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• Given to the possibility of imposing tariffs, but our country imports about 2 billion pounds of shrimp
• I'm sure they're going to come with a tariff fee.
• 20%. a mandatory tip fee, you pay a 3% convenience fee, a 3% healthcare fee, and knows what on a tariff

Bills: HB1958, HB2031, HB2879, HB3285, HB3995, HB4487, HB4558, HB4560, HB4876, HB4899, HB5212, HB5317, HB5543, HB5567, SB1333

Keywords: firearm possession, tenant rights, landlord regulations, civil penalties, property code, justified use of force, deadly force, property rights, home defense, smart devices, data privacy, personal data collection, user consent, mobile application, data transparency, HOA, property owners association, property owners' association, Texas Property Code, Chapter 202

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• It's the tariff wars. Screws right now have gone up 70% for a screw right now.
• It's the tariff wars. Screws right now have gone up 70% for a screw right now.
• <00:49:06.160> It's<00:49:06.319> the<00:49:06.559> tariff It's the inflation
• It's the tariff It's the inflation.
• It's the tariff wars.<00:49:07.760> Screws<00:49:08.319> right<00:49:08.559> now

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• What will also be disastrous is the Trump administration's tariffs, which will increase inflation and
• If, in fact, there's a 25% Canadian tariff, that will increase gas prices to $2.50 a gallon, and all
• <01:45:14.880> uh is the Trump administration's tariffs uh is the Trump administration's tariffs
• > Canadian if in fact there's a 25 uh% uh Canadian if in fact there's a 25 uh% uh Canadian tariff
• that will increase gas prices to tariff that will increase gas prices to the<01:45:52.199> 250

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee began with member and staff introductions, including several new members and committee staff. Representative Zach Stevenson, the DFL lead, objected to the day’s presentation, saying he was disappointed the committee was starting with a group he viewed as aligned with Republicans rather than a nonpartisan budget presentation. The chair responded that the committee had a bipartisan agreement and that hearing a different perspective was appropriate. The committee then proceeded to a presentation from economists with the Center of the American Experiment, with questions held until the end. The presentation focused on Minnesota’s budget outlook, arguing that the state faces a structural imbalance and a projected $5.14 billion deficit in the 2028-29 biennium. The presenters said spending has outpaced revenues, highlighted a large increase in general fund spending since 2023, and argued that inflation-adjusted per-capita spending remains above pre-2024 levels through the forecast period. They said the biggest growth areas are E-12 education and especially Health and Human Services, with HHS projected to become the largest budget category and much of its growth tied to Medicaid and long-term care waivers. The presenters also argued Minnesota spends more than most states on welfare and Medicaid, citing comparisons showing the state near the top nationally in spending per person in poverty and in several Medicaid categories. They said some of the HHS growth reflects policy changes from the 2023 session, while other pressures come from enrollment growth, health care prices, federal debt, and an aging population. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting shown.

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• Senator, Chairman, on page three of this bill, it talks about the approval of tariffs.
• Commission shall, after notice and opportunity for public comment, within 90 days of the filing of the tariff

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee met under Chair Kevin Parker and considered a series of energy, utility, and clean transportation bills. The committee first advanced a bill by Senator Connery on make-ready electric infrastructure for public-serving EV charging, after members raised concerns that the costs of preparing school bus charging infrastructure could be shifted to ratepayers. The committee then advanced Senator Parker’s pilot program for resilient EV charging microgrids, with discussion focused on using existing NYSERDA resources, the role of batteries, and the bill’s purpose in supporting emergency charging during outages. Another bill on heavy distribution centers and EV charging was also advanced after debate over its application to large warehouse and e-commerce facilities. The committee also considered a bill on carport-mounted solar systems that would limit local zoning restrictions. A motion to substitute in a different bill was ruled improper for lack of notice, and the chair’s ruling was upheld on appeal. Members then advanced a PSC guidebook bill on gas and electric rate-making, and a utility shutoff protection bill for medical emergencies, life support equipment, and elderly, blind, or disabled customers, with questions about age definitions and the scope of medical documentation. The committee also advanced the Home Utility Weatherization Jobs Act, which would create a pilot program for electrification and weatherization in disadvantaged communities, with members discussing whether the program would be available at no cost to building owners and how utilities would access capital. Throughout the meeting, members repeatedly raised concerns about who would pay for the programs, whether ratepayers or taxpayers would bear the costs, and how much local control would remain under the solar siting bill. At the end of the meeting, members briefly discussed a recent NYISO report warning about possible summer reliability issues and urged the committee and the PSC to review it closely. The chair noted the report should be considered alongside other state planning documents, and the meeting then adjourned.

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• That's no surprise given a great deal of the chaos, tariffs funding cuts, and other challenges that we've
• We're looking at federal budget cuts, tariffs, and the impact of trade wars and tax.

Keywords: 996, all

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• portion of soft costs have actually been built into the construction bid from the contractor for a tariff
• Or, uh, potential cost overruns as a result of tariffs or other kinds of issues.

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• And particularly at a time when federal tariffs threaten to raise energy costs in Massachusetts alone
• You know, don't impose the tariffs that are going to raise energy prices for New Englanders by two and
• Coming from Canada, as you know, the tariffs have not impacted that product yet.
• Yes, coming from Canada, as you know, the tariffs have not impacted that product yet.
• The bill leaves that open-ended, but at least part comes from a tariff.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on H. 4144, the Governor’s Energy Affordability, Independence, and Innovation Act, with the administration arguing the bill would lower bills in the short and long term while expanding clean energy supply and innovation. The Governor and Secretary said the bill would reduce or restructure charges on customer bills, reform Mass Save, expand securitization as a financing tool, speed interconnection, create energy-ready zones, strengthen consumer protections in competitive supply, and allow broader state procurement of energy resources. They said the package could save consumers billions over time and would help address high energy costs, especially during extreme heat and winter spikes. Committee members pressed the administration on several provisions, especially securitization, asking whether the bill requires an apples-to-apples comparison of total costs over time, including interest and lost tax revenue, versus paying through rates. Administration witnesses said DPU review and public comment would be required and said they would work to clarify the language if needed. Members also questioned the bill’s solar and procurement provisions, including reduced net metering compensation for some large facilities, the scope of all-resource procurements, and whether hydro, solar, and nuclear would be included; the administration said those resources were contemplated and that procurement would still be reviewed by DPU. Other questions focused on the short-term relief from bill changes, the treatment of low- and moderate-income discounts, and whether the bill’s heat pump and Mass Save reforms would help customers who cannot afford upfront costs. Several witnesses and committee members discussed Mass Save reforms, including securitization of program costs, on-bill financing, pre-approval of rebates, and shifting program administration away from gas utilities. Administration witnesses said the changes were intended to reduce volatility, lower administrative costs, and better align costs with long-term savings. Questions also touched on geothermal permitting, municipal participation in offshore wind procurement, and the proposed repeal of the ballot requirement for nuclear power, which the administration defended as preserving future options under heavy review. No votes were taken during the hearing portion described. Supportive testimony came from labor, environmental, business, planning, and development groups. The AFL-CIO, NECA, and the Environmental League of Massachusetts backed the bill, emphasizing lower bills, job creation, labor standards, just transition protections, and cleaner energy. NAIOP, the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, and MAPC supported provisions on energy-ready zones, interconnection reform, microgrids, extreme-heat shutoff protections, and Mass Save improvements. A HEET representative praised the bill’s use of securitization, geothermal, and utility financing tools but urged guardrails and workforce protections. Overall, testimony was broadly favorable, with most witnesses calling for refinements rather than opposing the bill outright.

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• something we could address was that they said that because of the national politics going on and the tariffs
• and not maybe just tariffs, but the coming down of money, federal money, they were afraid that we would
• with the governor himself. national politics going on and the national politics going on and the tariffs
• c><01:14:23.840> not<01:14:24.000> maybe<01:14:24.239> just<01:14:24.480> tariffs
• tariffs and and not maybe just tariffs tariffs and and not maybe just tariffs but<01:14:25.040><

Keywords: Voter List Maintenance - State Board of Elections -- 05:38 State Employee Health Insurance Plan – 44:18 Discussion of HB 622 (2025 RS) – 01:01:43, 958, all

Summary: The Interim Committee on State Government met on July 29, established a quorum, approved the June 24 minutes unanimously, and heard an update from the State Board of Elections on voter list maintenance. Taylor Brown, the board’s general counsel, explained the federal NVRA requirements and Kentucky’s statutory process for maintaining voter rolls, including use of USPS change-of-address data, ERIC reports, and agreements with non-ERIC states. He said Kentucky has entered or discussed agreements with several states, and that the board sends postcards to voters believed to have moved; if a voter does not respond to an 8D2 postcard and does not vote over two federal election cycles, the registration may be removed. He also described other removal categories such as death, felony conviction, incompetency, duplicate registrations, and self-requested cancellations. Brown reported that between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025, the board removed 284,381 registrations from the rolls, including 42,675 for death, 5,940 for felony conviction, 5,527 for registration in another state, 578 for incompetency, 223 based on jury questionnaires indicating non-citizenship, 746 self-removals, and 3,381 duplicates, along with 225,311 removals through the address-maintenance program. He said Kentucky’s total registrations decreased by roughly 169,000 over the year and are now below the Census Bureau’s estimate of the state’s voting-age population. Brown emphasized that receiving a postcard does not mean a voter has been purged and that failure to vote alone does not trigger removal. Members asked about the 223 non-citizen-related removals, the availability and effectiveness of alternatives to ERIC, the partisan criticism of ERIC, and how duplicate registrations are identified. Brown said the non-citizen jury questionnaire cases had been referred to the Attorney General for further review, that Kentucky currently has no organized alternative to ERIC but is pursuing reciprocal agreements with states such as Florida, and that ERIC recently changed bylaws to remove a postcard requirement that had been costly for member states. On duplicates, he said the board uses multiple data points, not just name and address, and noted that fuller Social Security data could improve accuracy. Committee leaders praised the board’s work and said they wanted to meet before session to discuss possible statutory changes to improve voter list maintenance.

Transcript Highlights:

• Are you considering the carbon index, frankly, when you're making this decision to tariff?
• When you're making this decision to tariff.
• There's no tariff on imports.
• the actual tariffs that are being levied by the federal government.
• We can’t, you know, stop the tariffs, et cetera. But this is one thing.

Summary: The committee hearing centered first on AB 1243, the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025, which would direct CalEPA to identify major fossil fuel companies, study California’s climate damages, and assess fees on the largest polluters to fund resilience, recovery, and related projects. The author and supporters argued the bill would make polluters help pay for climate harms, protect taxpayers, create jobs in construction and clean energy, and dedicate at least 40% of funds to disadvantaged communities. Support testimony came from environmental justice groups, labor, youth advocates, health organizations, and many individual witnesses, while opponents from the building trades, chambers of commerce, petroleum, and business groups warned it would raise fuel and consumer costs, threaten refinery jobs, and create legal and economic uncertainty. Committee members debated the bill’s impact on affordability, jobs, refinery closures, and whether cap-and-trade already addresses climate funding needs. The committee ultimately voted to give AB 1243 a due pass recommendation to the Judiciary Committee, with the roll left open. After AB 1243, the committee moved to another bill on wildfire mitigation and related resilience work. The author said the measure addresses a long-running wildfire problem and accepted committee amendments, describing the bill as a response to increasingly severe wildfire seasons and the need to help communities stay safe and rebuild after disasters. The transcript cuts off as that presentation begins, so no final action on the second bill is shown in the excerpt.

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• while establishing a path reduce tariffs while establishing a path forward<02:13:12.960> to<02
• I hereby report that I have issued an executive order on modifying reciprocal tariff rates to reflect
• <05:50:31.440> to<05:50:31.760> rectify with a reciprocal tariff to rectify with a
• schedule of the United harmonized tariff schedule of the United States<05:51:24.320> to<05:51
• This order modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, for a period of 90

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, May 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

Bills: HB3257, HB3176, HB3544, HB3619, HB3546, HB1782, HB2293, HB4358, HB3081, HB3983, HB3790, HJR1023, HB4139, HB3297, HB3041, HB3673, HB4105, HB3338, HB3048, SR33, SCR21, SCR20, HB4030, HB4031, HB4032, HB4034, HB4036, HB4037, HB4038, HB4040, HB4041, HB4042, HB4043, HB4045, HB4046, HB4047, HB4048, HB4044, HB4050, HB4051, HB4052, HB4053, HB4054, HB4056, HB4057, HB4071, HB4065, HB4067, HB4072, HB2992, HB4338, HB4170

Keywords: veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, Oklahoma, Gas Hub, artificial intelligence, national laboratory, public-private partnerships, aerospace, high-performance computing, economic development, social AI companions, minors, emotional attachment, safety protocols, civil penalties, parental controls, geographic information

Transcript Highlights:

• Like what product would be the tariffs?
• <00:59:27.680> and and um with the everchanging tariffs and and um with the everchanging tariffs
• We will have to navigate global trade and tariff issues like the entire industry.
• We will have to navigate global trade and tariff issues like the entire industry.
• We will have to navigate global trade and tariff issues like the entire industry.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• um, but then all of a sudden there's a blink or he's going to the president's going to do another tariff
• um, but then all of a sudden there's a blink or he's going to the president's going to do another tariff
• Um, absolutely tariffs, trade policy play a big role in, you know, in our economy and in our business
• So we don't um, we didn't spend as much time focusing on um, you know, interest rates, tariff and trade
• My follow-up question was going to be about tariffs and immigration enforcement, especially in our egg

Keywords: 1183, house

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• /c><03:43:34.120> could<03:43:34.319> they<03:43:35.000> do<03:43:36.239> tariffs
• <03:43:37.239> the intervene what could they do tariffs the intervene what could they do tariffs
• willing to impose retaliatory tariffs willing to impose retaliatory tariffs against<03:43:43.000
• We suspect, or I suspect, this may trigger the t-word: tariffs.
• <03:51:12.399> would law and if I know that tariffs would law and if I know that tariffs would

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Now, also, Madam President, the bill would suspend several green energy tariffs and surcharges for two
• NOW, ALSO, MADAM PRESIDENT, THE BILL WOULD SUSPEND SEVERAL GREEN ENERGY TARIFF AND SURCHARGES FOR TWO
• do something about this or in this bill to reduce energy costs, I can't do anything about ending tariffs
• DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS OR IN THIS BILL TO REDUCE ENERGY COSTS, I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT ENDING TARIFFS

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and then took up a series of utility and public service bills and resolutions. A resolution sponsored by Senator Scarcella-Spanton designating April 9, 2026, as Yellow Ribbon Day was adopted after remarks honoring veterans, active-duty service members, and their families. The chamber then moved through several Public Service Law measures focused on utility affordability, consumer protections, and PSC procedures, with some bills laid aside and others advanced. Among the bills passed were measures by Senators Mayer, Cleare, Hinchey, Comrie, and Parker. Debate on the Mayer bill centered on limiting utility expenses and fees recoverable in rate cases; supporters said it was part of a broader package to reform PSC practices, while opponents argued it would not lower current bills and had been softened from earlier versions. The Webb bill creating a residential utility usage monitoring program drew extended debate over whether it would meaningfully reduce costs, who would pay for the program, and whether it could lead to government monitoring of household usage; supporters said it would give consumers more control and transparency, while critics said it would not lower rates. The Gonzalez bill, which would add consumer protections during PSC investigations and delay shutoffs in certain circumstances, also passed after questions about whether it applied to rate cases, with the sponsor saying rate cases were explicitly excluded. Several members explained their votes, with supporters emphasizing affordability, transparency, and consumer protection, and opponents arguing the package would not address immediate rate relief and could burden ratepayers or encourage nonpayment. Senator Tedisco and others criticized PSC appointments and state energy policy, while Democratic sponsors argued the bills were part of a longer-term effort to reform utility regulation and address climate and affordability concerns. The chamber restored multiple bills to the non-controversial calendar before final votes, and the recorded results showed passage of the major utility bills by substantial margins, along with one amendment appeal being ruled nongermane and rejected.

Transcript Highlights:

• We don't know what's going to happen with tariffs.
• 40.000> with don't know what's going to happen with don't know what's going to happen with tariffs
• :41.680> are<00:09:41.920> folks<00:09:42.320> that<00:09:42.640> are tariffs
• Um and these are folks that are tariffs.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• On May 28th, Tariffs, end quote.
• Ukraine has been subjected to tariffs. Russia has not.
• Ukraine has been subjected to tariffs. Russia has not.
• > broke<07:29:26.878> heading administration tariff news broke heading administration tariff
• They don't want yin-yang on U.S. trade and tariff policy. Let's get back to normal.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, July 14, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• You don't have to worry about tariffs in the stock market.
• <01:39:16.880> If I wait till the end about tariffs.
• If I wait till the end about tariffs.
• <01:39:30.159> First<01:39:30.400> of tariffs in the stock market.
• First of tariffs in the stock market.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting was a House budget briefing focused on the overall state budget and the first of three divisions. The presenter reviewed the size and structure of the budget, noting that the state had eliminated the interest and dividends tax and still balanced the budget. He explained the major spending categories in the general fund and total budget, emphasizing that health and human services and education remain the largest areas, while transportation is largely self-funded. He also walked through the revenue picture, including business taxes, insurance taxes, court fees, communications taxes, and Medicaid recoveries, and said the remaining interest and dividends tax revenue reflected late payments from prior assessments. Members asked about the size of the tax cut from eliminating the interest and dividends tax, federal funding stability, and why Medicaid was being reduced if federal support was expected to remain steady. The response was that the lost revenue would have been about $200 million absent repeal, and that the budget gap was addressed through many small cuts across departments. On federal funds, the presenter said most aid is tied to multi-year grants and that core programs such as Medicare and Medicaid were expected to remain relatively stable, though some federal reductions could occur. He also said some agency reductions came from eliminating long-vacant, funded positions and from expected lapses. The discussion then moved into Division One, which covers smaller and miscellaneous agencies. The division made cuts to the governor’s office, eliminated a temporary position at the Governor’s Commission on Disability, reduced Department of Information Technology spending through a back-of-budget cut, and found savings in Administrative Services. It also delayed maintenance at the Sununu Youth Services Center, stopped advertising for paid family medical leave, changed retiree health insurance funding, and consolidated several personnel-related boards into one. The division eliminated the Commission on Aging and the Office of the Child Advocate, made a temporary special education advocate position permanent, reduced the Secretary of State’s budget, kept municipal rooms-and-meals distributions flat, and made changes to the retirement system, including $55 million to improve Group 2 retirement benefits and a new retirement structure for future state hires. The judicial branch was also asked to find savings and received two additional judges because of expected caseload increases from other eliminations.

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• and turns of new taxes through tariffs and turns of new taxes through tariffs on<03:27:37.120>
• He says his tariffs are good for farmers; last time he did this, farmers lost $27 billion.
• He says his tariffs are good for farmers; last time he did this, farmers lost $27 billion.
• He says his tariffs are good for farmers; last time he did this, farmers lost $27 billion.
• He says his tariffs are good for farmers; last time he did this, farmers lost $27 billion.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And I'm curious as to whether, you know, we have just seen the tariffs from the federal administration
• And I'm curious as to whether, you know, we have just seen the tariffs from the federal administration
• And I'm curious as to whether, you know, we have just seen the tariffs from the federal administration
• And I'm curious as to whether, you know, we have just seen the tariffs from the federal administration
• To whether, you know, we have just seen the tariffs from the federal administration pause today, but

Keywords: 910, house, all