Transcript Highlights:

• so far has been that people are very interested in implementing AI, but they're not interested in replacing
• noise, meaning, Efficiencies are what we consider to be in the noise, meaning we wouldn't actually replace
• Some of that fuel can actually be a backstop or replacement to HALEU in our powerhouses.
• And someone at fuel can actually be a backstop or replacement to HALU.
• And some of that fuel can actually be a backstop or replacement to HALU in our powerhouses.

Summary: The committee met to hear a series of presentations on advanced nuclear economics, workforce, community impacts, and financing. Nucleon Energy’s William Bridge presented a report estimating the economic impacts of hypothetical 200-megawatt and 600-megawatt SMRs, including construction and operating jobs, local spending, tax revenue, and the private-sector conditions needed to attract investment. He said the report used nth-of-a-kind cost assumptions, discussed security and water siting considerations, and argued that early community engagement and permitting work should be timed to when projects are closer to being economic. Committee members questioned cost assumptions, security staffing, transmission and water siting, and whether large reactors or SMRs are more likely to be financed in the near term. Lori Brady of the Nuclear Energy Institute then outlined national nuclear workforce needs and NEI’s strategic workforce planning. She described declining labor-force demographics, the need for hundreds of thousands of new energy workers by 2050, and six workforce priorities: career awareness, pipelines, training and qualification, policy support, retention, and non-traditional pipelines. She highlighted the Nuclear Works career website, the Nuclear Energy Academic Roadmap, the new federal Energy and Natural Resources career cluster, and the Nuclear Uniform Curriculum Program for community colleges. Members asked about AI, robotics, and when training should begin relative to future plant construction; Brady said AI is not expected to replace workers broadly and that training timelines depend on the specific project and staffing plan. Red Wing, Minnesota Mayor Gary Yako described hosting the Prairie Island nuclear generating facility. He said the plant provides a large share of the city’s property tax base, supports well-paid jobs, contributes to local emergency preparedness, and is a strong community partner through donations and employee involvement. He said the city supports relicensing, has regular emergency drills, and has had no issues with dry cask storage. The committee also heard from NEI’s Benton Arnett, who reviewed the current financing landscape, including federal tax credits, DOE loan authority, offtake agreements, and the shift toward project developers and special-purpose vehicles. He said early projects face high first-of-a-kind costs, but federal support and long-term power purchase agreements are helping make projects financeable. Finally, DOE’s Julie Kazeraki described the Office of Energy Dominance Financing and its role in supporting new nuclear, restarts, uprates, and supply chain investments, emphasizing that federal loan and tax-credit tools are intended to reduce upfront risk and improve project affordability.

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• The Interstate Medical License Compact builds on that foundation rather than replacing it.
• And that's what we have to learn: that these are consumable items and they're not replaced.
• And bridge replacement is a priority on this list, and bridges are not cheap.
• And so they're going to wear out, and they're just going to have to be replaced.
• is a piece of infrastructure that does, in fact, wear out regularly and needs to be overhauled or replaced

Keywords: 996, all

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• As is currently required for Chapter 312, as well as the replacement chapter that Senator Schwartner
• authored to replace Chapter 313, the bill implements sensible time constraints on Chapter 380 and 381
• It also focuses on trying to replace many of our aging infrastructure pipelines and improving our water
• . ...plants, replacing some of the ones that are not working or are just about to go out to take care
• Region, which may differ somewhat, but some of the same water infrastructure replacement...

Bills: SJR12, SCR39, SB7, SB8, SB27, SB29, SB125, SB241, SB371, SB396, SB406, SB464, SB568, SB578, SB608, SB617, SB660, SB689, SB693, SB707, SB731, SB732, SB763, SB779, SB836, SB854, SB857, SB875, SB878, SB879, SB906, SB920, SB921, SB922, SB942, SB965, SB985, SB996, SB1029, SB1035, SB1036, SB1059, SB1084, SB1098, SB1101, SB1185, SB1188, SB1321, SB1332, SB1366, SB1388, SB1396, SB1453, SB1484, SB1494, SB1536, SB1563, SB1596, SB1610, SB1619, SB1737, SB1738, SB1741, SB1816, SB1822, SB1841, SB1939, SB2155, SB2188, SB2230, SJR36, SJR12, SJR81, SJR50, SCR22, SCR12, SCR39, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB504, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB241, SB304, SB1023, SB204, SB609, SB670, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB1539, SB447, SB406, SB985, SB1119, SB1505, SB1215, SB1302, SB583, SB673, SB681, SB1172, SB608, SB955, SB957, SB1120, SB541, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB125, SB53, SB1352, SB785, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB414, SB1062, SB578, SB711, SB746, SB942, SB1404, SB1448, SB1738, SB507, SB689, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB763, SB667, SB1059, SB617, SB1567, SB310, SB311, SB505, SB1209, SB1210, SB1470, SB264, SB1029, SB1358, SB1364, SB1569, SB1376, SB1228, SB519, SB878, SB1350, SB462, SB827, SB1585, SB1396, SB920, SB1484, SB1273, SB1741, SB7, SB927, SB1227, SB1229, SB1353, SB1366, SB1464, SB1709, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1772, SB1816, SB1841, SB2188, SB1147, SB879, SB1008, SB1536, SB2016, SB1453, SB1173, SB1163, SB996, SB27, SB568, SB1370, SB1321, SB1101, SB906, SB860, SB1563, SB993, SB693, SB1610, SB1537, SB836, SB1332, SB1307, SB963, SB493, SB922, SB984, SB1084, SB619, SB1098, SB1122, SB455, SB522, SB1057, SB1239, SB1254, SB1255, SB1259, SB1341, SB1664, SB1877, SB464, SB1277, SB32, SB732, SB660, SB731, SB921, SB268, SB1822, SB1188, SB1939, SB1589, SB397, SB1388, SB2230, SB1058, SB1036, SB1267, SB2112, SB1930, SB532, SB1035, SB2155, SB508, SB29, SB292, SB291, SB901, SB1333, SB1436, SB1494, SB964, SB779, SB1378, SB2312, SB1719, SB1386, SB287, SB2143, SB1245, SB261, SB1247, SB1948, SB2406, SB2407, SB1882, SB1197, SB1814, SB618, SB38, SB393, SB2065, SB1371, SB1394, SB1365, SB2243, SB2226, SB2039, SB1919, SB1895, SB1598, SB1493, SB1810, SB1791, SB1706, SB1644, SB1238, SB783, SB458, SB22, SB651, SB897, SB7, SB125, SB578, SB608, SB617, SB763, SB836, SB878, SB906, SB920, SB942, SB985, SB1084, SB1366, SB1388, SB1563, SB1737, SB1738, SB1816, SB1939, SB406, SB689, SR327, SR346, SR351, SR352

Keywords: parental rights, education, constitutional amendment, school choice, child education, border security, southern border, federal immigration policy, illegal immigration, cartels, transnational cartels, fentanyl, drug trafficking, human trafficking, Operation Lone Star, Texas border, National Guard, state guard, border wall, border barriers

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• I ask the unanimous consent of the Senate that the record show that all actions taken for replacing House
• loan fund, which provides low cost financial assistance to water systems to finance and repair and replacement
• I asked Nan's consented that the record show that all actions for replacing.
• The records show that all actions for replacing House Judiciary Committee substitute for House Bill 149
• emphasize this on the floor, the big concern that I initially had is that this somehow would be seen as replacing

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• development, consulting, customization, staff augmentation, and professional services for the ERP replacement
• When asked about the capital investment in the replacement, the witness said most of the investment would
• investment<00:20:50.559><c> in</c><00:20:50.799><c> the</c><00:20:51.159><c> the</c><00:20:51.720><c> replacement
• </c><00:20:52.720><c> what</c> investment in the the replacement what investment in the the replacement

Keywords: This meeting will take place upon adjournment of both chambers today. There is not an exact time, there for the live stream has been created with a place holder time of 4:00 PM est., 958, all

Summary: Chairman Hart called the meeting to order, confirmed a quorum, welcomed Representative Rachel Roarx, and the committee approved the February 11 minutes. The committee then moved through its agenda of PSC and related contract items, including a motion to consider the reviewed contracts without objection. One Department of Highways item was deferred when the virtual representatives were not yet available. The committee first took up Kentucky Housing Corporation contracts. Members questioned outside legal services for foreclosures and bankruptcies, why the work was not handled entirely in-house, and how much of the workload and cost it represented. Witnesses said the agency’s need was largely geographic rather than a lack of expertise, that less than 1% of the loan portfolio is referred out for foreclosures, and that many fees are reimbursable through FHA. Both Kentucky Housing Corporation items were approved. The committee then considered a Department for Community Based Services contract tied to a protest and a temporary renewal with PCG. Witnesses said the contract increase was needed to bridge the gap while the protest and RFP process were unresolved, and that the initial vendor received no funds. The committee approved the item, with Senator Douglas explaining his vote as a preference for straightforward answers. The committee also heard a Northern Kentucky University contract for a Workday ERP replacement, including implementation consulting and separate license fees. University officials explained the move from SAP to Workday, the complexity of the systems, and the need for a consulting partner; they said the total effort would span 10 years and that the contract was priced below comparable institutions. After extensive questioning about cost, budget, and value, the vote ended 4-4 and the chair noted the contract would move forward through the Finance Committee if no disapproval motion was made. Finally, the Office of Inspector General presented a contract for culture change training in nursing facilities funded by civil monetary penalties; witnesses said the goal was to improve staff satisfaction, communication, and resident outcomes, and that the CMP fund balance was about $38 million. Discussion also covered survey backlogs and CMS restrictions on the funds, with the item still under review as the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• programs, but also some additional new kind of specialty programs to address. lead service line replacement
• IIJA funds that we've received for drinking water SRF both in our base program, lead service line replacement
• There's no corresponding lead service line replacement program. within the Clean Water SRF.
• Let's say in our drinking water SRF or our clean water SRF and if they need to replace aging infrastructure
• And so a lot of communities like Houston and others rely on those programs. to replace that infrastructure

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• My question would be: Would that equivalence for the internship be like classroom hours would replace
• internship be like classroom<00:09:33.200><c> hours</c><00:09:33.760><c> would</c><00:09:34.079><c> replace
• </c><00:09:34.839><c> the</c> classroom hours would replace the classroom hours would replace the current
• I understand you correctly, the equivalencies in the internship or the classroom hours would not replace

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 46, which would allow lottery winners of $1 million or more to remain anonymous. After brief discussion and a motion with a second, the committee approved the bill unanimously and sent it to the House floor. Members then heard House Bill 54, a workforce and education measure aimed at aligning dual credit and project-based learning with licensed construction trades and other high-demand careers. The sponsor and witness said the bill is intended to help students meet both education and on-the-job training requirements, address labor shortages, and speed entry into the trades. Several members raised concerns about possible abuse of internships, the need for input from unions and other trade groups, and the amount of authority left to the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction to write regulations. The sponsor said the bill does not replace current hands-on training requirements and expressed willingness to continue discussions. The committee passed the bill, with some members explaining their votes as conditional or in hopes of further amendments. The committee also approved House Bill 261, which would let retired CPAs provide certain uncompensated services, such as nonprofit work, while retaining their CPA designation, and would create a retirement-based CPE waiver for those limited services. A question from Representative Donworth focused on how retired CPAs would disclose their status to nonprofits; the board representative said retired status is noted in board records, but there is currently no separate requirement governing use of the CPA designation. The bill passed. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 262, which would remove restrictions on small CPA firm names after an owner dies or retires. The sponsor said Kentucky is an outlier because current law requires the remaining owner to change the firm name. The bill passed unanimously. After that, the chair turned the gavel over to the vice chair and began presenting House Bill 306, which would change engineering education requirements for licensure, especially to help Eastern Kentucky University fire protection engineering technology graduates qualify for licensure in Kentucky rather than leaving the state. The sponsor and witnesses explained that the bill would not change the rest of the PE licensure pathway, only the education component, and said most other states already allow this route. Members noted that engineers may have concerns and encouraged continued discussions before the bill advances further.

Transcript Highlights:

• So the you replaced line 60 through 61 and you that replaced line 60 through 61 and you that replaced
• and then with that was already in there and then with that was already in there and then with the replacement
• and I think it's similar the replacement and I think it's similar the replacement and I think it's similar
• This le legislation is an effort to replace put guard rails on a current to replace put guard rails on
• And this amendment uh replaces language in the amendment uh replaces language in the amendment uh replaces

Bills: SB 1, HB 500, SB 1, HB 1400, HB 1094, HB 365, HB 1109, HB 647, HB 500

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption

Transcript Highlights:

• Basically, in executive sessions, because there's really no need to replace yourself for a day just at
• Otherwise, they cannot assign any replacements. efficient Bill files do not leave the efficient Bill
• policy if you can't make it replacement policy if you can't make it to<02:32:15.800><c> a</c><02:32:
• </c> there's really no need to replace there's really no need to replace yourself<02:32:24.479><c> for
• all right let's touch on Replacements all right let's touch on public<02:32:41.120><c> hearings</c><

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Transportation Committee met for an opening/orientation session in which members introduced themselves and explained their interest in the committee. Several members noted backgrounds in trucking, piloting, boating, motorcycles, road safety, or constituent concerns about transportation issues. The chair also noted several absent members and said the committee would first hear agency presentations before covering committee procedures. The Department of Safety gave the main presentation, outlining its seven divisions and how they relate to transportation policy and the Highway Fund. The assistant commissioner emphasized that Highway Fund revenue supports both the Department of Transportation and the Department of Safety, with collections coming largely from the road toll/gas tax, DMV fees, and the new electric vehicle surcharge. He also noted that 12% of Highway Fund revenues go to local road repair through the DOT Betterment Fund, and warned that the fund has had a structural deficit for several biennia, requiring General Fund transfers that may be uncertain this session. He said the department aims to provide data and fiscal context on legislation and fiscal notes. State Police then provided a detailed overview of its structure and operations, including the Operations Bureau, Investigative Services Bureau, and Justice Information Bureau. Testimony highlighted Troop G’s role in vehicle inspections, commercial motor vehicle enforcement, fraud investigations, and consumer complaint handling, as well as statewide staffing shortages. The division reported rising calls for service, motor vehicle stops, DWI arrests, and other arrests despite a vacancy rate of about 17%. It also described aviation, K-9, bomb squad, special events response, SWAT, narcotics, major crime, forensic laboratory, and other specialized units, with statistics on drug seizures, investigations, and lab workload. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during this portion of the meeting.

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• IT REPLACES THE USF INSTITUTE WITH THE DAVID LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF TEACHING WITHIN USF

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• So I move that we replace the amendment adopted by the Senate with a conference committee amendment that

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The conference committee on House Bill 1460 met to reconcile amendments between the House and Senate. Members discussed keeping the Senate’s other changes, including provisions related to electronic devices and federal-regulation-related language, but restoring the study that had been removed from Section 3. After clarifying the proper motion with the clerk, a conference committee amendment was proposed to retain the amended material in Section 2 and add back the legislative management study in Section 3. The committee took a roll call vote on the motion, and it passed 6-0-0. Senator Lee agreed to serve as the Senate carrier for the bill. The meeting then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• One note that I would make is that the amendment that you're looking at here replaces section one in
• This is just how OS prints out the amendment; they don't replace the whole bill.
• section one in looking at here replaces section one in the<00:23:26.600><c> bill</c><00:23:26.880><c
• the whole bill um but this replace the whole bill um but this section<00:23:40.600><c> was</c><00:23
• The amendment changes the original bill, replacing some wording.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Environment and Agriculture Committee opened by noting member absences and then reviewed the governor’s HB 2 trailer bill language creating a solid waste site evaluation committee. The chair explained that Finance would want the committee’s input on the proposal and also announced a temporary change to the committee’s schedule, with additional Wednesday meetings planned around school vacation. The committee then moved into a work session on several bills. On HB 150, Representative Ktoa offered a simple amendment changing food-processing language from “washed and rinsed” to “cleaned and sanitized” in the processing area. Members agreed the change better matched food safety practice, and the committee indicated support for advancing the bill. On HB 307, dealing with homestead food production areas, members discussed proposed amendment language that would add clearer sanitary requirements, including handwashing access, sanitary storage, sanitizable food-contact surfaces, and pest exclusion. The committee also discussed whether to replace “potentially hazardous food” with “time temperature control safe food,” but several members favored keeping the existing term because it is already well defined in food safety law. The bill was held for further amendment work rather than being executed immediately. The committee spent substantial time on solid waste legislation. For HB 479, members recalled a prior plan for a letter to the solid waste working group and agreed to proceed with the bill in executive session, with an offer of drafting help from Representative Bixby. For HB 77, which would require DES to establish site-specific setback distances for proposed new landfills, Representative Penza said his amendment was not ready yet but was close, and the bill was left for further discussion. The most detailed discussion was on HB 2115, which would require landfill permit applicants to submit a report on the project’s harms and benefits. Representative Germana explained an amendment that would replace section one, expand the list of benefits to include economic potential and infrastructure improvements, and set up a third-party review process in which the applicant submits a list of reviewers, DES screens the list, and the commissioner selects a reviewer if no agreement is reached within 60 days. Members asked about who could serve as contractors, whether they had to be local, and how DES would judge qualifications; the response was that environmental engineering and similar firms could be used, local or outside the community, and that the process would remain somewhat flexible. Representative H. Haskins asked whether the legislature or subcommittee would be formally notified of preliminary review problems, and the chair said no additional notification process would be built in beyond existing practice. The committee planned to continue work on the bills in upcoming executive sessions, including after school break.

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• by solar panels using free, abundant, and unlimited energy coming from the sun into the state will replace
• from the sun into the energy coming from the sun into the state state state will<00:50:37.920><c> replace
• > 1,000</c><00:50:39.240><c> kilowatt</c><00:50:39.840><c> hours</c><00:50:40.320><c> of</c> will replace
• 1,000 kilowatt hours of will replace 1,000 kilowatt hours of energy energy energy generated<00:50:42.640
• it and make it would repeal and replace it and make it in<02:06:44.040><c> the</c><02:06:44.120><c>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• This is not intended to permanently replace federal funding.
• </c><01:52:52.600><c> It</c><01:52:52.720><c> provides</c> replace federal funding.
• It provides replace federal funding.
• Now, we're not asking the state Legislature to replace the nine million dollars.
• Now, we're not asking the state Legislature to replace the nine million dollars.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• for in what my is a good replacement for in what my opinion<00:59:49.760><c> of</c><00:59:50.319><c>
• One of the changes is just technical for sections six and 8 to replace mental illness with a more holistic
• /c><01:15:34.719><c> to</c> technical for section six and 8 to technical for section six and 8 to replace
• 35.840><c> illness</c><01:15:36.480><c> with</c><01:15:36.640><c> a</c><01:15:36.880><c> more</c> replace
• mental illness with a more replace mental illness with a more holistic<01:15:37.440><c> term</c><01:

Bills: HF3635, HF3638

Keywords: teacher mobility, interstate compact, licensure, military spouses, education, teacher regulation, teacher qualifications, state sovereignty, educator licensing, paraprofessional credentials, mental health, professional development, data sharing, 1183, house

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• Um, but I don't see it replacing, I mean, this is just my opinion.
• I don't see how it's going to replace all of that in four years. Okay. Um, I'll let Dr.
• </c><00:36:46.160><c> Um</c><00:36:47.520><c> uh</c> replaced by a robot surgically.
• Um uh replaced by a robot surgically.
• What happens when robots can replace those workers?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um food shelves are not designed to replace SNAP.
• Um food shelves are not designed to replace SNAP.
• </c> food shelves are not designed to replace food shelves are not designed to replace SNAP.<01:25:53.960
• Minnesotans are resilient, but resilience does not replace infrastructure.
• </c> resilience does not replace resilience does not replace infrastructure. infrastructure. infrastructure

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Why are we removing or are we replacing it and making improvements with new pipelines, which is greatly
• Does that include the roof replacement? Because previous funds were lapsed, I believe.
• Does that uncover the roof replacement?
• Because previous funds were replacement?
• </c><01:58:05.360><c> or</c><01:58:05.599><c> they</c> vacant have been either replaced or they vacant

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Stokes baskets, for instance, last, you know, that's not something you have to replace that often, but
• They have to be replaced. Fifteen sounds like a lot, but we teach a rescue class.
• So if somebody gets in trouble, uh, you know, they're kind of replacing like the Garmin inReaches for
• like the Garmin in kind of replacing like the Garmin in reaches<01:04:43.359><c> for</c><01:04:43.520
• </c><01:20:57.600><c> Blackhawk</c> aircraft that replaces the Blackhawk aircraft that replaces the Blackhawk

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the August minutes, and heard a brief announcement from Senator Richardson about the Missing in America Project interring unclaimed veterans’ remains at the Western Kentucky Veterans Cemetery in Hopkinsville. He read the names of several veterans being laid to rest with military honors, and the chair thanked the volunteers involved in the effort. The main presentation was an update on Kentucky’s urban search and rescue program from the Department of Military Affairs and Kentucky Emergency Management. Officials said the program is being built around two regional task force hubs, a helicopter aquatic rescue team, an incident support team, and a rescue aid fund for local search and rescue units. They reported that the $8.3 million appropriated for the program in the 2025 budget was fully executed, that $482,670 of the rescue aid fund went to 29 local teams, and that $493,592 has already been allocated in the current year to 36 teams. They also described warehouse and equipment purchases, staffing with full-time and part-time personnel, and a new training site on state property for collapsed-structure and multi-agency exercises. Officials said the program has already been used in recent disasters, including flood response and urban search and rescue operations in several parts of the state, and claimed the effort has impacted more than 1,500 citizens through rescues, evacuations, and related assistance. They said the helicopter aquatic rescue team is fully operational, the task force roster should be finalized by January, incident support should be online by April, and the full program should be deployable by June 30 or July 1, 2026. Members asked about statewide response times, K-9 search capabilities, and the long-term cost of the program, including concerns about reliance on federal matching funds. The presenters said K-9 assets will be part of the task force, that pre-positioning during forecasted storms can reduce response times significantly, and that they would provide more detailed budget information later.

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• That language was completely replaced by Representative Cordelli's amendment, which is what he's been
• </c><00:30:48.880><c> by</c> that language was completely replaced by that language was completely replaced
• So number one, your replace-all amendment for Representative—I don't want to mispronounce your name.
• So number one, your replace-all amendment for Representative—I don't want to mispronounce your name.
• ><c> all</c><01:58:10.480><c> amendment</c> number one, your replace all amendment number one, your replace

Keywords: 1191, senate, all