Video & Transcript Research : 'USDA'
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OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Select Agencies Subcommittee Jan 5th, 2026 at 09:00 am
A&B Select Agencies Subcommittee
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Our water and sewer rates are currently at nearly double what the USDA considers affordable.
Bills:
HF568, HF433, HF1689, HF3135, HF3137, HF3145, HF2887, HF2819, HF2802, HF2664, HF2267, HF799, HF800, HF3049, HF296, HF580, HF1438, HF1237
Keywords:
special education, education funding, construction, Minnesota, regional educational programs, HF433, Cloquet Area Fire District, fire station, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, general obligation bonds, public safety, emergency services, fire protection, local infrastructure, Minnesota capital budget, DEED grant, municipal facilities, station construction
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
An oversight hearing to examine Native American education, focusing on Federal programs at the U.S. Department of Education. Apr 2nd, 2025 at 01:30 pm
Indian Affairs Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- government, Native education is supported by a network of federal agencies beyond Ed, including HHS, USDA
Keywords:
Native education, Department of Education, federal funding, testimony, treaty obligations, public schools, educational policies, Indigenous students
Summary:
The meeting focused on the responsibilities of the U.S. Department of Education towards Native students, highlighting the importance of federal education programs that satisfy treaty obligations to Native communities. Various witnesses testified about the impact of educational policies designed to support Native students who primarily attend public schools. Concerns were voiced over recent proposals that could potentially undermine these programs, citing the role of federal funding in ensuring successful educational outcomes for Native youth. The chair of the committee emphasized the need for continued federal support and attention to the unique educational challenges faced by Indigenous populations.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine optimizing longevity from research to action. Feb 12th, 2025 at 02:30 pm
Aging (Special) Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Many of my patients experience food insecurity, for which the USDA SNAP program is a lifeline. it better
Summary:
The committee meeting was marked by discussions surrounding health policies aimed at enhancing the lifespan and quality of life for the community members. The chairperson initiated the session with personal reflections on the importance of extending not just the years of life but also the quality of those years, especially from the perspective of parents and grandparents. Members engaged in thoughtful dialogue regarding potential legislative measures that could address public health in a more holistic manner, emphasizing the need for community outreach and effective health education programs.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Agriculture Feb 11th, 2025
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- where the process can work for the department and also making sure that we're in compliance with the USDA
- compliance<00:19:23.520>
with <00:19:24.080>um <00:19:24.160>the <00:19:24.400>USDA - compliance with um the USDA program. compliance with um the USDA program.
- There are those kids, well, adults technically, at 21, who age out of the USDA program, and they are
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/07/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- They're not eligible for USDA dollars, they're not eligible for some of these grants because they don't
- They're<01:21:13.120>
not <01:21:13.360>eligible <01:21:13.800>for <01:21:14.000>USDA - <01:21:14.640>
dollars, They're not eligible for USDA dollars, They're not eligible for USDA
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Child Committee Meeting - 2026-03-24
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, I know that's a federal USDA requirement, what is prepared food and what is not, and what is allowed
- Now, I know that's a federal USDA requirement, what is prepared food and what is not, and what is allowed
- Now, I know that's a federal USDA requirement, what is prepared food and what is not, and what is allowed
- Now, I know that's a federal USDA requirement, what is prepared food and what is not, and what is allowed
Keywords:
SNAP, income limits, asset limits, nutrition assistance, children and families, federal poverty guidelines, federal waiver, food assistance, low-income families, nutritional support, day care, tax subtraction, child care costs, licensed child care, dependent care assistance, child care, family child care, child care center, licensing, correction order
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (9-24-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Since that time, with our own fundraising efforts, some USDA grants, funding from the state, and just
- application for those funds, and we do that every year. >> Uh, we've also submitted grants through the USDA
- But going beyond the USDA and the state SAR grant, we haven't really submitted.
- We've done a few like... >> But going beyond the USDA and the state SAR grant, we haven't really submitted
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.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And then we are subject to increased regulatory standards: USDA, OSHA, Fish and Wildlife, FDA, EPA, to
- And then we are subject to increased regulatory standards: USDA, OSHA, Fish and Wildlife, FDA, EPA, to
- And then we are subject to increased regulatory standards: USDA, OSHA, Fish and Wildlife, FDA, EPA, to
- are subject to increased regulatory are subject to increased regulatory standards<00:15:14.000>
USDA
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans Broadband and Rural Development - 03/12/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- We work with USDA.
- government<02:03:04.520>
we <02:03:04.639>work <02:03:04.760>with <02:03:04.920>USDA - <02:03:05.400>
we <02:03:05.480>work government we work with USDA we work government - we work with USDA we work with<02:03:05.719>
the <02:03:05.760>Minnesota <02:03:06.199>
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- USDA has canceled over $13 million in contracts for school meals, and we are hearing reports of Department
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government <02:01:28.320>again <02:01:29.199>uh <02:01:29.360>USDA - <02:01:30.159>
has the federal government again uh USDA has the federal government again uh - USDA has cancelled<02:01:31.159>
over <02:01:31.320>$13 <02:01:32.119>million <02
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 2/27/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- in northwest Minnesota, and right now with some of the reductions we've seen with staffing around USDA
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with <01:39:02.520>Staffing <01:39:03.040>around <01:39:03.360>USDA - uh we've seen with Staffing around USDA uh we've seen with Staffing around USDA grants<01:39:04.440
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- A few of our USDA grants are completely frozen, and we fear changes to the federal tax incentives.
- > a<01:03:26.240>
few <01:03:26.440>of <01:03:26.559>our <01:03:26.680>USDA - the federal level uh a few of our USDA the federal level uh a few of our USDA grants<01:03:27.599
Bills:
HF845
Keywords:
net metering, distributed generation, solar energy, rooftop solar, renewable energy, utility rates, electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, public utilities, Public Utilities Commission, net billing, bill credits, cost of service study, standby charge, qualifying facility, energy policy, clean energy, customer generation, interconnection, Minnesota Statutes 216B.164
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- According to USDA foreign holdings of U.S. agricultural land reports, China had invested in 13,720 acres
- facilities at the end of 2010 according facilities at the end of 2010 according to<00:26:46.240>
USDA - 46.840>
foreign <00:26:47.200>Holdings <00:26:47.600>of <00:26:47.799>us to USDA - foreign Holdings of us to USDA foreign Holdings of us agricultural<00:26:49.159>
land <00:26:49.559
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 10 February, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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person <02:04:37.360>of <02:04:37.400>the a part person from USDA - , a person of the a part person from USDA, a person of the drinking<02:04:37.880>
water <02:04: - As many people are probably aware, a lot of the financing for rural water associations comes from USDA
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the associations comes from USDA, the associations comes from USDA, the federal
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum present, received an invocation from Dr. Denise Pope, and led the pledge of allegiance. The body then dispensed with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. Several guests were introduced, including the doctor of the day, student pages, Carthage Christian Academy, Mississippi Valley State University visitors, the University of Southern Mississippi’s DuBard School and related programs, and members of the Mississippi Association of Nurse Anesthetists.
The Senate took up Senate Bill 2896, which revises the Department of Public Safety salary schedule for MHP and MBN officers. Senator Hopson explained it as the vehicle for possible pay raises for troopers, NBI, and MBN officers, and the chamber adopted the committee substitute and passed the bill by morning roll call. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 2917, a recurring appropriations cleanup measure; its main change would allow Mississippi Valley State University to use previously designated dormitory funds for repair and renovation instead. A reverse repealer amendment was adopted before final passage by morning roll call.
Senate Bill 2825, the Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act, was then considered. Senator Harkins said the bill extends the repealer for the health care industry zone incentive program to 2028 and noted the program has generated significant investment and jobs statewide. An amendment requested by the Mississippi Development Authority was adopted to revise eligibility language, including replacing a CON requirement with a requirement that a hospital have at least 25 acute care beds and deleting a section under current law. The bill then passed by morning roll call.
Finally, the Senate considered Senate Bill 2894 on local improvement projects and the return of unexpended funds and earned interest. Senator Harkins explained that the bill would require older local improvement project funds to be returned if projects were not moving forward, require reporting to DFA and the Legislative Budget Office, allow audits, and permit limited extensions, while also withholding a portion of other state distributions for noncompliance. Senators raised concerns about projects that are already obligated or delayed by workforce and engineering constraints, and Harkins said the bill would be refined with a reverse repealer to work with LBO and avoid disrupting active projects. The bill was discussed but not finally disposed of in the portion of the transcript provided.
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Feb 5th, 2026
Agriculture and Forestry
Transcript Highlights:
- spent 16 years in industrial agriculture focused on food and beef safety, where I worked closely with USDA
Keywords:
environmental regulation, federal standards, scientific evidence, water quality, administrative law, income tax, tax exemption, Alabama tax code, Section 40-18-3, civilian employees, Department of Defense, DoD, Armed Forces, military pay, combat zone, deployment, National Guard, Reserve components, emergency response, federal employees
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee REVISED: Oklahoma Broadband Office added Jan 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
A&B Finance Subcommittee
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Jul 9th, 2025
New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The USDA debt will be a major impediment to the ability to close a loan.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- argued that the PEC could decertify the land because the, they were obligated under federal law to the USDA
Bills:
HB 937, HB 2078, HB 2080, HB 3322, HB 3350, HB 4212, HB 4630, HB 4896, HB 4951, HB 5348, HB 5675, SB 565, SB 971, SB 1662, SB 2124
Keywords:
special districts, notice requirements, Water Code, government transparency, public meetings, meeting notice, transparency, public engagement, notice, elections, groundwater management, water conservation, joint planning, environmental impact, desired future conditions, groundwater, conservation district, environmental quality, regulatory review, water utility