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KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • across Different needs that are needed across here, uh, that need to be addressed.
  • It can go where there is a need. If there's a need in Ren County, we can go there.
  • the needs go.
  • the needs go.
  • our capacity because we need that. our capacity because we need that.
Summary: The Kentucky Housing Task Force met and heard first from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, which presented findings from a housing study done with the Home Builders Association. The chamber said housing is now a major economic-development issue, citing survey results that 90% of community leaders said their region could not absorb a major job announcement and 66% said housing is holding back Kentucky’s economy. The chamber described Kentucky’s housing shortage, rising home prices, declining permits since 2008, and the need for more production to support growth. It urged policy changes including zoning and land-use reform, tax incentives, regional approaches, and especially a residential infrastructure fund modeled on Indiana’s low-interest loan program to help communities finance roads and other infrastructure needed for new housing. Members asked about the severity of the problem, workforce shortages in permitting and construction, the loan interest rate, repayment, and whether Kentucky could replicate Indiana’s results; the witness said the issue is a crisis and that the program would be a revolving public-private partnership, likely around 3% interest, with implementation details still to be worked out. The Kentucky Bankers Association then testified that the housing gap is especially acute for households at 80% of area median income and below, which it said represents about 70% of Kentucky’s housing need. It emphasized that the shortage affects both urban and rural counties and pointed to examples such as Rowan County, where workers at major employers must commute long distances because local housing is unavailable or unaffordable. The bankers said high interest rates remain a major barrier and proposed a $20 million bank commitment for a revolving fund tied to tax credits to finance new housing, not refinances. They cited Hope of the Midwest as an example of a successful tax-credit housing model with a long track record and no defaults, and said the proposal would leverage public-private partnerships to create new units. Committee members questioned how the proposed fund would compare with industrial revenue bonds and whether it could be structured like Kentucky’s tobacco settlement fund, with seed money, a review board, scoring criteria, and possible population thresholds to ensure smaller communities benefit. The bankers said the proposal would be another tool for cities and counties, specifically tied to residential infrastructure, and that larger cities should not be able to capture all of the resources. No formal votes or actions were taken during this portion of the meeting.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We need to put housing needs of Minnesotans above political needs of government.
  • We need to put housing needs of Minnesotans above political needs of government.
  • We need to put housing needs of Minnesotans above political needs of government.
  • We need to put housing needs of Minnesotans above political needs of government.
  • We need to put housing needs of Minnesotans above political needs of government.
Bills: HF3902, HF3895
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division III (03/21/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
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  • not anticipated that we need not anticipated that we need administrative<01:03:20.520> rules<
  • walner I think that's something we need walner I think that's something we need to<01:30:57.560>
  • <01:31:55.280> if<01:31:55.520> if we would need need to find money if if we would
  • assessments they already need to inform assessments they already need to inform courts<01:38:48.880>
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first recessed briefly, then took up HB 570, the prescription drug affordability board (PDAB). The chair and several members discussed the House amendment to repeal the board, which removed the fiscal note. The main concern raised was that the PDAB had not yet produced a clear business case showing value for the taxpayer investment, despite several years of work and four annual reports. Supporters of the repeal said the board’s recent report was largely redundant and that the board should either demonstrate a strong return on investment or be shut down; others cautioned against discarding the program too quickly and urged more time to refine the mission and legislative language. No vote was taken, and the committee appeared to agree to retain the bill for further work, with the possibility of revisiting it in a formal executive session on Tuesday. Members also shifted into discussion of HB 2, beginning with Section 85 on opioid abatement trust fund dollars for shelter programs. Department of Health and Human Services officials explained that the provision would provide $10 million from the opioid abatement trust fund, replacing general funds in the governor’s budget, while also noting an additional $2.5 million prioritized needs request for shelter care that was already fully funded. Committee members asked about shelter bed capacity, job placement efforts, and the remaining balance in the opioid fund; DHHS said there are 934 contracted beds and that case management includes help with housing and employment. Officials also said the current proposed budget includes another $1 million later in HB 2 from the opioid fund. The committee then began discussion of Sections 86 through 87, which would preserve the department’s ability to transfer funds between personnel lines. DHHS said the provision is operationally critical and that losing it would make it extremely difficult to manage the department, though it would not have a direct fiscal impact. The next item introduced was Section 88, extending a suspension related to eligibility for services until July 1, 2027; DHHS indicated that if the suspension were not continued, it would likely increase expenditures for Community Mental Health Centers and potentially others. No votes were taken during this portion of the meeting.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Labor - 01/30/25

Labor

Transcript Highlights:
  • There are many different areas that we need to address.
  • I also think we need to be very, very careful.
  • I also think we need to be very, very careful.
  • I also think we need to be very, very careful.
  • I also think we need to be very, very careful.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Labor Committee heard Senate File 560, a bill to require the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to establish a cost-per-square-foot valuation for residential building permits. Senator Dornink said the measure is intended to make permit fees more fair, reasonable, transparent, and predictable, and to reduce housing costs by limiting large differences in permit fees between municipalities. He said the bill would be sent to the Housing Committee without recommendation, and members discussed but did not act on a related amendment that would have shifted plan review and inspection fees to hourly and trip-based charges and made fee information publicly available. Testimony from Housing First Minnesota supported the bill’s goal, arguing that Minnesota’s housing shortage and high new-home prices make it important to reduce inefficiencies in the permitting system. The witness said permit valuations are often increased by cities, leading to higher costs for homebuyers, and cited examples of large fee differences between municipalities and claims of overcollection. He said some other states, including Texas and Wisconsin communities, use square-footage-based approaches. A League of Minnesota Cities representative opposed the amendment language and cautioned that trip charges and hourly billing would make fees less certain, could raise costs, and would be especially burdensome in Greater Minnesota; he said current valuation-based fees better reflect the actual cost and complexity of service and can be appealed if disputed. A representative of the Association of Minnesota Building Officials also raised concerns about the amendment, saying building departments provide consultations, inspections, plan review, and other services beyond a single trip, and that trip charges would not fit a responsive fee-for-service model. He said the current valuation system helps cover the full range of permitting work, though he acknowledged that a consistent square-foot valuation standard could improve transparency and reduce disputes over project value. Committee members asked about other states’ approaches and the scope of the bill, and the discussion emphasized that the proposal applies to one- and two-family dwellings.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Education Finance Committee 4/1/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • structure is the right approach we need structure is the right approach we need this<00:08:43.240
  • <00:42:01.599> education lunches or any other needed education lunches or any other needed
  • and can include needed pension reform and can include needed pension reform for<00:42:23.800>
  • Paul kid or not, because kids need to eat and parents need to be comfortable while they’re working to
  • We need to look at these options. We need to find pragmatic, reasonable approaches.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session-Day 6, February 16, 2026-AM

Wyoming House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I just need to the South Gallery. And I just need to stand<00:48:16.319> up.
  • Thank you, Representative. needed to happen. And so if we would needed to happen.
  • Next year, you're going to need, if we do this, you're going to need 30 guys.
  • We need some strike teams. We need engines," and they're not available.
  • laws and we need to stop this. laws and we need to stop this.
Keywords: 916, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • would need to be additional staff would need to be trained. trained. trained.
  • case we needed to use them in community. case we needed to use them in community.
  • You need the services.
  • You need the services. You need the services.
  • <01:02:34.960> So, may be in need of a guardian. So, may be in need of a guardian.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Finance - 04/15/26

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • who need support are served. who need support are served.
  • It's urgently needed.
  • in the district with the highest needs. in the district with the highest needs.
  • result in undercounts of student need. result in undercounts of student need.
  • where the biggest literacy needs are. where the biggest literacy needs are.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • In terms of whether we would need a state law change to effectuate this provision, this would need a
  • what that means and and what is needed. what that means and and what is needed.
  • centralized core functions.
  • A system where core functions.
  • highlight is just our workforce needs. highlight is just our workforce needs.
Bills: HR1
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Education Policy and Administration (03/10/2025)

Education Policy and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • wouldn't need wouldn't need money<00:44:29.000> I<00:44:29.079> was<00:44:29.559><
  • :48:33.800> where<00:48:34.000> we it really needs to live in where we it really needs
  • worked in public schools rather we need worked in public schools rather we need a<01:01:14.960><
  • Hallmark of a fair and functioning Hallmark of a fair and functioning democracy<01:03:25.559>
  • We need to listen to them. We need to respect these parents.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 749, which would require high schools to provide at least one hour of instruction on the nature and history of communism. The prime sponsor said the bill was prompted by concerns that students lack basic historical knowledge about communism and its effects, and argued that a short, flexible requirement could be embedded in an existing course without creating a new full class. He described communism as a totalitarian ideology and cited historical examples including the Soviet Union, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Cold War, and current events involving Russia, Ukraine, and Taiwan as reasons students should understand the topic. Members asked whether the subject is already covered in current social studies standards, whether one hour is enough, and whether the bill would apply to public, private, parochial, and charter schools. The sponsor said he did not believe communism is specifically required in current standards, that he would prefer a full course but was proposing a minimal requirement, and that he intended the bill to apply broadly to schools under the Department of Education’s umbrella, though he acknowledged the wording may need clarification for charter schools. He also said the proposal was both reactive and proactive, based on anecdotal concerns and his teaching experience. A second supporter testified that he was born in the Soviet Union and favored the bill, but suggested the instruction should emphasize critical thinking and explain both why communism can appeal to some people and why it can have harmful consequences. No vote or final committee action was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/10/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • supply and we're going to need supply and we're going to need everything<00:17:50.360> and
  • <00:20:00.039> to the air and so that's what we need to the air and so that's what we need
  • All of those are important outcomes that we not only need to track, but we need to manage for.
  • <00:36:53.359> to um outcomes that we not only need to um outcomes that we not only need to
  • to make this work showing what we need to make this work we<00:37:19.480> need<00:37:19.599><
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee held an introductory meeting that began with housekeeping, a correction to the committee rules (the room number should be G3, not G35), and member and staff introductions. Members described their districts, agricultural ties, and priorities for the session, including consumer food costs, urban agriculture, farm economics, livestock disease preparedness, and support for Minnesota’s agricultural sectors. No votes were taken during the introductory portion. The committee then turned to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Deputy Commissioner Andrea Veble of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture said the Walz administration strongly supports SAF because of its potential for agriculture, forestry, and clean energy, and reviewed Minnesota’s 2023 SAF tax credit and related sales tax exemption. She said the state has feedstocks and should continue investing so Minnesota can attract SAF production and support rural jobs. Jeff Davidman of Delta Airlines testified that aviation is difficult to decarbonize and that SAF is the airline industry’s main path to net zero by 2050; he cited current use of SAF, the need to scale production, and Minnesota’s role in supplying feedstocks and hosting future production. Peter Frost of Greater MSP described the Minnesota SAF Hub as a public-private partnership aimed at building the full SAF value chain in Minnesota. He emphasized that Greater MSP is coordinating investors and partners to grow the regional economy and said the SAF effort is intended to create jobs and economic development. Committee members did not ask questions during the portion captured, and no formal action or vote was recorded on the SAF presentations in this transcript excerpt.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/26

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • need to help.
  • need to help.
  • need to help.
  • need to help.
  • need to help.
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee met to discuss worker misclassification, beginning with approval of the March 4, 2026 minutes and a note that a late-posted bill would not be heard at this time. Chair Pinto opened the hearing by framing misclassification as timely and invited Lea Takapu of the Attorney General’s office to explain the issue. Takapu described misclassification as labeling workers as independent contractors when they are really employees, which can deprive workers of minimum wage, overtime, unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, and other protections while also reducing tax revenue. She said the Attorney General’s office and the MEAP partnership have been working on the issue and cited estimates that Minnesota workers lose billions annually and the state loses hundreds of millions to over a billion dollars in revenue, while noting that legitimate independent contracting is not the target. Members questioned how the committee could rely on estimates when the exact number of misclassified workers is unknown. Takapu responded that the figures were based on studies and complaint data, and that underground or undocumented work makes exact counts difficult. Chair Pinto noted the numbers were estimates and referenced a 2024 Legislative Auditor finding that Minnesota lacked an adequate, coordinated approach to proper worker classification, while saying progress had been made since then. Several industry witnesses then testified in support of stronger enforcement. Kevin Pranis of LiUNA said misclassification remains rampant in parts of construction, especially drywall, stucco, thin stone, and broadband installation, and argued it is tax, unemployment insurance, and workers’ compensation fraud that harms law-abiding contractors and taxpayers. Matt Wollers of Braxton and Sons said his company loses bids to competitors that misclassify workers, creating a labor-cost advantage of 30% or more, and asked for meaningful enforcement rather than new legislation, including regular unannounced jobsite visits. Jesse Madison of Purple Tally Productions said misclassification is anti-competition and described examples from live events and entertainment, urging front-end checks on workers’ compensation, unemployment coverage, and W-2 versus 1099 status before work begins. The next testifier, Ben Ballou of the Minnesota Nurses Association, began his remarks as the transcript ended.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Seclusion Working Group - 10/08/25

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • special ed uh special needs services. special ed uh special needs services.
  • But if... need of additional supports. need of additional supports.
  • there are tweaks that need to be made. there are tweaks that need to be made.
  • Um, they need to—it needs to resolve.
  • Um, they need to—it needs to resolve.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Human Services - 01/29/26

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's really what we need to know because if there are some things that need to change, we really want
  • safety needs met. safety needs met.
  • service needs are not being met. service needs are not being met.
  • receive the care they desperately need. receive the care they desperately need.
  • They need predictability. They need consistency.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So today we'll do a brief you need.
  • It needs full important bill.
  • They still need care.
  • like do we need to take the vote today? like do we need to take the vote today?
  • who we need to talk to. who we need to talk to.
Bills: HF3439, HF3763
Summary: The House Health Finance and Policy Committee met on March 4, 2026, approved the minutes from its February 25 and March 2 meetings, and then heard a presentation from Katherine Castanza of the National Conference of State Legislatures on Medicaid eligibility changes in the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR1/OB3). The presentation focused on provisions affecting Medicaid expansion adults ages 19 to 64, including new work and community engagement requirements, changes to retroactive eligibility, quarterly death master file checks, address verification requirements, six-month redeterminations for expansion enrollees, and new limits on some lawful permanent residents and other immigrant groups. Castanza also discussed state implementation issues, including the need for new data-sharing systems, system modernization, outreach, and options for helping people transition to other coverage if they lose eligibility. She said the work and community engagement rules take effect January 1, 2027, with states given flexibility on look-back periods, consecutive versus nonconsecutive months, and optional hardship exemptions, and noted that CMS guidance is not expected until June 2026. She also described federal support for implementation, including $200 million in grants and a 90% federal match for eligibility system work, while warning that the fast timeline could lead to coverage losses, churn, and challenges for special populations such as caregivers, people with behavioral health conditions, incarcerated individuals, and rural residents. She further explained that an erroneous payment provision could expose states to federal recoupment later if eligibility errors increase. During member questions, Representative Beerman asked about the overall size of the Medicaid cuts and the cumulative national impact; Castanza said estimates vary by state and cited KFF analysis suggesting states could lose 4% to 19% of federal Medicaid revenue, with a newer RAND analysis recently released. Beerman also asked about the history and effectiveness of state work requirements, but that discussion was not completed in the excerpt. Representative Elkins noted the presentation was not initially posted on the committee website, and the chair said it had since been posted.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Finance - 04/21/26

Finance Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • needs to describe why that is necessary. needs to describe why that is necessary.
  • um needed investments into the park. um needed investments into the park.
  • are needed. are needed.
  • There's also a need to meet the needs of the new sworn troopers.
  • Uh there's also a need to meet the needs Uh there's also a need to meet the needs of<01:12:20.720
Keywords: 918, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Finance Committee took up Senate File 203, a broad housing bill authored by Senator Port. Port described the measure as a package including $50 million in housing infrastructure bonds, MHFA administrative and investment reforms, expanded Greater Minnesota infrastructure grants for workforce housing, manufactured housing bill of rights provisions, and a private equity restriction on large investors buying certain single-family homes starting in 2026. Fiscal analyst Eric Olafson walked through the spreadsheet and said the $50 million bond authorization would add debt service costs over time, with the total estimated debt service for that authorization at about $75.8 million. Senator Draheim raised concern about the growing cost of bonding and said the state should rely more on cash than debt. The committee then adopted two technical amendments. The A21 amendment, described by Port as correcting manufactured housing bill of rights language, aligning MHFA board meeting language, conforming a lived-experience exemption to federal law, and fixing a capacity-building grants reference, was approved without objection. The A20 amendment, offered by Draheim, was also adopted and would give the legislature more control and visibility over MHFA funding and how quickly program dollars are reinvested after agency operations. Members then debated Draheim’s A22 amendment, which would delete the manufactured home park provisions from the bill. Draheim and several Republicans argued the section could function like rent control, could burden good park owners, and might have unintended consequences for park operations and purchases. Port, Senator Boldon’s allies, and other supporters said the provisions were needed to protect residents from rent spikes and private equity abuses in manufactured home communities, where residents own their homes but not the land. The transcript ends during that debate, before any final disposition on A22 or the bill itself is shown.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PBS Public Hearing - Wed Feb 11, 2026 @ 8:30 AM HST

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • That reality and mental health needs.
  • minimum, we need to have this process. minimum, we need to have this process.
  • <00:45:45.440> their their needs and the needs of their their needs and the needs of their
  • So that's ultimately the biggest... that it doesn't need to it there needs that it doesn't need to it
  • critical need for something like this. critical need for something like this.
Bills: HB1769
Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1769, which would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to incrementally reduce the number of people incarcerated in private out-of-state correctional institutions. The DCR director opposed the bill, saying the department does not control overall prison population levels because courts determine admissions, and arguing that Hawaiʻi’s in-state facilities are already over capacity, especially Halawa, which he said is 165% over design capacity. He said only a small portion of the population is under departmental control through furlough programs and argued that bringing people home would require building a new medium-security prison. Supporters, including the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, the Public Defender’s office, and several individuals, argued the bill creates a phased, accountable path to reduce reliance on mainland prisons and bring people home. Supporters emphasized the harms of separating incarcerated people from ʻohana and culture, the disproportionate impact on Native Hawaiians, and the need for diversion, treatment, re-entry support, and fair sentencing. Several testifiers also said the department has more control than it claimed, pointing to underused furlough options, reclassification, and empty beds at some in-state facilities, while others urged clearer statutory language and guardrails. Members questioned the director about whether people could be reclassified or moved to available beds at facilities such as Kulani and Waiawa, and about whether the department could do more through staffing and contract changes. The director said some proposals had been sent to the Department of Human Resource Development, but that major facility changes would be costly and that minimum-security facilities would need substantial upgrades to house medium-security inmates. After discussion, the chair said the committee would defer HB 1769 to Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. for decision-making and adjourned the meeting.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Judiciary (02/19/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • You don't need to speak, okay?
  • You don't need to speak, okay?
  • <02:28:09.439> your of New Hampshire who need your of New Hampshire who need your protection
  • an action because we need a defendant we<04:12:38.560> need<04:12:38.720> someone<04:12
  • something as a hate crime what you need something as a hate crime what you need to<04:21:58.159>
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 148, which Rep. Jim Kofalt said is the same language as last year’s HB 396, vetoed by the governor. He described the bill as allowing, but not requiring, separation by biological sex in three areas: bathrooms and locker rooms, houses of correction, and certain athletic competitions. Kofalt argued the bill would give local school boards and other policymakers discretion to set practical rules, citing concerns about safety, privacy, and a Milford incident involving a biological male in girls’ locker rooms. Committee members pressed him on the lack of a definition of “biological sex,” and he said he did not think one was necessary because males and females are commonly understood. He also said the bill was meant to address situations where outside groups threaten lawsuits and leave local boards with no latitude. Testimony then split sharply. Supporters, including Executive Counselor Karen Hill and several others, said HB 148 would roll back anti-discrimination protections, contradict New Hampshire’s “Live Free or Die” values, and harm transgender and non-binary people. Opponents described the bill as discriminatory and unnecessary, arguing that existing bathroom and sports policies already work and that the bill would invite harassment, invasive enforcement, and legal conflict. Several speakers, including trans residents and parents of trans children, said they had used public restrooms without incident and warned that enforcement would be impractical or abusive. One supporter argued the bill was needed to protect girls’ privacy and safety and cited school sports disputes and a concern about a sex offender at a game as examples of why sex-segregated rules should be restored. Committee members asked questions about how biological sex would be defined, whether the bill was responding to real incidents in New Hampshire, and how any restrictions would be enforced. Kofalt said he was aware of issues in several school districts and at the State House, but did not have detailed documentation for every case. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided; the chair instead moved through public testimony under a strict two-minute limit and noted that follow-up questions would be limited so the committee could hear multiple bills that day.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (01/28/2026)

Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • treatments to patients who need them. treatments to patients who need them.
  • Yeah, I need a pink card. One >> Uh okay. Yeah, I need a pink card.
  • That's what makes the law functional. functional. functional.
  • Uh, I need to get CMS to reimburse my stuff. I need to pay my investors.
  • been functioning on this basis. been functioning on this basis.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/14/26

Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • stewardship organization to function stewardship organization to function within<00:25:17.960>
  • <00:34:54.240> to know, Robert Gorecki does not need to know, Robert Gorecki does not need
  • something I need to look at. something I need to look at.
  • <00:49:58.640> to And in order to do that, we need to And in order to do that, we need to
  • that needs to be addressed. that needs to be addressed.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all