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• Finally, do you commit to providing a prompt response in writing to any questions addressed to you by
• I was challenging her creative imagination that I had asked her for. Pardon me?
• You were challenging her creative imagination about rape? That is not what I said.
• I was challenging her creative imagination about multiple threats, multiple allegations against me and

Keywords: Customs and Border Protection, Rodney Scott, border security, asylum, transparency, Hernandez Rojas, migrant treatment, public testimony

Summary: The meeting centered on the nomination of Rodney Scott to serve as the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Throughout the session, various senators expressed concerns regarding CBP's recent practices, including issues related to border security and the treatment of migrants. Questions were raised about Scott's involvement in previous incidents, particularly surrounding the controversial death of Mr. Hernandez Rojas while in custody, which sparked a heated discussion about accountability and transparency in current border policies. Senators emphasized the importance of balancing efficient border security with humane treatment of individuals seeking asylum.

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• opportunities to explore diverse subjects, as well as the K-5 art program, affecting the development of creativity
• They can write a check to their district's foundation.
• Thank you, Representative Myers for really thinking creatively in the line bill and we'll talk about
• We need to think creatively about how to unlock some of the funds that are tied up in restricted accounts

Bills: HF51, HF1161, HF2201, HF2786, HF1053

Keywords: HF51, Sibley County, State-Aid Highway 21, capital investment, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, transportation infrastructure, road improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, local infrastructure, county grant, Minnesota Department of Transportation, bond proceeds fund, public works, utility infrastructure, education finance, school district funding, tax base adjustment

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• <00:36:26.000> that hometown pride, and the creativity that hometown pride, and the creativity
• I rise today to celebrate a creative I rise today to celebrate a creative designer,<00:41:48.960
• Maybe because they write out big campaign contributions. Um, and that's really the cynical thing.
• Maybe because they write out big campaign contributions. Um, and that's really the cynical thing.
• Maybe because they write billionaires?

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• They become more confident, creative, whole, and collaborative learners.
• We'll follow up in writing, and I will just double-check my quick reading of the substitute.
• We'll follow up in writing, and I will just double-check my quick reading of the substitute.
• If y'all could all give us your writing, any questions from anybody? If not, thank you. Thank you.
• If y'all could all give us all so your writing, any questions from anybody. If not, thank you.

Bills: HB2

Keywords: disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner, county judge, sheriff, mayor, emergency coordinator, emergency manager license, volunteer management system, volunteer registration, criminal history check, background check, Texas Division of Emergency Management

Summary: The committee continued public testimony on House Bill 2, which would make major changes to public school funding, teacher pay, special education, early learning, school safety, and related programs. Many superintendents and education advocates supported the bill’s overall direction but urged changes, especially a larger basic allotment and more flexible funding for rural and small districts. Witnesses from Paint Creek, West Hardin, Cushing, Blooming Grove, Mildred, Buffalo, Plano, and rural school groups said the bill’s targeted raises and new requirements would not fully cover inflation, TRS/Medicare costs, transportation, insurance, or support staff salaries, and several asked the committee to restore the House version’s higher basic allotment and small-school allotment. Charter school representatives supported the facilities funding changes and said charter schools need state help because they cannot levy taxes, while also noting the funding gap with ISDs. Fine arts advocates asked the committee to restore the fine arts allotment, arguing arts improve engagement, attendance, and academic outcomes, especially in rural and at-risk communities. Early learning and special education witnesses supported parts of the bill but raised concerns about pre-K restrictions, disability-related pre-K access, and the need to preserve or clarify special education provisions and mental health oversight language. Several witnesses praised the teacher pay raise, teacher incentive allotment expansion, and teacher preparation investments, saying they would help recruit and retain educators and improve student outcomes. Others, including counselors and support staff advocates, argued the bill should also include raises for counselors, nurses, librarians, bus drivers, custodians, aides, and other non-teaching employees who keep schools running. One witness from the Texas Counseling Association opposed the substitute because it removed a counselor pay provision, warning of counselor shortages and inequities. A parent and special education advocate said the bill’s structure creates too many strings attached and asked for a larger basic allotment instead of more targeted funding. Another witness from Mental Health America urged keeping the collaborative task force on public school mental health services through 2031, and a disability rights advocate said the committee substitute appears to omit some special education items that were in the House version. The committee also briefly took up House Bill 6, a school discipline bill. After questions about automatic mandatory expulsion for vape possession and concerns about younger students, the committee adopted the substitute and voted to report HB 6 favorably to the full Senate by a 9-1 vote, with Senator Menendez voting no and Senators West and Menendez expressing reservations but supporting further discussion. After that vote, testimony on HB 2 resumed. Senators used the hearing to ask about the bill’s cost, the difference between the basic allotment and the bill’s targeted funding buckets, and whether the permanent teacher pay increase shifts pressure off districts. The bill’s supporters emphasized that it represents an historic, roughly $8 billion investment and that many of the new funding streams are intended to be permanent or to address specific district needs.

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• Hot tip to my colleagues: you can write yourself into the bill.
• And to elaborate on that, local government has the ability to get a little creative.
• And so we have to get really creative so that we're not getting ourselves into trouble.
• And to elaborate on that, local government has the ability to get a little creative.
• And so we have to get really creative so that we're not getting ourselves into trouble.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So we're just trying to think of creative ways without state mandates to help municipalities generate
• We view this as a creative way for some municipalities to say, let's decrease that burden some.
• Um I do creative that would be welcomed.
• Is that a write-off, spoilage, and just lost product, or how do you guys deal with that?
• Is that a write off and in your books?

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And these programs do more than teach creative and technical skills.
• <01:50:03.280> They<01:50:03.520> also creative and technical skills.
• They also creative and technical skills.
• that support well-being and creativity that support well-being and creativity through<02:29:52.960
• of free and lowcost creative of free and lowcost creative opportunities,<02:30:00.880> including

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: This joint informational briefing on Act 310 grants and aid focused on organizations describing how federal funding cuts, Medicaid/SNAP changes, and related policy shifts are affecting their services and budgets. Committee members explained there would be no Q&A, testimony would be limited to one minute, and in-person participants would be heard before Zoom callers. Members repeatedly asked testifiers to identify the amount of federal funding lost or at risk. Testimony came from a wide range of nonprofits and community providers, including Aloha Care, Hawaii Bicycling League, Hawaii Literacy, Hawaii Youth Symphony, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii, the Tsunami Museum, The Kohala Center, West Hawaii Community Health Center, West Hawaii Region Hospital Foundation, Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii, Dynamic Community Solutions, Feeding Hawaii Together, Girl Scouts of Hawaii, Hawaii Disability Rights Center, Hawaii Youth Services Network, Hawaiian Lending and Investments, Homana, Honolulu Theatre for the Youth, Kids Hurt Too Hawaii, and Kokua Kalihi Valley. Most described reduced or threatened federal support and requested state funding to maintain services such as health care access, food security, disaster preparedness, literacy and digital inclusion, youth mentoring, arts education, housing, and climate or agricultural resilience. Several speakers emphasized direct impacts on vulnerable populations, including kūpuna, low-income families, immigrants, homeless youth, and people with disabilities. Requests ranged from relatively small planning or program grants to multi-million-dollar stabilization asks, with some organizations citing specific losses such as reduced Medicaid or USDA funding, canceled EPA or FEMA support, or expiring federal grants. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.

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• This isn't the bill that I would write, but we're in divided government. We need to work together.
• But it's been, why can't we do some creative things at our district that work specifically for us?
• So I intend to vote for this, but just a comment: we should be thinking a little bit more creatively
• Vote for this, but I caution you: we are looking for creative ways to solve the problem.
• Speaker, and members, I think this is a creative solution.

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• They were creative. They had that kind of Minnesota spirit where they stepped up.
• They were creative. They had that kind of Minnesota spirit where they stepped up.
• They were creative. They had that kind of Minnesota spirit where they stepped up.
• <00:50:53.280> a Senators, are you going to be writing a Senators, are you going to be writing
• There is a tax provision 280 where now we could not write off any of our business expenses.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um, my daughter was able to be very creative and have the With human trafficking every day.
• Um, my daughter was able to be very creative and have the place.
• We actually write in our approvals or disapprovals that the local officials do that.
• We<01:36:00.880> actually<01:36:01.199> write<01:36:01.360> in<01:36:01.679>
• We actually write in our any approvals or<01:36:03.120> disapprovals<01:36:03.760> that

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And we take those submittals in writing very, very seriously.
• There'll be just some creative opportunities that may come up where a school...
• There'll be some just some creative opportunities that may come up where a school may say, hey, we're
• It literally took him 20 minutes to write his name on his paper.
• The Dallas Cowboys hadn't won the Super Bowl since 1979, so Dallas was writing about the Carter High

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 convened with a quorum, adopted its committee rules, and heard opening remarks from members introducing staff and outlining priorities for the session. Several senators emphasized support for public education, teacher pay and safety, parental choice, and the combined K-16 jurisdiction of the committee. The chair also reviewed hearing procedures, including public testimony registration and time limits. The main item was Senate Bill 2, the Texas Education Freedom Act, laid out by Chairman Creighton. He described the bill as an education savings account program intended to expand school choice, with a $200 million universal eligibility pool and an additional $800 million targeted to students with disabilities and lower-income families. He said the bill includes anti-fraud safeguards, criminal background checks for vendors, reporting requirements, data protections, and annual testing for participating students, while not imposing STAAR on private schools or homeschoolers. He also said the bill removes a prior hold-harmless provision for public schools and is separate from public school funding and teacher pay legislation. Members questioned the bill’s income threshold, lottery and priority structure, treatment of homeschoolers, microschools, charter schools, religious freedom protections, citizenship/lawful presence language, cybersecurity, open records, and disability-related issues, including whether 504 students and foster children should be included. Creighton said the bill is designed to prioritize former public school students with disabilities or lower incomes, while also allowing universal eligibility within the program’s first funding tier, and that the Comptroller would oversee vendor screening and cybersecurity rules. He said the bill does not direct curriculum or interfere with religious beliefs and that amendments may be offered later on citizenship and other issues. After member questions, the committee began invited testimony, starting with EdChoice representative Robert Inlow, who testified in support of SB 2 and cited national growth in school choice programs and studies he said show positive effects for students and public schools.

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• City sales tax, and more often we're seeing more creativity with fees as well.
• And more and more we're seeing a lot of, again, creativity.
• Now, granted, we don't have that in writing. That all comes at a later stage.
• Write them down. Thanks. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr.
• Write them down. Thanks. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Gunsch.

Keywords: 908, all

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• A lot of it includes interviewing, writing reports, gathering evidence.
• But I do think there's other creative ways we can get metrics that'll get us closer to that day without
• But I do think there's other creative ways we can get metrics that'll get us closer to that day without
• There's other creative ways we can get metrics that'll get us closer to that day without holding them
• able to see them for a few months and we see that they're good, they take direction, they have great writing

Keywords: 1182, all

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• how to make better choices for yourself and your family than it is for you to know how to read and write
• So I encourage you to be a little bit more creative because we're not going to be as flush as we thought
• How to put that money together more creatively in our situation.
• I do have a creative idea of doing it.
• I'll disagree with you: if you can't read or write, you can't manage your portfolio.

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• Creative industries: We have some new funding thanks to the legislature.
• We're going to be initiating creative industry grants throughout the state.
• There might be some infrastructure components here, but we really want to focus on the creative economies
• We're trying to get the state in the fair plan to write those policies.
• I gotta find somebody that's going to write a promissory note that says, "Spend that money, Mayor."

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• I would like to work with you because I think it's a creative way to look at properties that are available
• Marcella, I would like to work with a unit because I think it's a creative way to look at properties
• State workers, teachers, first responders, we just need to find some way, a creative way, to give relief
• I would prefer you bring it back in writing, ma'am. Thank you.
• It's just to move it until next week until we can get in writing a comprehensive fiscal report because

Bills: HR3, HR80, HB4, HB172, HB189, HB623, HB944, HB1185, HB1199, HB1222, SB105, SB125, SB461

Keywords: housing assistance, state-owned property, cost-burdened, state employees, affordable housing, fiscal audit, higher education, public funds, underrepresented minorities, Board of Regents, Louisiana legislation, constitutional convention, Louisiana constitution, electoral process, government structure, delegate elections, airport authority, fire protection, supplemental pay, public safety

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 105, which would reinstate an existing TOPS Tech benefit for eligible veterans after a sunset expired. The author said the program had been underused because it was not well promoted, but that the new veterans workforce effort called “The Boot” would help connect veterans to the benefit. Members confirmed it would use existing TOPS funds and not require new money, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. House Resolution 3 asked the Louisiana Housing Corporation to study whether vacant state-owned property could be used for housing and rental assistance for cost-burdened state employees. The author described it as an exploratory study, while members raised concerns about the fiscal note and the scope of the study. Fiscal staff explained the agency had requested additional positions to do the work. The committee discussed narrowing the study to certain areas, but the resolution was ultimately reported favorably. House Bill 189 sought supplemental pay for fire protection officers at the Lakefront Management Authority’s airport. The author and airport representatives argued the firefighters perform hazardous, specialized ARFF duties at a busy public airport and should be treated like other supplemental-pay recipients. Some members questioned whether the airport and its employees qualified under existing law and whether the proposal would expand an already costly program. After debate, the committee rejected the bill on an 8-10 vote. The committee then reported Senate Bill 461 favorably, which would place certain small groups of active employees under the Office of Group Benefits to improve insurance rates without using general fund money. House Bill 623, creating a three-tier permitting system for vapor product producers, manufacturers, and wholesalers, was amended to clarify the direct-to-consumer shipment prohibition and then reported favorably. House Bill 1222, which would authorize LED to create a grocery initiative grant and assistance program to address food deserts, drew extended debate over whether it would amount to government-run grocery stores; supporters said it would only create incentives for private grocers and related assistance. It was amended and reported favorably by a 16-2 vote. Finally, House Resolution 80, as amended, would shift a proposed audit-related effort on higher education budget metrics away from the legislative auditor and toward university systems’ own boards; members questioned the need for a look-back report and the added workload, and the chair indicated he would move to recommit the resolution to the education committee.

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• So my only thought is, as someone who writes a lot of briefs where I make arguments about legislative
• So my only thought is, as someone who writes a lot of briefs where I make arguments about legislative
• I still see some creative arguments that are made and make some creative arguments myself.
• That's, I'm not objecting to the amendment. ...creative arguments myself.
• And I started writing on this, and then I had this thought, like, I don't know if it's ready, but I'm

Bills: SB40, SB104, SB136, SB164

Keywords: SB40, Driver Privacy and Safety Act, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate reader, vehicle surveillance, privacy, data sharing, law enforcement data, immigration enforcement, reproductive health care, gender-affirming care, civil liberties, surveillance, public records, Inspection of Public Records Act, New Mexico State Police, Department of Public Safety, data sovereignty, vehicle tracking

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• I write up those notes every week, send them around to the analyst for this committee, House Judiciary
• Now, just because it's in the law, it doesn't mean it happens; it doesn't mean we don't have to write
• note on process: if we have unanimous support on a piece of criminal justice legislation, we will write
• But I just am saddened that I think it's great creative lawyering; you know, I don't want to relitigate
• But I just am sad in that I think it's great creative.

Bills: SB100

Keywords: burglary, aggravated burglary, dwelling, criminal law, property rights, 996, all

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• To fund a project and write a check, what will be a typical amount?
• always trying to find other ways to support our community and be inventive because we have to get creative
• We try to be creative in how to make these projects sustainable.
• I thought that was a creative way to do that.
• Thank you for your writing. Good to see you.

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• Thank you so much for Senator Solache for looking into creative ways to really continue to ensure ongoing
• AB 1470 represents the type of creative financing tool we need to leverage to help address this issue
• First of all, service learning has been shown to improve academic outcomes, especially writing skills
• One is working with high schoolers to teach and coach them on their research and writing skills in the
• context of projects they're doing with us, and one will soon... ...on their research and writing skills

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee heard a series of bills focused on expanding access to higher education, addressing workforce shortages, student housing, and labor standards on campus projects. AB 662 would create a South County Higher Education Task Force to explore a mixed-use, intersegmental institution in Chula Vista; supporters said South San Diego County is a “college desert,” while the bill passed on a due pass as amended motion to Appropriations. AB 885 would establish a College Access for All Fund to help make CSU and UC attendance more affordable; supporters cited student debt and affordability concerns, and it also passed to Appropriations. AB 730 would provide $15 million to help establish a medical school in the Central Valley to address physician shortages, and it advanced on a due pass motion. AB 1400 would let up to 15 community college districts pilot bachelor’s degrees in nursing; supporters argued it would expand affordable BSN access and keep students local, while CSU, UC, and other higher education groups opposed it as unnecessary and inconsistent with the master plan. The bill passed to Appropriations, with members raising questions about clinical placements, faculty shortages, and possible effects on associate-degree programs. The committee also considered AB 1235, which would require CSU design-build projects to use a skilled and trained workforce, aligning CSU with other public higher education construction standards. Supporters said it would improve safety, training, and local job opportunities, and the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 1247 would restrict contracting out of classified school and community college jobs unless workers meet training and qualification standards and would address pension and training concerns; supporters said it would protect students and classified employees, while school and college groups warned it would disrupt services and add unfunded mandates. The bill passed to Appropriations with one no vote. AB 1470, presented on behalf of Assemblymember Haney, would allow a portion of student housing revolving loan funds to be used for affordable student, faculty, and staff housing in downtown and commercial districts; it was discussed as a housing and downtown revitalization measure, but the committee held off on a motion pending more members. ACA 3, also on behalf of Haney, would require UC to offer limited down payment loans to eligible long-term support staff first-time homebuyers; it drew extensive support from UC workers and unions, while UC and business groups opposed it as costly and outside UC’s mission, and the measure was still under discussion at the end of the transcript.