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• A culmination of four deployments, medals, ribbons, and countless hours of training.
• blank check payable with up to my life to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign
• I am a brother Marine of three Gold Star families that ...against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Election Laws held a hearing on a wide range of voting-access and election-administration bills. The largest portion of testimony focused on same-day voter registration (H. 834/S. 505), with support from Rep. Gentile, Boston and Chelsea officials, civic groups, and election administrators from Maine and Vermont. Supporters argued that same-day registration would help eligible voters who move frequently, miss deadlines, or face administrative errors, and would reduce rejected provisional ballots. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and Vermont elections director Sean Sheehan testified that same-day registration has worked in their states without major administrative problems and has helped increase turnout. A Boston-based panel also described high rejection rates for provisional ballots and the burden of registration cutoffs on renters, students, immigrants, and low-income voters. A second major topic was restoration of voting rights for incarcerated people, including S. 524 and related House bills. The committee heard extensive virtual testimony from incarcerated individuals at MCI Norfolk and MCI Shirley, who said voting should be restored as part of rehabilitation, civic engagement, and reintegration. They described disenfranchisement as dehumanizing and argued that voting would help maintain family and community ties, reduce recidivism, and give incarcerated people a voice on laws affecting prisons and reentry. Rep. Erica Uyterhoeven also testified in support, saying the bill would restore municipal voting rights for incarcerated residents and align with broader efforts to expand political participation. The committee also heard testimony on bills affecting election administration and access, including a proposal to reduce or eliminate mandated early in-person voting in primaries and shorten the general-election early voting period, with supporters from the town clerks’ community arguing that low usage, staffing burdens, and costs justify the change. Opponents warned that reducing in-person early voting could hurt voters who do not use mail ballots and could disproportionately affect communities of color. Other bills discussed included decoupling the municipal census from voter registration, requiring periodic accessibility inspections of polling places, and a Somerville home-rule petition on non-citizen municipal voting and another on lowering the voting age in municipal elections. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• <01:34:09.120> That<01:34:09.360> means remainder of that deployment.
• That means remainder of that deployment.
• . deployment. deployment.
• .<01:40:25.440> These<01:40:25.760> deployments<01:40:26.400> require deployments
• These deployments require deployments.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The task force met with a quorum, approved the August meeting minutes, and heard a presentation from Dr. Jerry Brosky of the Kentucky Mesonet and Kentucky Climate Center. He described the Mesonet’s statewide weather network, now with 84 stations in 78 counties, real-time data used by the National Weather Service, mobile apps, and more than a billion observations. He said recent legislative funding has allowed upgrades such as soil temperature and moisture sensors, cameras at every site, and improved communications and power systems, and has enabled expansion into new counties. He also highlighted products used for flooding, drought, and heat safety, including a wet bulb globe temperature tool being developed with the Department of Public Health. In response to questions, he said counties interested in a station should contact his center, that a station typically costs about $50,000, and that the program is already considering a second Pike County site. The committee then heard from Ryan Drain of Blue Skies and Chris McGee of the American Red Cross on long-term disaster recovery and a software platform called Darcy, short for Disaster Aware and Ready Communities Initiative. McGee explained the Red Cross’s long-term recovery work, including support for recovery groups, direct financial assistance, grantmaking, and coordination with local and federal partners. He emphasized that disasters are occurring more frequently and with repeated impacts, and shared examples from Kentucky and other states showing the need for organized recovery and storm shelter support. Drain said Darcy was developed after the 2021 Mayfield-Graves tornado recovery to replace fragmented spreadsheets and PDFs with a centralized, survivor-led system for preparedness, response, and recovery, designed to improve coordination, reduce duplication, and shorten recovery time. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond adoption of the minutes.

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• WHAT IS COMING IS THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT WHICH IS WHAT WE WOULD THINK OF AS THE TRUE
• WHAT IS COMING IS THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT WHICH IS WHAT WE WOULD THINK OF AS THE
• AND THEN LAST GOING INTO THE LAST THREE MONTHS IF YOU WILL OF DEPLOYMENT CUT OVER WE HAVE FOUR READINESS

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• And so we appreciate the effort, the changes, and think that this will help with broadband deployment
• that, that means eligible for funding, um, particularly looking at the broadband equity access and deployment
• Unfortunately, we have a situation that has become a barrier to deployment known as forced relocation

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• I think that this will help with broadband deployment in the future. Thank you for your testimony.
• that, that means eligible for funding, particularly looking at the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment
• Unfortunately, we have a situation that has become a barrier to deployment, known as forced relocation

Bills: HB3713, HB3953, HB4055, HB4272

Keywords: telecommunications, local exchange companies, universal service fund, rate maintenance, business expansion, broadband access, internet service, multiunit residential properties, urban areas, affordability programs, fiber-optic cables, public land, construction permits, environmental impact, notification requirements, municipal projects, infrastructure, facility relocation, public right-of-way, 1184

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• It might seem foreign to a lot of folks, but I had to leave the land that I served and the land that
• /c><01:12:38.120> might<01:12:38.360> be<01:12:38.639> seem<01:12:38.880> foreign
• to a lot it's it might be seem foreign to a lot of<01:12:39.719> folks<01:12:40.040> but
• He completed 10 combat deployments.
• he left the VA on 13 deployments he left the VA on 13 medications<01:19:06.679> a<01:19:06.840

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• This bill will ensure California maintains leadership in the deployment of clean medium- and heavy-duty
• than $1 billion in funding for fleets statewide, equating to more than 2,000 fleets, enabling the deployment
• This is important because we know that significant public health benefits are tied to the deployment
• Yet despite this widespread deployment, there remains no comprehensive public evidence demonstrating
• Yet despite this widespread deployment, there remains no comprehensive public evidence demonstrating

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• There was a shocking delay in the deployment of available resources.
• So, again, these are young women from a foreign country that were deprived and starved of information
• Number two, we're spending roughly $25 to $30 million on weather deployment that we're going to get even

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Under Biden, most of the new jobs were snapped up by foreigners and real wages fell.
• <00:14:43.920> and jobs were snapped up by foreigners and jobs were snapped up by foreigners
• This medal is granted to only French citizens and foreign nationals who have either served France or
• Lowe received deployment orders abroad. On June 30, 2025, Mr.
• It is part of a broader draconian foreign policy that puts ideology ahead of humanity. gets worse.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Landau in a case from more than 70 years ago about whether deportable foreign communists could be held
• This seeks to prevent ERCOT market exploitation. ...from giving hostile foreign nations access to critical
• must report to ERCOT when they purchase critical grid equipment or services from designated hostile foreign
• 30 days, and defines level of service in clear measurable criteria such as response time, course deployment
• Senate Bill 2431 by Campbell relating to requiring foreign language credit opportunities for students

Bills: SB15, SB35, SB290, SB1365, SB2568, SB18, SB427, SB1860, SB1864, SB2675, SB596, SB2858, SB3058, SB816, SB1163, SB1484, SB1898, SB1777, SB1802, SB2692, SB315, SB1585, SB1626, SB2058, SB2050, SB2105, SB2245, SB2764, SB2611, SB2497, SB2452, SB2243, SB1705, SB1244, SB1361, SB438, SB578, SB584, SB2690, SB2521, SB2487, SB2342, SB2063, SB125, SB2041, SB1962, SB1413, SB6, SB2878, SB13, SB30, SJR87, SB7, SB127, SB293, SB441, SB3059, SB57, SB512, SB1718, SB140, SB2055, SB2075, SB2018, SB1534, SB1567, SB785, SB1233, SB1580, SB1663, SB413, SB447, SB519, SB467, SB1579, SB1191, SB1021, SB1838, SB2807, SB2835, SB546, SB2121, SB2167, SB2024, SB1032, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1302, SB401, SB1596, SB1281, SB1242, SB1343, SB1346, SB2753, SB2221, SB1719, SB2177, SB552, SB646, SJR1, SB15, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2972, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB961, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1610, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1362, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB973, SB974, SB865, SB506, SB781, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB505, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB3073, SB2920, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB2460, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB2595, SB857, SB2501, SB66, SB268, SB331, SB618, SB414, SB1394, SB2425, SB898, SB993, SB442, SB735, SB784, SB2538, SB1919, SB1013, SB2215, SB2322, SB626, SB570, SB747, SB2183, SB673, SB1015, SB1447, SB1370, SB1784, SB1897, SB2873, SB2891, SB2933, SB2540, SB2681, SB2695, SB1965, SB2203, SB872, SB875, SB1030, SB1277, SB1730, SB1681, SB1152, SB2969, SB2747, SB2705, SB2541, SB1708, SB2080, SB2721, SB1986, SB2392, SB2539, SB2857, SB2799, SB2785, SB2782, SB1531, SB1927, SB1263, SB1098, SB35, SB290, SB1365, SB2568, SB18, SB427, SB1860, SB1864, SB2675, SB596, SB2858, SB3058, SB816, SB1163, SB1484, SB1898, SB1777, SB1802, SB2692, SB315, SB1585, SB1626, SB2058, SB2050, SB2105, SB2245, SB2764, SB2611, SB2497, SB2452, SB2243, SB1705, SB1244, SB1361, SB438, SB578, SB584, SB2690, SB2521, SB2487, SB2342, SB2063, SB125, SB2041, SB1962, SB1413, SCR9, SB21, SB1198, SB1405, SB2601, SB2778, HB5560, HB762, HB1584, HB 107, HB 114, HB138, HB4386, HB2495, HB581, HB3348, HB5323, HB4341, HB6, HB171, HB143, HB449, HB3486, HB4263, HB5246, HB2, HB2011, SB17

Keywords: SB 15, Texas Local Government Code, zoning preemption, housing affordability, small lots, lot size, lot density, single-family zoning, residential subdivision, municipal land use, local control, state preemption, parking requirements, setbacks, infill development, missing middle housing, lot width, lot depth, homebuilders, housing supply

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• Frequent changes in duty status create gaps in coverage, which directly impact medical readiness and deployable
• That was unique because of the three hurricanes, obviously, and some of the deployments and extended
• to Senator Wright’s question about the average number of days Guardsmen serve, pointed out that deployments
• He continued that deployments must be considered alongside COVID-19, hurricanes, and border security.

Bills: S0048

Keywords: housing, accessory dwelling units, affordable housing, local government, zoning regulations, military families, density bonus, homeownership, property taxes

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development heard presentations on the Governor’s recommended budget for fiscal year 2026-27 and then considered one bill, CS/SB 48 on accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The Governor’s office outlined a $117.4 billion overall budget, with transportation and economic development receiving about $18 billion statewide and $601 million in general revenue. Agency heads then presented priorities for Commerce, Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Military Affairs, State, Transportation, Emergency Management, and the Florida State Guard, emphasizing workforce development, housing, tourism marketing, aviation and space infrastructure, law enforcement recruitment, emergency preparedness, and military readiness. In the Commerce presentation, Secretary Kelly highlighted funding for housing programs, the Hometown Heroes program, the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund, rural infrastructure and workforce grants, Reconnect and Florida WINS systems, law enforcement and firefighter recruitment bonuses, defense support, Visit Florida, Space Florida, and SelectFlorida. Senators asked about Visit Florida’s private match requirements and whether the agency fully leveraged prior appropriations; Visit Florida’s CEO said the match was met and exceeded, though it is difficult but important. The Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles presentation focused on trooper pay, pursuit vehicles, aviation assets, and enterprise data systems, with questions about immigration enforcement and body cameras. Military Affairs requested funding for readiness centers, training facilities, education and health benefits for Guardsmen, and maintenance of existing armories; members discussed Guard deployments, staffing levels, and a proposed firing range project. The Department of State requested funds for automated election audits, a conservation lab, and historic preservation, and defended its arts grant process and rule changes. Transportation’s budget emphasized a $14.3 billion work program, road and bridge maintenance, aviation and aerospace, safety initiatives, and seaport investments, while Emergency Management requested funding for preparedness, flood mitigation, WebEOC, grants management, and alert systems; senators also asked about the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility. For CS/SB 48, Senator Gates explained that the bill would require local governments to allow property owners to voluntarily create ADUs, while preserving local authority over setbacks, construction, and permitting. An amendment removed reusable tenant screening reports and clarified that conforming ADUs would be allowed by right without a separate hearing. The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association supported the bill, saying ADUs could help provide long-term housing for service workers. After questions about local government and HOA authority, the committee adopted the amendment and then reported CS/SB 48 favorably by roll call vote.

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• Had was just I mean had recently returned from uh an Operation Spartan Shield deployment.
• 04:18.639> Shield from uh an Operation Spartan Shield from uh an Operation Spartan Shield deployment
• deployment. His career was on track. deployment. His career was on track.

Keywords: MS Save Our Service Members Task Force - Room 216, January 12, 2026; 2:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The meeting focused on veteran suicide and mental health challenges affecting Mississippi National Guard soldiers, with Colonel Chris Cookie describing recent losses in the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team. He said that in roughly 50 days, from late September to mid-December 2025, three soldiers died by suicide, and that the unit had seen 50 to 60 suicidal ideations over the past year. He emphasized that suicide is a threat he cannot “defeat” through military training alone, and that warning signs are often hard to detect compared with battlefield threats. Cookie identified the biggest gap as the period between drill weekends and annual training, when soldiers are back home and less connected to leadership. He said the unit does well when soldiers are together at drill or Camp Shelby, where behavioral health support is available, but struggles to reach them in between. He urged the state to create preventive and responsive support that leaders in traditional status could activate quickly, and he strongly supported expanded chaplain access because chaplains are trained in behavioral and mental health issues and may be easier for soldiers to approach without stigma. Committee members discussed possible solutions, including a statewide chaplain rotation or on-call system, community-based support networks, and a 24/7 hotline staffed by Mississippi veterans. They also discussed legislation to have the state cover TRICARE costs for Guardsmen and to use TANF funds for related support services. Members said a draft bill was being prepared for public review, with committee reporting deadlines approaching on February 3, and that they would circulate the bill once it received a number and was posted online. The meeting ended with a motion to rise and report.

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• I am also on the PUC's thermal energy network deployment work group created by legislation.
• Minnesota, growing family-sustained clean energy jobs and demonstrate best practices for production and deployment
• Because, you know, by nature, a battery is a deployable, quick-deployable asset when you need it.

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• After deployment, it was 305 in the same month.
• , it was 59 prior to the deployment, it was 59 distracted<00:34:33.760> citations.
• <00:34:39.440> And deployment, 305 in the same month.
• And deployment, 305 in the same month.
• But before I left on deployment with the United States Army, I tried to take care of everything.

Bills: HF3131, HF3436, HF3106, HF3241, HF3531

Keywords: cancer, disability, parking certificates, transportation, state law, school bus, schoolchildren, student safety, traffic safety, stop arm, flashing red lights, amber lights, passing a school bus, 20 feet, vehicle stopping distance, driver duties, school transportation, Minnesota traffic law, school bus law, bus stop signal

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• He said the quickness in deployment had been brought up, but that Minnesota does not have a shortage
• deployment um but also we need to always keep<01:40:03.199> in<01:40:03.320> mind<01:40
• <01:40:15.880> and<01:40:16.000> the actual need and the deployment and the actual
• need and the deployment and the way<01:40:16.280> that<01:40:16.400> it<01:40:16.679>
• of assets within the deployment of assets within the state<01:40:58.560> folks<01:40:58.840><

Bills: HF2103, HF2793

Keywords: energy, renewable energy, ammonia, hydrogen, certificate tracking, funding, environment, community solar, energy policy, sustainability, solar garden program, regulation sunset, 1183, house

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• And as a result of that deployment, his spouse has to leave her job.
• or for whatever reason the spouse has to leave her job because of the as a direct result of the deployment
• So this thing deployments are stressful enough as it is and knowing that there's a job waiting on the
• <00:06:11.520> as<00:06:11.840> it deployments are stressful enough as it deployments
• We've never done that for overseas deployments or contingency-type deployments where you're deploying

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• build on the work being led by President Trump at the federal level and promote nuclear energy deployment
• The federal level and promote nuclear energy deployment in Missouri.
• Randy Sanders bravely led this deployment.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• deployment.
• It's very common, and I'm sad to say that one of my buddies on that deployment currently has stage two
• deployment.
• uh on that deployment uh my experience<02:24:32.279> was<02:24:32.680> I<02:24:32.880>
• it was very hard to kick that deployment it was very hard to kick the<02:24:39.359> habit<02:

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint hearing covered HB 553 on biomarker testing coverage, HB 556 on colorectal cancer screening access, and later HB 712 on 340B drug pricing. For HB 553, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, patient advocates Natalie Heyman and Susan Hirano, a surgical oncologist, and the American Lung Association strongly supported the bill, arguing that biomarker testing should be covered when ordered by a doctor and guided by current evidence. DHS and several insurers offered comments and requested amendments, with DHS saying it appreciated the intent but wanted changes. The committees then voted to pass HB 553 with amendments, including a House draft and a defective date of July 1, 3000; both the House Health and Human Services and Homelessness committees adopted the recommendation unanimously. For HB 556, testimony focused on closing gaps in colorectal cancer screening, especially for uninsured and underinsured patients who can get stool-based screening but then cannot access follow-up colonoscopies. Community Clinic of Maui, ACS CAN, and the American Cancer Society supported the bill, with ACS CAN urging a program similar to the breast and cervical cancer control program and offering amendments. DHS requested that the program and appropriation not conflict with executive budget priorities, and the committees noted technical amendments, a defective date, a blank appropriation amount, and corrections changing Medicare references to Medicaid. HB 556 was also passed with amendments by both committees. The hearing then moved to HB 712 on 340B drug pricing and contract pharmacies. The Department of Health and the Attorney General’s office expressed concern that the bill would require the state to regulate private commercial activity and said the department lacked the expertise and resources to implement it as written, suggesting it might belong in a different statutory section. In contrast, PhRMA opposed the bill, while Hawaii Pacific Health and Hawaii Island Community Health Center supported it, saying 340B savings are important for hospital services and patient access to low-cost medications, especially where manufacturers have restricted shipments to contract pharmacies. No vote on HB 712 was taken in the portion provided.

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• These resources would reduce the challenges associated with long-term deployments and enhance our capacity
• And, you know, you can't dispute the fact that there was an attack on a foreign nation, on a sovereign

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• “What I would like to say about this amendment is that there are many issues that vary between deployment
• <00:47:44.560> and issues that vary between deployment and issues that vary between deployment
• <00:52:10.319> He's going to be an extended deployment.
• He's going to be an extended deployment.
• trying to overturn Citizens United, when we bring amendments trying to eliminate the influence of foreign

Keywords: 1183, house