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• So I think just making it to where treatment facilities, hospitals, and health facilities that are treating
• Now, on page one, the definition of health care facility is for urgent care centers or a facility that
• For now, we do have three facilities that are all within 10 miles from each other.
• For now, we do have three facilities that are all within 10 miles from each other.
• Thirty-six percent of our victims are of adolescent age.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• We have plenty of facilities. And I have nothing but good to say.
• His contributions were honored when Travis County named its short-term residential psychiatric facility
• Cakes are filled with flavor, festivity, and the age-old promise of good luck to the one who finds the
• Today, their facility brings in about 300,000 visitors a year.
• 71 miles of accessible paths, ensuring a safe and convenient experience for all trail users. ...all ages

Bills: HB1397, HB1886, HB3088, HB4187, HB4229, HB4230, HB5032, HCR6, HCR34, HCR50, HCR55, HCR58, HCR70, HCR71, HCR72, HCR74, HCR75, HCR80, HCR86, HCR93, HCR100, HCR107, HCR116, HCR117, HCR6

Keywords: Texas Constitution, Declaration of Independence, victory or death letter, display, historic preservation, lifeguard requirements, public beaches, municipalities, county regulations, exemptions, Parks and Wildlife, procurement, goods and services, revenue generation, Texas legislature, historical preservation, Texas Historical Commission, fees, nonprofit organizations, fundraising

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• If 100 facilities applied and they were all approved, that's a lot of applications. Okay.
• GPI's members have four facilities in California today producing bottle glass.
• Ten years ago, I would have been able to say they had five facilities.
• Unfortunately, three facilities have closed on the West Coast in the last 10 years.
• Madam Chair, Michael Bocador on behalf of the Ag Energy Consumers Association.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Oh, that facility was not licensed in Wisconsin. So that's a whole separate issue.
• </c><00:27:14.400><c> um</c><00:27:15.200><c> uh</c> East Grand Forks Potato Facility.
• . facility. facility.
• Uh, you know, we made a significant change last year in the legislature and not just the ag committee
• of facilities here in Minnesota<00:36:14.800><c> across</c><00:36:15.040><c> the</c><00:36:15.200><c

Keywords: 1183, house

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• student experience, access to academic support, mental health services, special education, safe facilities
• When you look at the ...means that there will be better facilities within low-income communities.
• I do know the Black history, dark history in America here, but through the ages of effort, the dark age
• The dark age is over, thankfully. And as Asian... Says who? I'm sorry? Says who this age is over?
• And then many ages of struggle to achieve...

Summary: The Senate Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments heard several measures, beginning with SCA 5, which would create an Equalization Reserve Account to help reduce long-standing per-pupil funding disparities between basic aid and non-basic aid school districts. The author and supporters argued the measure would create a stable, endowment-style funding source using only interest earnings, while charter school advocates opposed it, saying the bill would exclude charters and could raise equal protection concerns. After the quorum was established, SCA 5 was approved and sent to Appropriations. The committee then heard SJR 18, a resolution condemning Citizens United and urging limits on corporate money in politics. The author argued that unlimited independent expenditures have increased corporate influence and dark money in elections, while there was little testimony in opposition. The resolution was approved and referred onward. The committee also considered two consent items, AB 1736 and AB 2421, which were approved together without debate. ACA 7 generated the most extensive discussion. The measure would revise the state constitution’s application of Proposition 209 in education, with supporters saying it would allow race-conscious tools to address persistent racial inequities in student outcomes and resource allocation, especially for Black students. Opponents argued it would weaken Proposition 209, invite discrimination, and likely fail politically and in court. After lengthy debate, the measure was approved and sent to Appropriations. The committee also approved ACA 18, which would add a second student voting seat on the UC Board of Regents, with supporters emphasizing student representation and opponents absent. Finally, AJR 29, opposing a federal executive order affecting vote-by-mail administration, was approved and sent onward. All measures on the agenda were ultimately advanced.

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• I got my first hunting license and my first gun at the age of 10.
• We do restrict activities like gambling and use of alcohol and nicotine to those who are over age. 21
• A study of U.S. adolescents aged 12 to 15 found that adolescents who spent more time on social media
• 25, I think is the upper age.
• Mixed facilities are removed.

Bills: SB1065, SB2117, SB2217, SB2363, SB2533, SB2742, SB2743, SB2881, SB2964, SB3013, SB3014

Keywords: SB 1065, handgun carry, license holder, concealed carry, open carry, government contracts, governmental entity, property lease, state agencies, local government, higher education, university, Texas Government Code, Penal Code 30.06, Penal Code 30.07, Penal Code 46.03, Second Amendment, gun rights, firearms, civil penalty

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• Because it allows communities to access financing to meet new growth needs upgrading existing facilities
• to use these funds to address the widest range of project types across Texas communities, upgrading aging
• Mm-hmm, and that has me a little bit Because not to age myself, but I'm a child of the 70s and 80s right
• The funding is critical not only for expanding water supply. but also for repairing aging infrastructure
• Our city is building a large-scale municipally owned and operated desalination facility.

Bills: HB 1089, HB 1163, HB 1177, HB 1238, HB1318, HB1400, HB1407, HB1532, HJR7, HJR7

Keywords: coastal protection, environmental management, Gulf Coast, storm risk management, funding, Texas General Land Office, healthcare, insurance reform, patient access, insurance regulation, affordable care, health insurance, consumer rights, coverage transparency, claims process, insurance regulations, aggregate production, environmental impact, financial responsibility, reclamation

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• And he was now, you know, middle-aged and boring with a wife and kids.
• </c> formally for formally formed until age formally for formally formed until age 26.<00:22:51.280><
• </c> placed back in a residential facility. placed back in a residential facility.
• And what residential their facility?
• I'm in [clears throat] their facility for ICS housing.

Bills: HF3174, HF3800

Keywords: background study, disqualification, set-aside, permanent disqualification, Office of Administrative Hearings, chief judge, human services licensing, substance use disorder treatment, SUD treatment, chemical dependency, recovery, rehabilitation, abstinence, foster care, child foster care, vulnerable adults, caregiver background check, license holder, direct contact, risk of harm

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• Um, PAR Hawaii is committed to and is investing $90 million in facility improvements.
• So did I hear you correctly that PAR has already invested $90 million into making its facility capable
• They are in the process of upgrading one part of their facility so that it does have the capability to
• to renewable we really know but facility to renewable we really know but I<00:30:58.639><c> think</c
• tax crit it's kind of ethanol facilities tax crit it's kind of similar<00:32:01.159><c> to</c><00:32

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees heard testimony on Senate Bill 103, relating to electric vehicle batteries, and then moved to Senate Bill 995, relating to renewable fuel. On SB 103, the Department of Health and the State Energy Office supported the measure, and Redwood Materials said it supported the bill’s intent but requested an amendment to add a battery recycler to the commission. Other testimony on SB 103 included support from several individuals and organizations, with one opponent noted. A committee member also raised a possible deadline change requested by the Alliance of Automobile Innovation for future work on the measure. The bulk of the hearing focused on SB 995, which would create tax incentives for sustainable aviation fuel and related renewable fuel production. Supporters included the Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition, Pono Pacific, Hawaiian Airlines/Alaska Airlines, the Tax Foundation, PAR Hawaii, Pacific Biodiesel, and others. Supporters said the bill would help build a local SAF industry, encourage camelina and other feedstocks, and advance decarbonization goals. Several supporters also said they had proposed amendments or technical comments and stood on their written testimony. Opposition testimony argued the bill could allow toxic waste feedstocks, such as construction and demolition waste, into fuel production, and questioned whether the incentives would truly benefit Hawaii farmers or consumers. One opponent said the bill’s benefits could flow to the producer and to imported feedstocks rather than to local agriculture, and another questioned the scale of local land and water available for camelina production. Committee members pressed witnesses on acreage, water use, expected yields, the role of PAR Hawaii’s refinery investment, and whether the state would be subsidizing a business decision that might not produce significant local fuel. No vote or final action was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• Then House 4349, an act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement
• third reading of the bill: An act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age
• Week by my son, who is 11, and his friend Emily, because even at their age, in their grade level, they
• Now, certainly there need to be guardrails around what that pet ownership and those facilities look like
• , and this bill contemplates what the... ...what that pet ownership in those facilities look like.

Summary: The Senate opened with ceremonial items and several unanimous or voice votes, including adoption of a resolution congratulating Grant Marshall on earning Eagle Scout. It then enacted two bills: a sick leave bank for a Department of Correction employee and a measure directing the Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for a police officer applicant. The chamber also handled a communication from Senator Rush stating he would have voted yes on S. 3014 while on Navy training, and it printed that statement in the journal. The Senate next considered multiple local bills and committee reports, including third-reading and engrossment votes for a Rutland recall elections bill, a Boxford liquor license extension bill, and another Boston police age-waiver bill. It also adopted several extension orders for the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security and the Committee on Health Care Financing, with senators explaining that some matters were late files or required additional stakeholder input, hearings, or coordination with larger bills. Most of these procedural motions were adopted by voice vote after brief debate. A major portion of the session focused on H. 2145, designating October 15 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day, which passed to be engrossed by roll call, 38-0. Senator Feeney gave an emotional floor speech describing the bill as a way to create space for awareness and support for families experiencing pregnancy loss. The Senate then adopted a resolution recognizing March 2026 as Endometriosis Awareness Month, with Senators Kennedy and others highlighting the need for greater awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of endometriosis. The chamber then took up the omnibus “Pets Act,” S. 3014, which combined several animal welfare measures. Senators Montigny, O’Connor, Todd, Rauch, and Payano spoke in support of provisions banning retail sales of dogs, cats, and rabbits from pet shops, strengthening animal cruelty enforcement, expanding protections for pets in housing, and prohibiting breed discrimination in certain housing and insurance contexts. Senator Keenan offered amendments on renter insurance, nuisance/quiet enjoyment, and property damage; one nuisance-related amendment was adopted, while the insurance and property-damage amendments were rejected. Senator Tarr’s amendment on research animals was adopted, as were amendments expanding animal welfare standards and, after negotiation, a compromise amendment broadening tethering protections to all domestic animals and directing related funds to the homeless animal fund. The Ways and Means amendment was then adopted as amended, the bill was ordered to a third reading, and the Senate began a roll-call vote on engrossment when the transcript ended.

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• begin to talk about some logistics, I do want to welcome some of our new members who have joined the Ag
• Also, to keep with the tradition I started when I first took over as Ag Committee, I did want to open
• And the product, when it comes out of the rendering facility, is fit for animal consumption as well as
• Also, you said the ag commissioners will be enforcing this. There's no letter of support from them.
• So we want to make sure that everywhere in California we have a voice for our ag community.

Summary: The Assembly Agriculture Committee met as a subcommittee at first because a quorum was not yet present, then adopted its committee rules for the 2025-2026 legislative session by a 5-0 vote. The committee heard a series of agriculture-related bills, with most measures receiving broad support and moving forward. AB 1142 by Assemblymember Hoover would raise the fee thresholds for small public horse events that are exempt from equine medication monitoring rules; supporters said the current limits are outdated and hurt small riding clubs, and the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 411 by Assemblymember Papin would allow ranchers to compost livestock carcasses on-farm; supporters cited cost, environmental, and predator-control benefits, while rendering industry representatives asked for amendments to protect existing services and limit the bill’s scope. The bill passed to Natural Resources. AB 482 by Assemblymember Solache would modernize the California Table Grape Commission law and raise assessment caps without increasing assessments themselves; it passed to Appropriations. AB 312 by Vice Chair Alanis would shorten the holding period for ag theft property from six months to three months; it also passed to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 937 and AB 947 by Assemblymember Connolly. AB 937 would make technical changes to the Organic Transition Pilot Program to improve access to organic transition support, with testimony from a farmer who said the program helped him pursue organic certification; the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 947 would expand and refine technical assistance under the Healthy Soils/Climate Smart Agriculture programs, including training, grant writing, matching funds coordination, equipment sharing, and outcome monitoring; supporters said the changes would help small and organic producers access state climate programs, and it also passed to Appropriations. AB 1486, presented by the chair, would use Proposition 4 funding to start grants for public postsecondary agricultural research farms focused on climate resiliency; members praised the role of CSU and UC research farms, and the bill passed to Natural Resources as amended. The most extensive discussion centered on AB 928 by Assemblymember Rogers, the California Cockfighting Cruelty Act. Supporters argued the bill would help law enforcement target cockfighting and rooster trafficking, reduce avian disease risks, and protect public health and animal welfare; opponents, including poultry hobbyists, breeders, and 4-H-related participants, said it would overreach into lawful poultry keeping and harm heritage-breed and youth programs, urging instead that cockfighting penalties be increased to a felony. Committee members echoed concerns about unintended impacts on legitimate poultry owners and requested continued work on exemptions and language. The bill passed to Judiciary on a 5-2-1 vote, with one no vote and one abstention, and the chair noted that further committee review would continue as the bill advances.

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• Those are the restrictions for individuals under the age of 18.
• It's, I believe, a model community. for people, especially for those who age in place.
• Age is a very common one. In general, I think that's it.
• At ages 16 and 18, it kind of dips down, bottoms out, and the 35 to 55 age bucket pays the lowest rates
• Ages have different credit scores.

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• I believe that's facilities plus 200 feet.
• I did send a letter requesting the AG look at this issue. They decided to file suit, okay?
• At the age of 15, I had no choice but to run away to my real father to regain custody of me.
• She died at the young age of 40. My real dad was my safe place.
• We expanded our wastewater treatment facility and our water production facility at no insignificant cost

Bills: SB434, SB844, SB898, SB1177, SB1214, SB1454, SB1920, SB1927, SB1935, SB1965, SB2010, SB2046, SB2068, SB2073, SB2183, SB2260, SB3034, SB907

Keywords: SB 434, Harris County Hospital District, hospital district police, peace officers, commissioned officers, law enforcement authority, Health and Safety Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, public safety, hospital security, county hospital district, local government, Texas criminal procedure, district police, armed security, SB 898, low income housing tax credits, LIHTC, affordable housing, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

Summary: The committee heard several bills dealing with local government authority, homeowners associations, hospital district policing, school AED inspections, special district annexation, public contracting penalties, and guaranteed income programs. Senate Bill 2073 by Sen. Zaffirini would clarify that appraisal districts may finance purchases, leases, or construction of real property for appraisal offices without prior approval from taxing units; it was supported by the Texas Association of Appraisal Districts and left pending. Senate Bill 1935 by Sen. Hinojosa would increase homeowner control of property owners association boards, require more transparency, limit fines and assessment increases, and require accessible meeting locations; HOA and builder representatives opposed it, arguing it would hinder maintenance and make dues harder to manage, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 434 by Sen. Miles would authorize Harris County Hospital District police officers, was supported by Harris Health, and was left pending. Senate Bill 1177 by Sen. Alvarado, as substituted, would require school AED inspections during fire inspections and reporting to school leadership; it was left pending. Senate Bill 1214 by Sen. Perry would update Concho County Hospital District law to align with current procurement and notice rules; it was left pending. Senate Bill 1965 by Sen. Middleton, for Sen. King, would tighten notice and proximity rules for special district annexations; district witnesses warned the bill could interfere with service to noncontiguous tracts, and the bill was left pending. The committee also took up Senate Bill 2046 by Sen. Bettencourt, which would increase criminal penalties for county purchasing act violations involving unauthorized separate or sequential purchases to evade competitive bidding, and create a tiered penalty structure based on contract amount. Former Harris County DA Kim Ogg, Deputy Attorney General Josh Reno, and James Quintero supported the bill, citing recent Harris County bid-rigging cases and arguing the current Class C misdemeanor penalty is too weak to deter misconduct; some members questioned whether the proposed thresholds were too low and whether stronger oversight, rather than higher penalties alone, would be more effective. The bill was left pending. Finally, Senate Bill 2010 by Sen. Bettencourt would bar counties and other political subdivisions from operating guaranteed income programs and address constitutional gift-clause concerns. Testimony split sharply: Ogg and Quintero argued such programs are unconstitutional, can be used for political data collection, and should not be funded with public money, while Paige Terry Barry defended the bill as protecting taxpayers and discouraging dependency. Senators also debated whether the state can restrict use of federal grant funds and whether local governments should be allowed to run such programs; the bill was left pending.

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• </c><00:31:23.440><c> and</c> clause licensing those facilities and clause licensing those facilities
• It's an emergency care facility now.
• below the age of five.
• </c> Bomb Iran to the stone age on Tuesday. Bomb Iran to the stone age on Tuesday.
• </c><03:13:13.279><c> adults</c> that these are for working age adults that these are for working age

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And it's item one, I believe, is the school facility—or is JLBC staff discussing school facility division
• Chair, members will be discussing the school facilities division's construction cost index.
• division cost per square foot factors for new school facilities.
• And D.S....” “...to report on its annual operations at this facility.
• age and status.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Next, AGS Governor's message, AGS 1111, sequence 2181: precipitory streaming of boards and commission
• </c><00:59:20.160><c> Governor's</c> 10,688 in FY 27 next AGS Governor's 10,688 in FY 27 next AGS Governor's
• sequence</c><00:59:24.079><c> 2181</c> message uh AGS 1111 sequence 2181 message uh AGS 1111 sequence
• The House does not concur. concur house adjustment AGS concur house adjustment AGS 22223<01:00:21.079
• </c><01:00:42.160><c> where</c> budget we're moving it to um AGS where budget we're moving it to um AGS

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• And then we also have Langlois metallurgical facility in Pennsylvania.
• We have a crushing facility, and then our mill facility, and then our tailings dam is the tailings pipeline
• So we will not have a mill or a tailings storage facility.
• So we will not have a mill or a tailing storage facility.
• We will have process our goal. ...or a tailings storage facility.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from January 14, 19, 20, and 21, 2026. It then heard Senate Bill 1238, which would require Idaho Fish and Game to provide a 30-day public comment period on proposed season-setting proclamations. Senator Foreman said the bill was intended to give sportsmen more time to review data and comment, but outfitters testified that the change could disrupt the timing of big game tag allocations and shorten the window for selling hunts. Fish and Game said the proposal was doable but would require timeline adjustments and could create pinch points. After discussion, Senator Foreman asked that the bill be held at the call of the chair, and the committee approved that motion. The committee next considered Senate Concurrent Resolution 115, which supports consolidating the Soil and Water Conservation Commission with the Department of Water Resources to improve efficiency while preserving each entity’s mission. Senator Harris said the resolution was developed with input from soil and water districts and would also eliminate an administrative position, producing some savings. The Idaho Association of Soil Conservation Districts and the Department of Water Resources both testified in support, emphasizing that the consolidation would not change the voluntary, locally led, non-regulatory nature of the districts. The committee voted to send SCR 115 to the floor with a do pass recommendation. The remainder of the meeting was a series of informational presentations from the Idaho Mining Association and several mining companies on projects and operations around the state, including Thompson Creek, Liberty Gold’s Black Pine project, Perpetua Resources’ Stibnite Gold Project, Integra Resources’ Delamar project, and U.S. Silver’s Galena Mine. Speakers highlighted project histories, permitting status, capital investment, jobs, local tax impacts, and production plans, with several emphasizing critical minerals, antimony, and reclamation or redevelopment of previously disturbed sites. No votes or formal actions were taken on those presentations.

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• And we'd love to know where are these facilities? who are? or at facilities.
• So first off, a defense nuclear facility is a facility that's operated by the Department of Energy that
• facilities.
• Some of our focus areas remain ensuring the safety systems at the plutonium facility, or the PF-4 facility
• Some of our focus areas remain ensuring the safety systems at the plutonium facility or the PF4 facility

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from the Environment Department on PFAS contamination in private wells in La Cienega, Santa Fe County. Staff said the plume likely came from historic use of firefighting foam associated with airport and National Guard fire-training activities, with possible additional contribution from septic systems and consumer products. They described the contamination as affecting about 200 private wells, the short-term response of providing residential filters through a $2 million legislative appropriation, and ongoing work to define the plume’s full extent, identify responsible parties, and consider longer-term regional water solutions. Members asked about filter costs, replacement schedules, disposal of used cartridges, follow-up testing, health studies, and whether cleanup or containment had begun; the department said cleanup would follow once the plume is fully mapped and that DOH is soliciting interest in a blood study. The committee also discussed the need to track disposal of PFAS filters and the possibility of broader statewide capacity for similar work. The committee then took up abandoned uranium mine cleanup. NMED and EMNRD staff reviewed the new uranium mine reclamation program created by HB 164, the state dashboard tracking sites, and the FY26 appropriation of $20 million for neglected contaminated sites, of which $12 million is being used for neglected uranium mines and the remainder for other contaminated sites. They said six contractors were hired, three priority sites in Grant County are moving forward quickly, and additional sites are being prepared for possible FY27 work. Members pressed for details on how funds are spent, why the revolving fund remains unfunded, how federal, state, tribal, and landowner requirements are coordinated, where contaminated material will be moved, and whether cleanup could also address homes built with contaminated materials. Staff said the work is governed by multiple regulatory layers, that the state is seeking an additional $25 million for FY27-FY28 plus a time extension, and that partnerships with tribes would require longer-term agreements. The committee also discussed federal cleanup efforts and the new Good Samaritan law, with members urging stronger advocacy for New Mexico sites, including tribal lands, and asking whether the Attorney General should pursue legal action against federal parties responsible for legacy contamination. Staff explained that some sites are already covered by settlement funds tied to responsible parties, while neglected sites are those with no responsible party and no other cleanup program. The committee then heard from EMNRD on Class VI carbon sequestration primacy. Staff said New Mexico currently has no operating Class VI wells, about 27 Class II acid-gas injection wells are operating, and only a small number might be candidates for conversion. They explained that the state’s primacy application would require more public outreach than federal rules alone, and that cost estimates for post-injection site care are based on long planning horizons, with some costs borne by operators and some by the state after closure. No votes were taken on the substantive items discussed; the committee approved the prior meeting minutes and took a brief recess between presentations.

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• I was pounded to pieces every day of my life from age 6 to age 17 because I was a late bloomer in puberty
• I was pounded to pieces every day of my life from age 6 to age 17 because I was a late bloomer in puberty
• I was pounded to pieces every day of my life from age 6 to age 17 because I was a late bloomer in puberty
• I was pounded to pieces every day of my life from age 6 to age 17 because I was a late bloomer in puberty
• age 6 to age every day of my life from age 6 to age 17<01:07:19.720><c> cuz</c><01:07:19.920><c> I</

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Closing departments or facilities altogether.
• Good afternoon, Yasmin Palette on behalf of Justice and Aging in support.
• Good afternoon, Yasmead, on behalf of Justice and Aging, in support. Thank you.
• for skilled nursing facilities, in support.
• And for kids between the ages of 2 and 18, it is no more than 25.5.

Keywords: 987, senate, all