Transcript Highlights:

• at six years and why it did not go back farther, including to cover the 3.1 million detained and deported
• <00:26:49.520><c> uh</c><00:26:49.679><c> detained</c><00:26:50.080><c> and</c><00:26:50.559><c> deported
• </c><00:26:51.039><c> that</c> million uh uh detained and deported that million uh uh detained and deported

Transcript Highlights:

• resistance is not only futile, but his political use of the AG's office to push back against the mass deportations
• America First Doctrine specifically the America First Doctrine specifically mass<00:24:28.720><c> deportations
• </c><00:24:29.360><c> of</c><00:24:29.559><c> criminal</c><00:24:30.000><c> illegal</c> mass deportations
• of criminal illegal mass deportations of criminal illegal aliens<00:24:30.880><c> needs</c><00:24:31.159

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• Now, you want to go on TV and act outraged about Albrego Garcia being deported?
• </c><07:59:06.240><c> I</c> deported back home to El Salvador. I deported back home to El Salvador.
• </c> being deported? Give me a break, folks. being deported? Give me a break, folks.
• He then refuses, admitting a mistake, Kilargo Garcia, deported to El Salvador, even though he had an
• </c><08:41:07.920><c> to</c><08:41:08.160><c> El</c> mistake, Kilargo Garcia, deported to El mistake,

Bills: HJR60 , HB1442 , HR859 , HR1402 , HR354

Keywords: Glen Canyon, National Park Service, environmental regulation, motor vehicles, congressional disapproval, sodium nitrite, poisoning prevention, consumer product safety, banned hazardous product, youth poisoning, public health, toxic chemicals, online sales, retail regulation, industrial chemicals, food additives, meat curing, poultry products, egg products, FDA

Transcript Highlights:

• The vast majority, who were Jews, were deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp between 1940 and

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and adopted a resolution recognizing January 27, 2026, as the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp and International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The resolution condemned anti-Semitism, noted the historical significance of Auschwitz and the Holocaust, and directed copies to be sent to the Consulate General of Israel, the New England Holocaust Memorial Committee, and the Holocaust Legacy Foundation. The Senate then passed to be enacted House 4663, authorizing the town of Milford Select Board to appoint a highway surveyor, and the bill was signed by the President and laid before the Governor. The chamber also ordered a bill establishing a sick leave bank for Shannon Manning, a Trial Court employee, to a third reading. In committee and procedural business, the Senate suspended rules to consider several matters forthwith. It suspended Joint Rule 12 on a petition for legislation to protect access to justice and referred the matter to the Committee on Judiciary. It also advanced House 4805, amending the town charter of Plainville, to a third reading, and referred several House petitions to their respective committees after suspending Joint Rule 12. The Senate adopted an order to reconvene the following Thursday at 11 a.m. and then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• well in the last couple hours that we're not going to be able to help the president, for example, deport
• well in the last couple hours that we're not going to be able to help the president, for example, deport
• president, going to be able to help the president, for<00:10:16.720><c> example,</c><00:10:17.200><c> deport
• </c> for example, deport foreign nationals. for example, deport foreign nationals.

Bills: HB0130 , HB0095 , HB0096 , HB0097 , SF0101 , SF0106 , SF0067 , SF0123

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:

• with minimal due process, just so Republicans and President Trump can meet their quota of mass deportations
• WITH MINIMAL DUE PROCESS JUST SO REPUBLICANS AND PRESIDENT TRUMP CAN MEET THEIR QUOTA OF MASS DEPORTATIONS
• and stay in the country and not detaining them, giving them due process and then at the very least deporting
• and stay in the country and not detaining them, giving them due process and then at the very least deporting
• and stay in the country and not detaining them, giving them due process and then at the very least deporting

Bills: HR480 , HR481 , HR488 , HB2035 , HR252 , HB1948 , HR1373 , HR1182 , HR248 , HR137 , HB2390 , HB2351

Keywords: House of Representatives, congressional training, workplace rights, workplace responsibilities, anti-discrimination, anti-harassment, sexual harassment training, employee training, Member orientation, House Administration Committee, Congressional Accountability Act, CAA, interns, unpaid interns, fellows, detailees, legislative workplace, congressional offices, compliance training, ethics training

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• organizations, which are often the last stop on issues like foreclosure, homelessness, evictions, and deportations
• organizations, which are often the last stop on issues like foreclosure, homelessness, evictions, and deportations
• who often times are really the last stop on issues like foreclosure, homelessness, evictions, deportations
• who often times are really the last stop on issues like foreclosure, homelessness, evictions, deportations
• who often times are really the last stop on issues like foreclosure, homelessness, evictions, deportations

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Summary: The committee heard several election-related bills first. SB 51, a comprehensive public financing bill for candidates, drew strong support in testimony but also concerns from the Campaign Spending Commission that the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund has only about $2.2 million, far short of what would be needed, and that the program could not realistically start in 2026 because of staffing and system changes; the commission asked for a start date no earlier than 2028. SB 118, which would create a full-time investigator position at the Campaign Spending Commission, was supported by the commission, which said it has lacked staff growth since 1995 and that an investigator is needed to handle investigations instead of having the commission’s attorney do that work. SB 255, a housekeeping bill on excess cash campaign contributions, was supported by the commission and several county officials and would require excess cash contributions over the limit to be returned within 30 days or turned over to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund. SB 345, which would expand the current partial public financing program, was supported by the commission but drew questions because it would still allow private fundraising; the commission said that under its assumptions the bill would provide more total public funds than SB 51, with a maximum of a little over $20 million versus a little over $15 million for SB 51. Testimony counts were reported as 125 support/48 oppose for SB 51, 26 support/0 oppose for SB 118, 30 support/49 oppose for SB 255, and 30 support/49 oppose for SB 345. The committee then discussed SB 176 on recount thresholds. The Office of Elections said it would stand on written testimony, and the East Hawaii Republican Party was listed but not present. The Office of Elections explained in response to questions that the bill’s recount trigger would be based on the final election-day count, not the early 6 a.m. tabulation, because the initial count is not complete until later in the day and cured ballots are counted later; the office said it does not want to begin recounts before all election-day ballots are counted. The reported testimony count was 4 support, 50 oppose, and 2 comments. Finally, the committee heard SB 260, the Judiciary’s biennial budget bill. Judiciary staff requested about $6.17 million in FY 2026 and $6.25 million in FY 2027 for operations, 17 permanent positions and one temporary position, plus $11.9 million for capital improvements. The Judiciary said the request would support specialty courts such as Women’s Court, Truancy Court, and DWI Court, a new Wahiawa District Court unit, an additional district court judge in Kona, cybersecurity, the Criminal Justice Research Institute, and facility projects including South Kohala design work and a Kauai chiller replacement. Civil legal services providers, including Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii, Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, the Legal Clinic, Kuikahi Mediation Center, the Domestic Violence Action Center, the Hawaii State Bar Association, and the Hawaii Access to Justice Commission, all supported the bill but asked for an additional $1 million for the civil legal services line item, saying demand is high and the funding is spread across more providers than before. The Judiciary clarified that some of its requested positions would support Wahiawa and Women’s Court, and that the civil legal services funding goes to organizations serving low-income residents on issues such as immigration, domestic violence, evictions, and foreclosures. The committee also briefly took up SB 279 on fentanyl possession thresholds, where the prosecuting attorney’s office supported the bill and said fentanyl is already driving overdose deaths and that the proposed thresholds target distribution-level quantities rather than personal use.

Transcript Highlights:

• days since extreme raids in Los Angeles have ensued and over 1,600 people in Los Angeles have been deported
• know you have seen the level of disruption occurring in our communities as it relates to raids and deportation

Committee: House Education

Transcript Highlights:

• Somehow, as our president tanks our economy and deports innocent children, the American people still.
• .. ...and deports innocent children, the American people still don't trust Democrats.

Summary: The Assembly met with a quorum after a roll call and prayer, then moved through routine business and a lengthy floor debate centered on AB 379, a bill dealing with protections for minors and human trafficking victims. Assembly Member DeMaio first sought to bring the bill up without Public Safety Committee amendments, arguing the committee had gutted the bill and removed felony language for purchasing 16- and 17-year-olds for sex. The body instead adopted a substitute motion to take up Assembly Member Schultz’s floor amendments to AB 379, and the bill became the focus of intense debate over whether the amended language would still adequately protect minors or instead weaken penalties and create a lower standard for 16- and 17-year-olds. Supporters of the amendments, including Schultz, Petri-Norris, Mark Gonzalez, Krell, Wynn, and others, said the changes were intended to strengthen and clarify the law, protect trafficking survivors, and preserve prosecutorial effectiveness while avoiding misinformation about existing law. Opponents, including DeMaio, Gallagher, Dixon, Macedo, Castillo, and others, argued the amendments watered down the bill, failed to restore the original felony treatment for buyers of 16- and 17-year-olds, and amounted to political maneuvering rather than real protection. The chamber also briefly considered a motion to table the amendments, which failed, and an appeal of a ruling on decorum, which was rejected. After debate, the Assembly adopted Schultz’s amendments to AB 379 by a 55-21 vote and then rereferred the bill to the Appropriations Committee. The chamber also handled several procedural items, including re-referrals of other bills, consent calendar actions, and a series of unanimous consent votes on numerous bills and resolutions. The session ended with announcements of committee meetings and the next floor session, followed by adjournment until Monday, May 5 at 1 p.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• But us they have father was arrested, convicted for a child abuse and later deported back to Guatemala
• for that child to either be placed in foster care or return to their own country and would they be deported

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• They fed the very people who arrested them with the intention of deporting them.
• which they achieved and the deportations which they achieved and the murder<01:19:14.080><c> of</c><
• the Good family and the Prady family, but also by the thousands and thousands of families who had deported
• 01:23:11.440><c> families</c><01:23:11.880><c> who</c><01:23:12.040><c> had</c><01:23:12.240><c> deported
• </c><01:23:13.360><c> family</c> of families who had deported family of families who had deported family

Transcript Highlights:

• Whether that's a medical emergency, an arrest, deportation, a mental health or substance crisis, any
• In that capacity, we have worked with many families who fear being detained or deported.
• He said that many of the families they work with fear being detained or deported, even though they are
• could merely go detained or deported could merely go find<01:46:53.199><c> find</c><01:46:53.600><c>
• ,</c> parents were detained or deported, parents were detained or deported, someone<01:47:06.080><c>

Committee: House Children and Family Law

Transcript Highlights:

• It also assumes that deportations, which are ongoing, happen faster and on a larger scale than what is
• It also<00:08:23.039><c> assumes</c><00:08:23.680><c> that</c><00:08:24.160><c> deportations</c><00:08
• :24.960><c> which</c><00:08:25.199><c> are</c> also assumes that deportations which are also assumes
• Again, the control optimistic scenario assumes that population growth increases as deportations slow
• </c> deportations and of course the tariffs. deportations and of course the tariffs.

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.

Transcript Highlights:

• Let me repeat that: 83% of individuals support deporting illegal immigrants who have committed violent
• The public has spoken: 83% of people want these violent criminals deported, but yet we have one person
• This is smart. 83% of individuals support deporting 83% of individuals support deporting illegal<08:03
• enforcement agents can't do their job enforcement agents can't do their job and<08:04:01.280><c> Deport
• this violent criminal who has and Deport this violent criminal who has made<08:04:04.080><c> his</c>

Bills: HR77

Keywords: Fred Korematsu, civil liberties, constitutional rights, Japanese internment, historical education, national reflection, personal justice

Transcript Highlights:

• Veterans are not being helped right now, nor on an immigration concern when we see mass deportations

Keywords: special election, 18th Congressional District, Governor Abbott, federal representation, constituent services, Sylvester Turner

Summary: State Rep. Jolanda Jones, joined by Sen. Molly Cook and Reps. Christina Morales, Charlene Ward Johnson, and Lauren Ashley Simmons, held a press event at the Capitol urging Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special election for Texas Congressional District 18. They said the district has been without federal representation since the death of Rep. Sylvester Turner and argued that more than 800,000 constituents are losing access to constituent services, federal assistance, and a voice in Congress. The speakers framed the delay as a constitutional and fairness issue, repeatedly describing the situation as “taxation without representation.” They said the vacancy affects Democrats and Republicans alike, and cited examples such as passport help, veterans’ issues, immigration concerns, and access to federal funding. Several speakers accused the governor of delaying for partisan reasons and called for immediate action so the district can elect a new representative. A letter from Sen. Borris Miles was read into the record, urging Abbott to set the earliest possible special election date and noting that the governor has acted quickly in past vacancies. The event ended with a unified demand that Abbott call the election immediately; no vote or formal legislative action was taken.

Transcript Highlights:

• activated first in 2017 during the first Trump administration in response to threats of a mass deportation
• President Obama actually deported more undocumented immigrants than Donald Trump.
• President Obama actually deported more undocumented immigrants than Donald Trump.

Summary: The committee heard a series of bills focused largely on labor, education, workforce, and public employment issues. AB 65 would provide public school employees up to 14 weeks of leave with full benefits for pregnancy and pregnancy-related health issues; supporters said current rules force educators to exhaust sick leave and suffer long-term retirement penalties, while the bill’s author noted it mirrors budget trailer language. AB 1818 would change HEERA procedures for CSU bargaining by shifting certain renegotiation disputes to PERB; Teamsters and other labor groups supported it as a way to stop CSU from unilaterally refusing agreed raises, while CSU moved from opposed to neutral after amendments. AB 1940 would explicitly reference menopause, perimenopause, and postmenopause in workplace protections; supporters said it would clarify rights and improve awareness, while business opposition argued existing reasonable-accommodation law already covers these issues and warned of expanded liability. AB 1534 would add guardrails for new short-term Workforce Pell programs, including tuition caps, limits on income-share agreements, and transparency around partnerships with unaccredited entities; the author later said the bill would be amended to include private institutions. AB 1896 would bar people who participated in immigration enforcement from holding California public jobs during a specified period; supporters framed it as a public-trust measure, while police and public-safety groups opposed categorical exclusion and urged a more individualized vetting approach. AB 2300 would streamline distribution of WIOA workforce funds and reduce delays in local workforce board contracting, with supporters emphasizing faster service delivery and no reduction in accountability. AB 2223 would require CDCR to report standardized data on contracted medical and mental health staffing, vacancies, and costs, following an audit that found heavy reliance on contractors and poor transparency. AB 2483 would create a pathway and certification for formerly incarcerated firefighters to move into firefighting careers after release, with strong support from the author and witnesses who described the work as a real career path and reentry opportunity. AB 2142 would require temporary classified school employees working more than 75% of the school year to receive permanent-employee benefits and protections; school administrators and community college groups opposed it as too rigid for grant-funded and fluctuating positions. AB 2367 would require quarterly reporting from state-run health care facilities on vacancies, overtime, registry/contract staffing, and missed staffing minimums, building on state auditor recommendations; health care workers supported it as a transparency and accountability measure. Several measures were voted out of committee or placed on call. AB 1818, AB 1534, AB 2300, AB 2483, and AB 2223 all received do-pass votes to the Senate Appropriations Committee, though each was placed on call after roll call. AB 65 and AB 1940 also advanced on do-pass motions but were placed on call. AB 2142 received a do-pass vote with opposition and was placed on call. S.J.R. 15, a resolution urging Congress to protect California employers from higher federal unemployment taxes tied to the state’s UI debt, drew divided testimony: business groups supported it, while labor and some members argued California should solve the problem itself and keep the unemployment system solvent; the resolution was also placed on call. The transcript also included committee discussion about working with authors on amendments, especially for AB 1940 and AB 1534, and several members noted support or co-authorship while raising concerns about implementation details and fiscal impacts.

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• agents are also removing those that have gone through their due process hearings and had final deportation
• agents to release them, allowing them to remain in the United States after receiving that final deportation
• Well, it is true that ICE agents have asked people... ...that final deportation order.

Committee: House Governmental Organization

Transcript Highlights:

• manner as judicial ones. frantically filing motions to delay frantically filing motions to delay deportation
• ><c> of</c><00:55:08.079><c> those</c><00:55:08.400><c> witnesses</c><00:55:09.359><c> lest</c> deportation
• of those witnesses lest deportation of those witnesses lest their<00:55:10.079><c> testimony</c><00:

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• We're having families that have been deported.
• to her, and she was actually in Philadelphia working with a family whose family member has been deported

Committee: Senate Education

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with enough members present to conduct business and approved the June 17 minutes. It first heard HB 459 with House Amendment 1, which would prohibit the sale of energy drinks on public middle and high school campuses during school hours or school events. The sponsor and Department of Education explained that the bill targets beverages containing caffeine and marketed as energy drinks, not ordinary soft drinks or coffee/tea products. Public testimony from the Medical Society supported the bill on health grounds, while the beverage industry said its companies already voluntarily limit school offerings and that the bill does not reflect current practice. No vote was taken in the transcript. The committee then heard HB 461, a follow-up to prior legislation on New Castle County property reassessment and school tax rates. Senator Cruz said the bill would let New Castle County school districts adjust and reset tax rates to reflect reassessment changes without increasing projected operating revenue, and that it includes a sunset. DSEA supported the measure, saying fair property values are important to public education funding. The committee also heard HB 452, which would require additional background checks and training for DIAA sports officials and strengthen DIAA enforcement procedures. Members questioned how checks would be handled, who would see the results, and who would provide training; the DIAA compliance coordinator said the checks would be maintained through the state process and that associations would verify eligibility. The bill’s sponsor and DIAA said the goal was to align officials with existing child-safety standards. Next, the committee considered HS1 for HB 425, which raises the salary supplement from 6% to 12% for nationally certified school counselors, nurses, and school social workers, and allows DOE to identify additional qualifying positions by regulation. Supporters, including school social workers, nurses, and DSEA, argued the change would improve retention and recognize advanced credentials. Senator Hansen raised concerns that school psychologists were not included; sponsors said a broader study and possible future legislation or budget language would address other nationally certified school-based professionals. The committee then heard HS1 for HB 358 on student elopement notifications, inspired by Ace’s Law, but administrators and the chair raised concerns that the bill may be too prescriptive and difficult to implement in practice, especially when schools may not immediately know a student has left campus. Finally, the committee discussed HB 379 on the comprehensive school discipline improvement program; DOE said the substitute was intended to consolidate prevention and intervention supports and avoid competition for funding, while DASA asked that the bill be paused or tabled. The meeting ended before action on the remaining bill, and HB 443 was deferred to a future executive meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• If there is a detainer, if there is someone has to be deported, we can't block that, right?
• If there is a detainer, if there is someone has to be deported, we can't block that, right?
• deported deported we<01:56:03.040><c> can't</c><01:56:03.360><c> block</c><01:56:03.680><c> that,</c
• :30.480><c> potentially</c> apprehend them and and potentially apprehend them and and potentially deport
• </c><02:01:32.640><c> And</c> deport them if that's necessary. And deport them if that's necessary.