Video & Transcript Research : 'Inflation'
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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
FIN Info Briefing - Thu Jan 8, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- Gold lines are inflation.
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NE
Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Morning Session Apr 9th, 2026
Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- When there's inflation going on, how in the heck do our less, when there's inflation going on, how in
- That is one of the primary functions. less, when there's inflation going on, how in the heck do, are
- The cost of all these items rises from year to year due to inflation, population growth, and planned
- The cost of all these items rises from year to year due to inflation, population growth, and planned
- The rate of inflation was 2%, and that's why my taxes weren't up 2%. Del extensive coordination.
Bills:
LB737, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB1216, LB1256, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB743, LB745, LB749, LB778, LB787, LB365A, LB823, LB900, LB903, LB940, LB954, LB1127, LB1127A, LB1205, LB1240, LR293, LR296, LR422, LR505, LR507
Keywords:
LB737, Olmstead, developmental disabilities, disability services, community-based services, integrated settings, DHHS, Department of Health and Human Services, stakeholder advisory committee, independent consultant, public hearing, legislative oversight, disability rights, community integration, housing, employment, education, transportation, community supports, self-advocacy
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- basically gone away for some of our members, and the majority of our members, I should say, the inflation
- Obviously, we've had significant inflation the last few years, and this would be something that, even
- though it's not a long-term fix, certainly takes the sting out of some of that inflation.
- And, you know, right now, putting money into our economy, given our inflation situation, I think this
- They are, and inflation, especially with the last two years, it's been really hard to keep up.
Keywords:
educational retirement, annuity adjustments, cost of living, non-compounding payments, retirement benefits, STEM funding, education, innovation, public education, New Mexico, nominating committees, boards of regents, student representation, political party registration, New Mexico constitution, special education, office of special education, deputy secretary, public education department, IEP
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nominations of Andrew Hughes, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary, David Woll, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, both of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Michelle Bowman, of Kansas, to be Vice Chairman for Super Apr 10th, 2025 at 09:10 am
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So under Biden, thanks to Congress and Biden's actions, we had generationally high inflation.
- We have a new inflation report today. Inflation is at an all time low.
- Inflation came down today, as we saw with the recent CPI report.
- Chair Powell has already identified it, higher inflation and higher unemployment.
- Did he launch a stress test when inflation reached 40-year highs? No.
Keywords:
legislation, housing affordability, financial regulation, public testimony, accountability, oversight
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.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Sunset Advisory Commission Jan 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This modification would exempt the lobby compensation thresholds in Government Code 305.005 from inflation
- Thresholds increase each year based on inflation, shifting more data into the lowest threshold and reducing
- This modification would ensure that the inflation adjustments would be rounded.
- This modification would ensure that the inflation adjustments would be rounded, either to the 10, 100
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- They put this swept in 2011 down to where it is now in stable terms, no inflation whatsoever.
- Not a major change, simply an inflation adjustment that begins to recognize inflation.
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inflation <01 - by what in effect is inflation. by what in effect is inflation. um<01:27:47.040>
and <01:27 different <01:27:59.120>rate tends to re inflate at a different rate tends to re inflate
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 3/17/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- But education funding has not kept pace with inflation.
- But education funding has not kept pace with inflation.
- But education funding has not kept pace with inflation.
- But education funding has not kept pace with inflation.
- Members, that was all just about being honest about the fact that inflation exists in the world.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, let's be clear that it was flatlined adjusted for inflation.
- So when you say flatlined, that was adjusted for inflation.
- The inflation gap is $1,596 per student.
- Since 2019, inflation has risen nearly 30 percent.
- Since 2019, inflation has risen nearly 30 percent.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Task Force on Homeowners and Commercial Property Insurance 12/3/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Because there's exposure growth, there's inflation, there's rate increases.
- Because there's exposure growth, there's inflation, there's rate increases.
- So if you think about an inflation.
- So insurance based on inflation.
- uh increasing as inflation is increasing for<00:48:39.119>
everyone.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- So, is inflation taking my question.
- happens and the businesses have to live with inflated terms.
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and records when you apply CPI inflation and records when you apply CPI inflation - They have to live with inflated terms.
- agree with you and currently inflation agree with you and currently inflation is<01:17:55.199>
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, we've had a lot of conversations around inflation in this building during the time that I've
- So how often has inflation Has inflation been lower than 1% in the last 30 years?
- For clarification, Madam Chair, I assume we're talking about inflation of real property that we're talking
- When inflation is higher than 1%, when health insurance costs rise faster than 1%, when asphalt and diesel
- You said it was adjusted for inflation. Is that correct?
Bills:
HJR1024, SB1316, SB1491, SB1552, SB1679, SB1877, SB2040, SB2133, SB2153, SB2174, SB2180, SB227, SJR39, SJR47, SJR48
Keywords:
Judicial Nominating Commission, congressional districts, terms of office, Oklahoma Constitution, legal qualifications, political party restrictions, family ties, administrative rules, sunset provision, state agencies, regulatory review, legislative oversight, presidential electors, vacancies, oath of office, political party, elections, county home rule charter, home rule, county government
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, May 1, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- You set off inflation.
- You set off inflation. It's society. You set off inflation.
- Inflation is going up. And the going up. Inflation is going up.
- Spending drives inflation.
- we repeal the Inflation Reduction Act. we repeal the Inflation Reduction Act.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Consensus Forecasting Group (9-16-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- and also the inflation reduction act. and also the inflation reduction act.
- The pessimistic higher inflation.
- Some of the variables I used are nominal retail sales, inflation, and then inflation less food and energy
- , uh, and then sales, uh, inflation, uh, and then inflation<01:38:24.080>
less <01:38:24.400>- minimum 3% inflation growth rate.
Summary:
The meeting focused on preliminary fiscal 2026 revenue estimates and the governor’s office request for an official revision to fiscal 2026, with members reminded that any estimate adopted now would not bind the December official estimates. Staff from S&P Global walked through three forecast scenarios—control, optimistic, and pessimistic—based on recent federal tax changes, tariffs, and other policy developments, emphasizing that the outlook remains highly uncertain.
Under the control scenario, the presentation projected below-trend real GDP growth of 1.8% in fiscal 2026, slowing to 1.5% by fiscal 2028, with unemployment peaking around 4.5% and the Federal Reserve cutting rates three times to a long-run range of about 2.75% to 3%. The optimistic scenario assumed lower effective tariffs, stronger growth, and better labor and housing outcomes, while the pessimistic scenario assumed a broader trade war, higher effective tariffs, faster deportations, weaker employment and consumer spending, and unemployment rising to about 6.3%. Speakers also noted that the forecast was prepared before later BLS revisions and that recent data on inventories and AI-related investment made the recent quarters look unusually volatile.
Members discussed how the current fiscal 2026 outlook compared with earlier assumptions and noted that the eventual revenue revision may be smaller than the spread between the optimistic and pessimistic economic scenarios. The governor’s office and committee members also reviewed sector-specific impacts, including manufacturing, housing, light vehicle production, exports, and consumer sentiment, with particular concern about Kentucky’s auto and housing-related industries. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Public Pension Oversight Board (12-12-25) - Part 1
Transcript Highlights:
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and <01:03:05.600>payroll <01:03:05.960>growth - up with inflation up with inflation we<01:46:56.320>
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Meeting Start: 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call: 00:00:12
Approval of Minutes: 00:01:34
Actuarial Valuation Update – KPPA: 00:02:10
Actuarial Valuation Update – TRS: 00:25:32, 958, all
Summary:
The meeting began with roll call, confirmation of a quorum, and approval of the prior minutes. The main presentation was from KPPA officials Ryan Barrow and Erin Saratt on the annual actuarial valuations for the retirement and insurance systems. They said the systems’ funding status improved overall, with three of five insurance funds fully funded, CERS hazardous dropping from over 100% funded to 90.9% because of premium changes, and KRS receiving $650 million in supplemental funding over the biennium. They also reported strong investment returns above assumed rates, higher payroll and membership counts, and resulting actuarial losses tied to higher salaries and premiums, especially on the insurance side.
Members asked several questions about what drove the actuarial losses and whether legislation affected them. KPPA said the CERS insurance loss was driven by premium increases and Senate Bill 10, while the pension-side losses were largely due to higher payroll and benefits for Tier 1 and Tier 2 members. They explained that new Tier 3 employees are designed to add no additional unfunded liability, and that the state administers the systems but does not directly control all hiring. Questions also focused on retiree health premiums, which KPPA said rose about 15% for non-Medicare retirees and 38% for Medicare retirees, with the increase attributed to utilization, prescription costs, and the Inflation Reduction Act.
The committee then heard from TRS Deputy Executive Secretary and General Counsel Beau Barnes on the 2025 TRS actuarial valuation. He reported that the Retirement Annuity Trust and Health Insurance Trust both received full funding, the retirement trust’s funded ratio improved to 61%, TRS 4 remains well funded with no liability, and the health insurance trust improved to 89.1%. Barnes said TRS is on track to fully fund legacy liabilities within the amortization period, with 2044 as the point when the system reflects 100% funding and 2046 as the last year needing additional dollars for the legacy liability. He also explained that lower assumed investment returns and updated mortality assumptions increased liabilities, but that TRS uses direct rate smoothing for budgeting purposes.
At the end of the meeting, the chair circulated a proposed set of “do’s and don’ts of pensions,” emphasizing that future legislation should not create unfunded liabilities. Barnes also noted he would later discuss several legislative proposals for the 2026 session, but the transcript provided ends before that discussion or any votes on those proposals.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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and <00:48:50.440>we it's not indexed for inflation and we it's not - health insurance costs which inflation health insurance costs which can<00:52:13.559>
range <00 - It does not have any sort of inflation factor, and while he characterizes that as a plus, it does have
- Factor um and while he inflation Factor um and while he characterizes<01:03:45.039>
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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Section three has an automatic inflation adjustment.
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adjustments inflation adjustments inflation adjustments thank<00:47:57.599> - The good news is then inflation gets taken up by the forecast. Like, actually, that's not free.
- The good news is then inflation gets taken up by the forecast. Like, actually, that's not free.
- The good news is then inflation gets taken up by the forecast. Like, actually, that's not free.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, January 13, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And again, I want to congratulate Secretary Becerra for the swift implementation of the Inflation Reduction
- The Inflation Reduction Act also takes historic steps to change that, capping total out-of-pocket costs
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reduction the same time our inflation reduction the same time our inflation - and rent it's wrong the inflation and rent it's wrong the inflation reduction<02:20:34.240>
act - and strengthen our communities inflation and strengthen our communities I<07:19:30.280>
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Floor debate on automatically returning future budget surpluses to taxpayers 3/17/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Our constituents are dealing with rising costs, higher grocery bills, expensive gas, and inflation hitting
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hitting <00:01:54.079>them expensive gas and inflation hitting them - But education funding has not kept pace with inflation. Levies have become supplemental.
- That was all just about being honest about the fact that inflation exists in the world.
- struggling with record inflation struggling with record inflation Democrats<01:28:56.119>
made
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, hopefully, we're going to get inflation back under control.
- I'm not adjusting for inflation.
- The $0.97 increase we're asking for only addresses inflation.
- we haven't had any increases to reflect inflation ever.
- With the cost of living, inflation continues.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Commerce panel votes down bill to regulate digital book contracts for libraries 4/7/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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words.