Video & Transcript Research : 'foreign contributions'
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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 24, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- I do a lot of work on the Foreign Affairs Committee over the years on food security.
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affairs We serve together on the foreign affairs We serve together on the foreign - Uh, the floor is yours, and thank you. serve with you on the foreign affairs serve with you on the foreign
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Committee on the Census Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Senate Committee on the Census
Transcript Highlights:
- This is the foreign-born population as a percent of the total population across all states.
- That's this gray line here, where the foreign-born labor growth... ...foreign-born labor growth, foreign-born
- Where the foreign-born labor growth, foreign-born labor force, has grown significantly, labor force growth
- You just have fewer, like, you know, senior foreign-born folks than you do foreign-born young.
- foreign-born residents are in those kind of prime child-rearing years, as Susan called it.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on the Census heard presentations on Massachusetts population trends and how they affect state housing planning. Susan Strait of the UMass Donahue Institute reviewed recent Census Bureau estimates, saying Massachusetts grew strongly over the last decade but that growth has slowed sharply in the newest estimates, largely because net international migration has fallen from a post-pandemic surge. She also described the four components of population change—births, deaths, domestic migration, and international migration—along with aging trends, declining fertility, the importance of the millennial cohort, and the role of foreign-born residents in births and the labor force. Committee members asked about college students in group quarters and about counting incarcerated people, and Strait explained the Census Bureau’s current methods and noted that some issues remain under discussion.
Jesse Guerrero of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council then explained how MAPC uses UMass Donahue population projections to build household and local land-use forecasts for MassDOT and the statewide housing plan. He said the earlier transportation projections anticipated slower statewide growth and regional decline in western Massachusetts and on the Cape, with more growth in eastern Massachusetts. He also described how household formation, development patterns, zoning, and affordability are modeled, and noted that newer housing-plan scenarios use updated Census data and different assumptions about migration. Senator Miranda raised concerns about Cape Cod population loss and whether seasonal residents are being counted, and Guerrero and Strait said the projections focus on permanent residents, not seasonal populations.
Tim Reardon of the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities tied the demographic forecasts to the statewide housing plan, saying housing demand exists even under low-growth or slight-decline scenarios. He said the plan estimates about 115,000 homes are needed to address existing shortages, including doubled-up households, shelter families, seasonal conversion losses, and the need for healthier vacancy rates, plus additional units tied to future household formation. He added that the state’s total housing target is about 222,000 units, or as high as 262,000 under a higher-growth scenario. Senators pressed him on whether the scenarios are now too high given the recent drop in immigration, on affordability and out-migration, and on whether the housing plan adequately reflects homelessness and overcrowding in Boston and elsewhere. Reardon said the plan includes production, rental assistance, shelter prevention, and preservation strategies, and noted that HLC is also using grant programs and MBTA Communities-related infrastructure funding to support housing production statewide.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 9 Feb 16th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Green has remained an active member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars across several states.
- He continues to serve through preaching... ...of Foreign Wars across several states.
- of all those in community service are veterans who have protected all Americans from enemies, both foreign
- state of Oklahoma holds our veterans in the highest esteem and appreciates the sacrifices and contributions
- they have made, ...esteem and appreciates the sacrifices and contributions they have made to preserve
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- adversary and an agent of a foreign adversary.
- But House Bill 180 simply provides some definitions of a foreign adversary and an agent of foreign adversary
- Contributions were never submitted... Officers were never properly enrolled.
- Contributions were submitted. Emper's also operates under federal tax qualification requirements.
- “The narrow issue contained in the cases is the delinquent contributions? The cases, yes.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
ECD Public Hearing - Wed Mar 19, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST
Economic Development & Technology
Transcript Highlights:
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island - So within their designated foreign trade zone area, Agri-Business Development Corp. will be able to come
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Summary:
The committee on Economic Development and Technology heard testimony on several measures, with most witnesses either supporting the bills or offering technical concerns and suggested amendments. On SB 338, testimony came from the Department of Taxation, Tax Foundation of Hawaii, and Surpac, and the bill later moved forward with amendments. On SB 558, testimony was largely in support from the Department of Agriculture, Ulupono Initiative, Local Food Coalition, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and the Agribusiness Development Corporation, which described the measure as supporting rural jobs, food-system development, and use of off-grade agricultural products. ADC requested flexibility for neighbor-island siting and funding allocations, while the committee also discussed whether the bill’s language should be made more general and whether it could raise constitutional concerns about overly specific site designations. The bill was advanced with amendments and a noted appropriation allocation of $350,000.
The committee also heard SB 186, which drew support from the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Department of Agriculture, Ulupono Initiative, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Public Health Institute, DED, ADC, AAHU RC&D, and the Hawaii Youth Food Council. Supporters said the measure would improve coordination among agencies on food systems, help address food security and the state’s 30% by 2030 farm-to-school goal, and create a more organized statewide food systems effort. SB 328 received support from the Department of Taxation and Hawaii Farm Bureau, with Farm Bureau describing it as a way to repurpose existing dairy infrastructure to revive hog production and support livestock and farm-to-school goals; the Tax Foundation of Hawaii opposed the measure as a potentially narrow industry incentive that could unfairly benefit a specific taxpayer and said a direct appropriation would be more transparent. SB 89 was described by Hawaii Farm Bureau as a labeling measure intended to protect the integrity of a culturally relevant local product, though the group raised concerns about wording and implementation timing.
Later, SB 742 received support from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the Office of Wellness and Resilience, the Executive Office on Early Learning, the University of Hawaii System, Hawaii KidsCAN, the Hawaii Workforce Funders Collaborative, and the State Commission on the Status of Women. Testifiers said the bill would improve cross-agency data sharing, support workforce and education planning, and create public-facing dashboards; the Commission on the Status of Women asked to be included in the working group or as an advisory member. In decision-making, the committee adopted amendments and advanced SB 338, SB 558, and SB 1186. For SB 1186, the chair’s recommendation added three positions, specified committee-note funding amounts for those positions and operating funds, and revised working-group membership to have co-chairs appoint five members with relevant experience and expertise.
AK
Alaska 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Jun 12th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Alaska House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We would have foreign jobs bringing us this gas, foreign revenue instead of Alaska revenue, and foreign
- We would have foreign jobs bringing us this gas, foreign revenue instead of Alaska revenue, and foreign
- country on a foreign ship and, as the majority leader said, with foreign workers and foreign profits
- country on a foreign ship and as the majority leader said with foreign workers and foreign profits that's
- all due to the Jones Act which is a majority leader said with foreign workers and foreign profits that's
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- resolved that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby honor the life and lasting contribution
- State University is a special, renowned, historic legacy in athletics, including the extraordinary contribution
- Gustafson for her contributions and years of leadership in education on the occasion of her retirement
- critical infrastructure protection to provide for critical infrastructure that needs protections from foreign
- It's a foreign adversary bill, and I feel like the amendment set was very worthwhile, and I ask for us
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, July 14, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- food supply from foreign animal disease. food supply from foreign animal disease.
- and networks, whether from a foreign and networks, whether from a foreign adversary<03:08:52.080
- We have foreign described it.
- our wildest networks from foreign our wildest networks from foreign adversaries<03:52:42.720>
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AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/12/2026 - House Democratic Caucus Calendar #24
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Chair, members, House Concurrent Resolution 2001, Citizenship, Identification, Contributions, Early
- It prohibits foreign nationals from contributing or expending money or making contributions in an election
- , and... ...or spending money or making contributions in an election.
- Isn't it already legal for foreign nationals to donate?
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the censorship industrial complex. Mar 25th, 2025 at 01:00 pm
Constitution Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- It was to help counter foreign disinformation.
- Kennedy said people should be entrusted to confront unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies
- Federally funded NGOs are collaborating with foreign regulators, including… under the European Union's
- That was done through a foreign entity.
- It was an experiment that I was invited to contribute to, and so I was asked if we were rethinking the
Keywords:
censorship, First Amendment, social media, misinformation, free speech, government regulation, Big Tech, public discourse
Summary:
The meeting primarily focused on the implications of government involvement in censorship, particularly regarding social media platforms and compliance with misinformation standards. senators and witnesses discussed growing concerns over the influence of large tech companies, like Facebook and Google, in shaping public discourse and suppressing dissenting views. A significant part of the meeting included testimonies from various experts emphasizing the dangers of the 'censorship industrial complex'—a term used to describe the collaborative efforts between government entities and private organizations to control information flow. This collaboration is viewed as a violation of First Amendment rights, with calls for urgent legislative action to restore free speech protections.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/5/25 - Part 1
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- 4, Section B of the TRA stipulates that wherever the laws of the United States refer or relate to foreign
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- the people of Taiwan and the rest of the world, and supports Taiwan's aspiration to make more contributions
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in to make more contributions in to make more contributions in international
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, January 13, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the poisoning of America, focusing on fentanyl, its analogues, and the need for permanent class scheduling. Feb 4th, 2025 at 09:30 am
Senate Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- We need to look at every factor that contributes to this reduction: counseling and treatment, training
- contributed to that rapid increase of fentanyl entering the United States illegally?
- They rely on local law enforcement, task forces, and contributions.
- China is the first domino that tips in contributing to the fentanyl crisis.
- Do you think the drug cartels should be foreign terrorist organizations under U.S. law?
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (01/28/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The committee held a public hearing on HB 135, introduced by Representative Michael Harrington. He said the bill would codify a portion of the New Hampshire Constitution to bar New Hampshire businesses from being required to collect sales or use taxes for other states unless Congress mandates it, arguing that the U.S. Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision created an onerous compliance burden for businesses. He described the patchwork of state and local sales tax rules, thresholds, and product exemptions as extremely complex and said the bill was intended to push the issue back toward Congress and the courts.
Members questioned whether the bill’s reference to a “foreign government” would apply to other U.S. states, whether the proposal would conflict with the Supremacy Clause, and whether it would create standing for businesses to challenge Wayfair. Harrington responded that “foreign government” meant any government other than New Hampshire, that he believed the state could challenge the decision in court by passing a law contrary to Wayfair, and that businesses were already being harmed by compliance costs. Some members raised concerns about whether the bill was an unfunded mandate or simply a private compliance burden, and Harrington argued that the state itself would not be collecting the taxes, but businesses would still face recordkeeping and administrative costs.
Sam Garland of the Department of Justice then testified. He said the department was not taking a formal position on the bill, but offered technical comments. Garland acknowledged that Wayfair created significant compliance burdens and noted that states have become somewhat more uniform, with all states now having a $100,000 economic nexus threshold, though not all use the 200-transaction threshold and local tax variation remains substantial. He said the department’s concerns were legal, describing the issue as uncharted constitutional territory involving both vertical and horizontal federalism. No vote or final action was taken during the hearing.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, March 31, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Will soon be able to see the contributions of women and value those contributions, we'll let them know
- Her contributions were not without risk.
- Your contributions are important.
- HER CONTRIBUTIONS WERE NOT WITHOUT RISK.
- YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE IMPORTANT.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Agree that climate change is occurring and that carbon is contributing to climate change and global warming
- engaging in activities that require them to register as lobbyists if they had made a political contribution
- This means the current landscape in which two foreign proxy advisory firms have an outsized influence
- Both of these proxy advisors are foreign-controlled and claim that they are making recommendations to
- Now, the House Committee on the Judiciary has alleged that ISS and Glass-Lewis are a foreign-owned duopoly
Keywords:
public school funding, education, budget allocation, financial transparency, state law, local control, fiduciary responsibility, public retirement systems, investment management, proxy voting, financial factors, insurance, political shareholder proposals, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental regulation, discrimination, credit extension, social credit, value-based standards
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, January 9, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Invading a foreign country, money.
- Venezuela, but to place it in foreign Venezuela, but to place it in foreign bank<02:14:05.760>
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countries, military, extorting foreign countries, military, extorting foreign- contributions will not be forgotten. contributions will not be forgotten.
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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nominations of Jonathan Gould, of Virginia, to be Comptroller of the Currency for a term of five years, Luke Pettit, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Paul Atkins, of Virginia, to be Mar 27th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Atkins, a number of years ago, Senator Kennedy and I teamed up to pass a law entitled Holding Foreign
- was designed to protect American investors and actually also American businesses by ensuring that foreign
- Yeah, there are different rules for foreign. Why? Good question.
- So why not use our bargaining strength, our economy, to get foreign companies to build their plants in
- trail cat it's really our only tool that tracks market manipulation across companies particular in foreign
Keywords:
financial regulations, SEC, Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Transit Administration, nominees, Empowering Main Street in America Act, capital formation, economic growth
Summary:
The committee meeting focused on several nominees within key financial institutions, including discussions surrounding the SEC, the Federal Transit Administration, and the Comptroller of the Currency. Notable dialogue included concerns over regulatory balance, with various members emphasizing a need to streamline regulations to foster innovation while ensuring accountability and safety for investors. The importance of the proposed 'Empowering Main Street in America Act' was highlighted as a means to facilitate access to capital for small businesses, underlining the current administration's approach towards financial regulations.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It allows municipalities to meet Focus and their own municipal contributions.
- Tarr: foreign ownership of farmland registry. Senator Tarr. Thank you, Mr. President.
- Tarr: foreign ownership of farmland registry. Senator Tarr. Thank you, Mr.
- Tarr: expanding agricultural contribution to renewable energy. Amendment number 19 by Mr.
- Tarr: expanding agricultural contribution to renewable energy. Senator Tarr. Thank you, Mr.
Summary:
The Senate resumed debate on An Act Fostering Agricultural Resilience in Massachusetts and considered a series of amendments focused on farm economics, land preservation, energy, labor, and agricultural education. Senator Tarr’s Amendment 5, allowing local-option tax exemptions for newly constructed farm buildings for up to five years, was adopted by a roll call vote of 38-0. Several other Tarr amendments were debated but not adopted, including proposals on APR criteria and climate resilience, a one-stop permit and grant portal, a foreign-ownership farmland registry, horse-riding instructor licensing, expanding farm-based renewable energy, a farm stand waiver process, non-agricultural conversion notice requirements, and a health and wellness amendment. Senator Mark’s Amendment 20, creating a Massachusetts Food Tourism Task Force to support marketing and procurement of agricultural goods, was adopted. Senator Gomez’s Amendment 41 on farmworker fairness and wage protections was withdrawn after discussion, with Senators Eldridge and Comerford speaking in support of continued work on the issue. Senator Fattman’s Amendment 34, directing a study of agricultural schools and regional workforce needs, was adopted by roll call vote 37-0.
The chamber also took up several procedural matters and extension orders. The Senate adopted a Ways and Means amendment and then ordered the agricultural bill to a third reading before passing it to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 39-0. Separately, the Senate adopted extension orders for the Committee on Revenue and the Committee on Financial Services, with Senators Eldridge and Feeney explaining the need for additional time on revenue and financial services bills; Senator Tarr raised concerns about the scope and duration of some of the extensions. The Senate also approved an extension for a financial technology services bill.
In addition to legislative action, the Senate observed a moment of silence in memory of Mark K. Harris after a motion by Senators Collins and Miranda, and recognized guests for Youth Mentoring Day and the Mass Mentoring Program. The chamber also passed a memorial overpass designation for U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Raymond G. Torville and a local alcohol-license bill for the town of Topsfield. The session concluded with an order to adjourn until the next day at 11 a.m., with the adjournment also dedicated to the memory of Mark K. Harris.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- They want to be contributing. members of society, they want to be self-sufficient, they want to do on
- And so please take it on your hearts to help these folks just contribute to the society and live with
- Waco contributes immensely to Texas economy and supports the growth of our tourism. tourism industry.
- Albi Schultz. for his contributions as a musician, a philanthropist, and community advocate. advocate
- His work and contributions continue to help Texans alive.