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• I am honored to introduce my legislative intern, Sarah Pouladegh, to the Assembly.
• Assembly Concurrent Resolution 193 by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry relative to International Year of
• I rise today to present Assembly Concurrent Resolution 193 proclaiming 2026 as the International Year
• The United Nations designated 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer to shine a light on
• The International Year of the Woman Farmer gives us an opportunity not only to recognize their contributions

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• I would like to make—an intern would require me to hire someone with state funds.
• I would like to make—an intern would require me to hire someone with state funds, so contractually perhaps
• instead of an intern.
• I mean, it needs to be, if it's having me hire someone as an intern, then I need to put them on as an
• .' ...of the workload, and just leave out 'in the form of an intern.'

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from its February 13, 2020 meeting, with a correction changing a reference from the America 250 subcommittee to the America 250 Council. Members then received a financial update showing remaining balances in the commemorative and celebration funds, with discussion that some unspent celebration money could revert to the commemorative fund. Haley Domgaard also reported that seven grant applications had made it through scoring and could be approved for disbursement, with additional applications still being reviewed. The committee considered several America 250 spending requests. A proposal to fund special “I Voted” commemorative stickers for counties at a cost of $12,992 was debated, with concerns raised about whether the state should pay for something counties normally print themselves and whether funds should be reserved for later needs. After a roll call vote, the motion failed on a 3-3 tie. Members also discussed the Capitol Celebration and ambassador program, including plans for events, booths, a scavenger hunt, music, food trucks, and school outreach tied to the Liberty Bell and other America 250 activities. A major portion of the meeting focused on the Liberty Bell project, including a custom trailer and steel transport stand to move the replica bell safely around the state. Officials explained the trailer would be decorated to resemble a coach, that the bell is very heavy, and that the stand and trailer were needed to prevent damage during travel. The committee also heard updates on the Governor’s Task Force, White House-related America 250 initiatives, and a proposed Liberty Grove tree-planting project with the Department of Lands. The committee approved grant disbursements for Blaine County and the cities of Dietrich, Grace, Nespers, Orofino, Pierce, and Twin Falls, and tentatively scheduled its next meeting for March 23 before adjourning.

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• Kumar is the founder of the Hawaii Gandhi International Institute for Peace, and he laid its foundation
• He further expanded international and national connections as president of the Indian-American Friendship
• He further expanded international and national connections as president of the Indian-American Friendship
• He further expanded international and national connections as president of the Indian-American Friendship
• He further expanded international and national connections as president of the Indian-American Friendship

Bills: HB9 , SB2069 , SB2342 , SB2861 , SB3123 , SB2623 , SB585 , SB2211 , SB2446 , SB2919 , SB2125 , SB2116 , SB2999 , SB2656 , SB2001 , SB3169

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• Arwari attended medical school at the University of Arizona, interned in internal medicine at Tulane,
• Whereas Arizona serves as a strategic gateway for international commerce between the United States and
• Therefore, Representative Tony Rivero, chairman of the Arizona House Committee on International Trade
• Thousands of Guatemalans call Arizona home, and for us nerds who are involved in the international arena
• And for us nerds who are involved in the international arena, why is Guatemala so important to our country

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and a series of guest introductions and personal privilege remarks recognizing visitors, health care advocates, short-term rental representatives, firefighters, and a Guatemalan ambassador, along with a proclamation affirming Arizona’s bilateral relationship with Guatemala. Members also announced committee meetings, and the chamber later recessed and reconvened before adjournment. The main floor action came in Committee of the Whole, where the House considered and gave do pass recommendations to HB 2029 (water grant application details), HB 2045 (addressing drive-by shootings), HB 2062 (Buffalo Soldiers monument), HB 2126 as amended (with a floor amendment after discussion with the ACO Association), and HB 2131 (criminal justice-related, described briefly as targeting “bad guys”). The Committee of the Whole report was adopted and those bills were sent to engrossing. The House then took up HB 2792, an emergency measure on property tax exemptions for veterans, and passed it 57-0, with members from both parties praising the bill as veteran tax relief and a cleanup of prior budget language. The chamber also adopted HCR 2043, which applies to Congress to call an Article V convention for a constitutional amendment imposing term limits on members of Congress; it passed 33-24 after extended debate, with supporters arguing for term limits and opponents warning about the risks of a constitutional convention and urging Arizona to impose term limits on itself first.

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• Arwari attended medical school at the University of Arizona, interned in internal medicine at Tulane,
• Whereas Arizona serves as a strategic gateway for international commerce between the United States and
• Therefore, Representative Tony Rivero, chairman of the Arizona House Committee on International Trade
• Thousands of Guatemalans call Arizona home, and for us nerds who are involved in the international arena
• And for us nerds who are involved in the international arena, why is Guatemala so important to our country

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• Airports Association; Ed Rose, president of the Arizona Airports Association; Gladys Brown, Yuma International
• Porter, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport; Michael Hill, Sunt Corporation; and Russ Sanders, McCarthy
• Transparency, and the rule of law; and whereas the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding
• connectivity, desist from any unnecessary and disproportionate use of lethal force, and adhere to international
• As it was reported by the Associated Press over the weekend, an internal memo in the ICE or Homeland

Summary: The Arizona Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and approval of the journal. The chamber then recognized several guest groups and proclamations, including Alzheimer’s Association advocates, Arizona Society of CPAs members, the Arizona Airports Association, and students from Onyose Day Academy. A proclamation was read declaring January 26, 2006, as Arizona Aviation Day, highlighting the economic and public-safety importance of Arizona’s aviation sector and its airports. The bulk of the meeting consisted of points of personal privilege and floor statements, many focused on condemning recent deaths and injuries involving federal immigration enforcement actions in Arizona and other states. Senators called for investigations, transparency, due process, and an end to what they described as excessive force and warrantless enforcement. One senator also read a resolution supporting human rights and the people of Iran, condemning state violence and supporting secular protections and international accountability. The chamber also handled routine business, including gubernatorial nominations, which were referred to the appropriate committees, and the introduction and first reading of numerous bills and resolutions covering topics such as taxes, education, immigration, elections, health care, water, labor, housing, firearms, and appropriations. After committee announcements, the Senate adopted a motion to adjourn and recessed/adjourned until Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.

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• Airports Association; Ed Rose, president of the Arizona Airports Association; Gladys Brown, Yuma International
• Porter, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport; Michael Hill, Sunt Corporation; and Russ Sanders, McCarthy
• interesting... ...transparency, and the rule of law; and whereas the United Nations Independent International
• connectivity, desist from any unnecessary and disproportionate use of lethal force, and adhere to international
• As it was reported by the Associated Press over the weekend, an internal memo in the ICE or Homeland

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• So the board, um, internal management works through all that and once that board approval process is
• </c><00:04:40.479><c> governance</c> through their internal governance through their internal governance
• So the board<00:04:43.680><c> um</c><00:04:44.400><c> internal</c><00:04:44.880><c> management</c><00
• :04:45.759><c> works</c> board um internal management works board um internal management works through
• And again, after that goes through the bank's internal governance process, and usually that would include

Committee: Joint Business and Financial Institutions

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• As an international program, I want to emphasize that Washington state employers and universities are
• Our globally recognized Pearson Edexcel international pathway and qualifications...
• Our globally recognized Pearson Edexcel international pathway and qualifications are being studied by
• I'd like to highlight the key skills and outcomes of the Pearson Edexcel International Pathway.
• In conclusion, adopting the Pearson Edexcel International Pathway is a forward-thinking decision.

Bills: SB6078 , SB6089 , SB5859 , SB5861 , SB6065 , SB5956 , SB5901

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

Keywords: SB 6078, child care, childcare, daycare, licensed child care provider, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, DCYF, prelicensing, licensing support, resource guide, child care center, family home child care, family home provider, outdoor nature-based child care, school-age child care, early learning, provider application, local permit notice, city permit, county permit

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• HB 2233 would put public state universities in the business of monitoring the speech of every international
• Dissenting voices, politically unpopular voices, the voices of international students, the voices of
• They'll be surveilling different sorts of international student groups who include citizens.
• They'll be surveilling different sorts of international student groups who include citizens.
• I believe that the immigrant community and the Black and brown and immigrant and international students

Bills: SB2972 , SB1909 , SB2815 , SB735 , SB2233 , SB800 , SB1069 , SB2683 , SB2986 , SB2058 , SB2310 , SB2055 , SB1032

Committees: Senate Education , Senate Education K-16

Summary: The Senate Education K-16 Committee heard several bills before recessing to the floor, with most measures left pending subject to the call of the chair. SB 2986 would allow public schools and universities to permit after-hours facility use by religious groups on the same terms as other nonprofits, and SB 1032 would open the Governor’s University Research Initiative to private and independent universities; both had committee substitutes adopted and were left pending after brief testimony. Supporters of SB 1032 from Rice and Baylor said the change would help Texas recruit top researchers and strengthen the state’s research economy. The committee also heard SB 2058, which would require the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to publish annual data on nursing clinical training sites to improve placement coordination, and SB 2683, which would bar public colleges from giving benefits or recognition to student organizations that receive support from foreign entities of concern; both were left pending after testimony. A large portion of the meeting focused on SB 2233, which would require public institutions of higher education to adopt policies prohibiting students or employees on nonimmigrant visas from publicly supporting terrorist activity or organizations, with enforcement through investigations, reporting to Homeland Security, and possible Attorney General action and fines. The author said the bill was intended to reinforce existing federal definitions and campus safety, while senators questioned the bill’s scope, the definition of terrorist activity, and the clause tied to U.S. policy or practice. Public witnesses, including civil rights advocates, law students, and others, argued the bill was vague, overbroad, unconstitutional, and likely to chill protected speech and increase surveillance of international students and Black and brown communities; several Jewish witnesses also said the bill misused Jewish safety concerns and could be used for viewpoint discrimination. SB 2233 was left pending after public testimony. The committee then took up SB 735, which builds on prior Holocaust education legislation by funding optional age-appropriate and bilingual curriculum, museum field trips, teacher preparation partnerships, annual reporting, and regional collaboration with Holocaust museums and education service centers. The author and invited witnesses said the bill responds to survey findings showing uneven Holocaust instruction and a need for better teacher training and accountability. A fifth-grade teacher and the director of the Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio testified in support, emphasizing the need for accurate, age-appropriate instruction and professional development. The committee recessed before finishing the agenda, and SB 735 was set to resume after the floor session.

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• Can you start thinking internally? Because then dates start coming up.
• The Inspector General Division is also known as the internal audit department.
• These internal controls include a complex environment of federal, state, and local laws...
• These internal controls include a complex environment of federal, state, and local laws, regulations,
• From March through April, the clerk's staff prepare the board-funded budget internally, and by May 1

Summary: The Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee met to review how county budgets are developed and how constitutional officers fit into that process. Davin Suggs of the Florida Association of Counties gave an overview of county budgeting, explaining the statutory framework, the role of property taxes and TRIM notices, the fiscal-year timeline, fund balances and reserves, and the Department of Revenue’s oversight. He emphasized that county budgets include the board’s budget plus the budgets of constitutional officers, and that relationships and communication are critical to resolving budget issues. A panel of constitutional officers then described their offices’ budget processes and responsibilities: Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons discussed law enforcement budgeting and the importance of negotiated agreements with county commissions; Alachua County Property Appraiser Aisha Solomon explained the June 1 budget deadline, valuation methods, and the appeal process for property assessments; Manatee County Clerk and Comptroller Angelina Coleniso outlined the clerk’s court and finance duties, the county-side budget process, and the clerk’s personal liability under section 129.09 for unlawful expenditures; Leon County Supervisor of Elections Mark Early described the cyclical nature of election costs, staffing, equipment, and the impact of turnout and election law changes; and Columbia County Tax Collector Kyle Keene explained that tax collectors’ budgets are reviewed by the Department of Revenue, with fee offices funding themselves through service charges and budget offices relying on county support. Members asked about personal liability for unlawful spending, conflicts between clerks and county commissions, property valuation and storm damage adjustments, reserve levels, and whether tax collectors can retain excess fees. Responses noted that clerks must refuse illegal expenditures, property appraisers use market-based assessments with VAB and court review available, counties should maintain healthy fund balances for cash flow and emergencies, and tax collectors generally must zero out year-end balances and distribute excess revenues to taxing authorities. The committee took no votes and adjourned after thanking the panelists for their testimony.

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• He notes that the report contains 13 internal control comments, including two material weaknesses.
• If you turn to the table of contents, you can see this report contains 13 internal control comments.
• The report contains 13 internal control comments.
• This observation discusses the need for the commission to strengthen internal controls over the NextG
• This process, expected to be performed by the system, included the design of internal controls and the

Summary: The committee first approved the June 20, 2025 minutes, with several members abstaining, and then adopted the consent calendar after removing items 223 and 224 under tab five, item 222 under tab six, and item 231 under tab seven. The committee also noted that an old business item related to YDC claims administration would be removed at a future meeting because the fiscal year had closed and no further committee action was needed. The main substantive discussion centered on Department of Health and Human Services requests. Item FIS-223 would fund a shared database between the Department of Education and HHS to identify children eligible for the summer EBT program; members asked whether it could also help with Medicaid or school reimbursement tracking, but the witness said the item was specifically for summer EBT and that broader integration questions would need follow-up with Education and Medicaid staff. The committee then adopted the item, with Representative Mooney voting no. Item FIS-224 concerned the phrase "high quality services" in child care-related funding; HHS said the standards come from the federal Office of Child Care, and the committee adopted the item. Item FIS-222 related to Money Follows the Person; HHS explained it is a 100% federally funded program that supports transitions from institutions to community living with services such as housing navigation, furnishings, and case management. Members questioned the scale and cost of the program, and HHS said the initial federal award was $5 million, with additional federal IT funding later approved; the committee adopted the item, again with Representative Mooney voting no. Under tab seven, the committee discussed item 231 involving ARPA funds and the YDC project. The Department of Administrative Services explained that recent Treasury guidance allows leftover ARPA dollars from approved projects to be repurposed only for additional work on already approved projects, not new projects. Members asked about whether the project was over budget and whether some items had been in the original plan; officials said the work reflected add alternates from the original bid and that the project was on track to meet the deadline. The committee adopted the item. The meeting then moved to the audit presentation on the New Hampshire Liquor Commission’s fiscal year 2024 management letter, which identified 13 internal control comments, including two material weaknesses, largely tied to the new NextG system. Recommendations included strengthening controls, formal risk assessment, reconciliations to New Hampshire First, cash receipt controls, subsidiary ledgers, SOC reports for vendors, internal audit functions, lease accounting, gift card breakage reporting, and IT security and access controls. The Liquor Commission said it concurred with most findings, described the system transition as successful overall, and said remediation would continue; committee members asked for estimated completion dates for audit findings and discussed the need for more regular follow-up on audit issues and budget monitoring.

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• Despite UC's internal budget plan, if the state's budget plan for UC is adopted, UC will need to reduce
• This is not a climate in which international students are feeling particularly welcome.
• Roughly 60% of our system-wide non-resident students are international students. Okay.
• We have 36,000 international students in the UC system right now.
• I just want to clarify, the 60% system-wide international figure, that is for undergraduates?

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• The next slide gives us another indicator, which is the number of emergency permits and intern documents
• And then you also mentioned interns have high turnover rates.
• Of the programs that we've listed here, Are those intern programs the ones with the highest turnover
• Why do we have more interns in emergency permits and waivers in our highest need schools compared to
• I wish the state also had the resources to do all of that internally.

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• So there is a lot of international harmonization on this topic.
• So there's a lot of international harmonization on this topic, and also other relevant regulation and
• On designing medicines, Lilly runs AI models trained on decades of internal experimental data.
• Definitely something that we think a lot and discuss a lot about internally.
• Definitely something that we think a lot and discuss a lot about internally.

Summary: The hearing focused on how artificial intelligence is being used across California’s life sciences sector, from research and drug discovery to digital health, medical devices, and patient care. Chair Ward and Chair Bauer-Kahan opened by emphasizing California’s leadership in biotech, the need to preserve that ecosystem, and the importance of balancing innovation with privacy, consumer protection, and equitable access. They also highlighted the potential role of public compute and public-private partnerships, including CalCompute, in keeping California competitive. The first panel featured representatives from UCSF, the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Dr. Ida Sim described AI-enabled digital health tools, including sensor-based blood pressure monitoring and efforts to connect wearable data with electronic health records through open infrastructure. Dr. Karen Knudson focused on cancer, saying AI can accelerate drug discovery, improve learning from every patient, and expand clinical trial access. Dr. Shankar Sundaram discussed AI for public health and biosecurity, including outbreak prediction, antibody redesign, and the need to unlock data, expand compute access, and support public health agencies. Panelists also discussed privacy, HIPAA/CMIA protections, open-source versus closed models, validation, and the need for faster, more modern FDA pathways. The second panel included speakers from Pangea Data, Dexcom, Eli Lilly Ventures, and Twist Bioscience. Dr. Vibhur Gupta described AI systems that identify care gaps in electronic health records and argued for reimbursement frameworks that would let such tools scale beyond large health systems into rural care. Dexcom’s Ginny Hu explained how the company uses AI in its continuous glucose monitoring products, with strong FDA-aligned verification, validation, cybersecurity, human oversight, and post-market monitoring. Eli Lilly’s Danjima Corliss emphasized AI as a scientific collaborator in drug discovery and highlighted Lilly’s high-performance computing investments in California. The discussion continued to return to data access, model transparency, regulatory modernization, and how California can support innovation while protecting patients.

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• Yeah, so when you say abroad, is that international? Is that preparation international?
• Whether it’s California, U.S., or international, the requirements stay the same.
• Yeah, let me follow up on the international nursing program.
• We actually have a designated international licensing unit that works specifically with the international
• I'm also certified by the IVCA, the International Veterinary Chiropractic Association.

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• Yeah, so when you say abroad, is that international? Is that preparation international?
• Everybody is licensed under the same requirements, whether it's California, U.S., or international.
• Yeah, let me follow up on the international nursing program.
• We actually have a designated international licensing unit that works specifically with the international
• I'm also certified by the IVCA, the International Veterinary Chiropractic Association.

Summary: The joint Assembly and Senate Business and Professions sunset oversight hearing focused first on the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), with chairs emphasizing oversight, consumer protection, workforce access, and the need to evaluate whether licensing boards are functioning efficiently. BRN leadership reported major process improvements since the last sunset review, including faster license processing, streamlined enforcement, improved consumer satisfaction, and growth in nursing education enrollment. Members questioned the board extensively about nurse practitioner scope and supervision, international licensure, online nursing programs and clinical placements, military pathways, the 30-unit LVN-to-RN option, workforce shortages, diversity in nursing, and retention of new graduates. The board explained California’s tiered APRN system, the NCLEX and national certification requirements, clinical hour standards, and its role in approving programs and assigning nursing education consultants. Public testimony on the BRN was mixed: nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, and nurse anesthetist groups largely supported the sunset report and especially the proposed APRN-to-RN delegation language, while physician and hospital stakeholders raised concerns about out-of-state NP practice, specialty delegation, ratios, and the need for regulatory parity and clearer standards. Higher education representatives urged reduced duplication in documentation, more flexible clinical placement rules, and better coordination to address bottlenecks in placements and faculty hiring. The committee did not take a vote during the excerpted BRN discussion. The hearing then moved to the Physical Therapy Board of California, where the board’s president began an overview of the board’s mission, structure, vacancies, and public-protection role under the Physical Therapy Practice Act. The transcript excerpt ends before substantive questioning, testimony, or any action on the physical therapy item is shown.

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• Uh, I won't make y'all come up interns.
• I do appreciate the introductions of the intern and Odette.
• Uh the work product today is primarily the work product of our intern.
• I do appreciate the introductions of the intern and Odette.
• Uh, the work product today is primarily the work product of our intern.

Summary: The meeting began with quorum, approval of the prior minutes, and an announcement that the June meeting had been canceled and replaced by this combined May/June meeting; the next official PPOB meeting was announced for July 21 at 2:30. Staff then gave an overview of the Public Pension Oversight Board’s required actuarial audit process, explaining that House Bill 238 requires a review every five years of the retirement systems’ actuarial assumptions and methods, funded by the systems themselves. The presentation distinguished this audit from a financial or forensic audit, described the three possible audit levels (full replication, limited/spot review, or basic review), and noted that the last audit in 2021 was a level one performed by Milleman Consulting at a cost of about $190,000. Members discussed timing for the next audit cycle, with a request to LRC likely needed in July or August to target the June 30, 2026 valuation, and several members expressed interest in another level one review. Questions also addressed whether prior audits found major issues; staff said the 2021 review was generally clean but recommended more consistency in reporting and assumptions across systems. The committee then welcomed new staff and interns, including Odet Guanzi of KPPPA and Team Kentucky intern Amamira Bowman. Bo Barnes of the Teachers Retirement System presented an overview of the statutory framework for reemployment after retirement under KRS 161.605. He explained that the law is intended to let retirees return to help with staffing needs, do so in an actuarially sound way through required contributions, and keep TRS compliant with federal tax rules for a qualified plan under section 401(a). Barnes described the required breaks in service and earnings limits for retirees returning part-time or full-time, including the three-month or 12-month break depending on the employer, the 6,900-day limit, and the daily wage threshold based on years of service. He also noted a lightly used critical shortage program that allows school districts to hire retirees without a wage cap, while still observing the break-in-service rules. Members asked questions about who decides the scope and level of the actuarial audit, how the audit would treat leave balances and other benefit-related items, and whether the prior level one audit identified substantial problems. Staff said the committee would request the audit, but LRC would handle contracting, and that the audit scope could include items like sick leave and annual leave costs if requested. On the reemployment topic, Barnes emphasized that the rules are designed to avoid pre-arranged retire-and-return arrangements that could jeopardize TRS’s tax-qualified status. No formal votes were taken beyond approving the minutes, and the meeting concluded with the presentations and discussion of these pension oversight issues.

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• Under current rules, intern credentials never expire.
• Consequently, the intern registration becomes an outlier in our jurisdiction. never expire.
• <c> an</c><00:10:10.320><c> outlier</c> intern registration becomes an outlier intern registration becomes
• </c><00:11:03.440><c> It</c><00:11:03.680><c> establishes</c> The intern to renew annually.
• Senator Kupec, this seems like a good way to facilitate having interns participate.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• Currently, DES has to create internal firewalls between and amongst staff and leadership.
• Currently, DES has to create internal firewalls between and amongst staff and leadership.
• So, you know, he or internal firewalls.
• </c> have an internal appeals process. have an internal appeals process.
• ><c> companies</c> the international shipping companies the international shipping companies like<00:

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources