM 2002 on 4-3 votes, with members on both sides explaining their votes at length. Supporters framed the measures as simple requests to Congress based on existing federal findings, while opponents called them political theater and discriminatory. The committee then recessed briefly. When the committee returned, it heard HB 2009, which would prohibit committees primarily organized to influence constitutional amendments from accepting foreign national contributions and require donor verification and disclosure of out-of-state funding. The sponsor said the bill is meant to help voters understand outside influence on Arizona constitutional initiatives and suggested it could be broadened to all ballot measures. The bill passed 4-3. The committee then took up HCR 2001, a proposed constitutional amendment on elections that would limit voting to U.S. citizens, ban foreign contributions to candidate and ballot measure campaigns, require government-issued ID, and adjust early voting and mail-ballot rules. A late amendment clarified that the citizenship requirement applies to primary, general, and municipal elections, set early voting to end the Friday before an election, and refined mail-ballot rules while preserving federal overseas military voting requirements. The sponsor argued the measure would make Arizona elections more secure and efficient, while critics said it would create barriers and longer lines. The transcript cuts off during sponsor questioning on the amendment and ballot-access provisions.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, December 9, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • But under the during World War II.
  • He's a hometown hero of Castleton, North Dakota, who served in World War II, the Korean War, and the
  • II, the Korean who served in World War II, the Korean War,<05:24:59.200> and<05:24:59.360>
  • c> a<05:25:00.400> member<05:25:00.560> of War, and the Vietnam War as a member of
  • II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.