Video & Transcript Research : 'basic needs'
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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, November 12, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- family needs to survive.
- If you vote no today, you are voting to deny those 42 million low-income families basic food needs.
- services, basic things that American families need, who shouldn't be part of the leverage Democrats
- If you vote no today, you are voting to deny those 42 million low-income families basic food needs.
- services, basic things that American families need, who shouldn't be part of the leverage Democrats
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (05/20/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- the process sir if we find the fees need the process sir if we find the fees need to<00:12:38.560
- That need to be moved over.
- They can ask to basically bump August. They can ask to basically bump the<00:31:30.559>
line. - So, you need both. Uh, so, you start. So, you need both.
- So, you need both. Yeah. approved yet. So, you need both. Yeah.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 110, as amended by the Senate, which would establish fees for alteration-of-terrain applications and direct the Department of Environmental Services to adopt rules for a permit-by-notification process for certain projects. Trisha Milo introduced the bill for Senator Lang and noted that the department had worked on the amended language. Matt Mayberry of the New Hampshire Homebuilders Association said the industry strongly supported the bill, describing it as a public-private partnership that would speed review for developers without affecting local control, with builders paying the costs rather than taxpayers.
Members focused heavily on how the bill’s fee structure and permit thresholds would work, especially for projects near shoreland, wetlands, and protected water bodies. Representative Opel raised concerns about whether the bill reduced review of habitat and shoreland impacts or shifted costs unfairly; Philip Trobridge of DES explained that the bill does not eliminate those reviews and that shoreland projects still receive greater scrutiny. He said the bill creates different tiers, with the permit-by-notification process applying to certain projects between 100,000 and 150,000 square feet that are not in protected shoreland, while larger or shoreland-affected projects remain under the standard review process. He also said the proposed fees were based on sustaining the program, covering added habitat and species review responsibilities, and keeping reviews efficient.
Trobridge said the new fee structure would generate about $1.2 million in additional revenue and help fund additional staff and related program costs. He stated that the department had worked with the regulated community and believed the fees were fair and reasonable, though he acknowledged the bill’s wording was confusing and that the threshold could be revisited later if the new process works well. Members also discussed how the state process interacts with local approvals, and Trobridge said both state and local approvals are required before a project can begin. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/13/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- application um so it it basically application um so it it basically there's<00:09:44.480>
a <00:19:14.400>- So both the specific date and the interest rate all need to be specified under these amendments.
to days the amount of time that needs to days the amount of time that needs - <00:29:11.200>
to I just uh well obviously we need to I just uh well obviously we need to - <00:47:54.640>
your might need your might need your help<00:47:56.480>Mr <00:47:56.880
Keywords:
mortgage foreclosure, redemption, foreclosure surplus, sheriff's sale, junior lienholder, mortgagor, homeowner protections, loss mitigation, dual tracking, foreclosure redemption period, certificate of redemption, certificate of sale, sheriff, county recorder, registrar of titles, homeownership center, lien priority, real property, foreclosure by advertisement, surplus funds
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (02/26/2025)
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So you have the current state; some need pushed us to a new place, and this fulfills that need.
- <00:11:59.000>
you this fulfills that need so could you this fulfills that need so could you - Would you understand the need that there might be a need for a clarification, because currently they
- <00:15:51.079>
there need that there might be a need there need that there might be a need - um if you feel this clarification needed um if you feel this clarification needed in<00:17:22.240
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- that they basically to get past the threshold, one of which was a critical need in terms of nursing.
- There's a lot of need out there.
- Yes sir, we basically...
- they do and why it's needed.
- Lastly, users can also estimate wages needed for a full-time worker, to cover the cost of basic household
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:03:47.920>
so different spectrums different needs so different spectrums different needs - <00:43:17.400>
for right I could see the need for right I could see the need for efficiency - Justice in the criminal courts, they are utterly essential, and they do need—we need to be able to add
- I really wasn't planning on doing it, but I just felt like I needed to do it.
- <00:52:44.400>
to it but uh I just felt like I needed to it but uh I just felt like I needed
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several Judiciary-related measures. SB 94 would increase the mandatory minimum jail term for a first knowing or intentional violation of a temporary restraining order from 48 to 72 hours. The Office of the Public Defender and the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence opposed the bill, arguing the current penalty is effective, the measure treats very different conduct the same, and the mental health assessment language is unclear and could be harmful or misapplied. Some other testifiers were listed in support or opposition, but no vote was taken.
SB 15 would raise the real property exemption amount for attachment or execution. The Hawaiʻi Financial Services Association offered comments rather than opposition, suggesting the bill should be clarified as applying to creditor claims rather than property taxes and possibly limited to a primary residence, with restrictions on frequency of use. Committee discussion focused on how the exemption would affect unsecured creditors, the role of recorded mortgages and judgment liens, and whether the bill should instead establish a clearer homestead-style exemption. The bill drew both support and comments, with no action taken during the hearing.
The committee also took testimony on SB 117, which would protect people making sexual misconduct claims from defamation suits unless made with malice; SB 121, a constitutional amendment to give the Senate more time to confirm judicial appointments; SB 14, a reapportionment amendment tied to the decennial census and resident population; SB 175, which would raise the mandatory retirement age for judges and justices from 70 to 75; SB 173, creating a three-year pilot program for free child care for minor children of parties and witnesses attending First Circuit court hearings; and SB 261, increasing juror pay from $30 to $50 per day. Testimony on these measures was generally supportive in the case of SB 175, SB 173, and SB 261, with some opposition on SB 14 and SB 117. On SB 173 and SB 261, committee members asked questions about practical implementation, and on SB 261 the State Bar Association said the increase was overdue and intended to encourage jury participation.
NH
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Wed Feb 5, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
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to the citizens and the community need to the citizens and the community need - <00:55:00.640>
more populations but I think we need more populations but I think we need more - penalties and what I'd like to basically penalties and what I'd like to basically the<02:26:04.840
- then would we still uh so we don't need then would we still uh so we don't need to<02:30:18.479>
- <02:33:47.800>
that because we really do need that because we really do need that information
Summary:
The committee first considered House Bill 1324, which would require the Judiciary to contract for legal services for residential tenants in landlord-tenant disputes and allow attorneys, paralegals, and law students to provide those services, with an appropriation. The Department of the Attorney General recommended removing reference to Hawaii Public Housing Authority tenants because HPHA eviction proceedings are administrative and could conflict with the bill. Hawaii Appleseed and other testifiers strongly supported the measure, citing studies showing much higher tenant retention when counsel is available, and suggested adding notice of the right to counsel at key points such as rent increases, eviction notices, and lease signing. The committee adopted amendments, including the Attorney General’s suggested change and a technical amendment, and passed the bill out with a recommendation to move it forward; members voted aye, with one member voting with reservations and several excused.
The committee then heard House Bill 126 on property forfeiture, which would increase transparency and accountability in civil asset forfeiture by clarifying covered property, changing disposition rules, and removing language requiring liberal construction of the forfeiture act. The Attorney General said forfeiture remains an important law enforcement tool and that the bill would not impair its use. The Office of the Public Defender supported the measure but argued civil forfeiture is broadly problematic because many people cannot meaningfully challenge it and are not entitled to counsel. Honolulu Police Department opposed the bill, saying forfeiture is useful in fighting illegal activity and that added procedures would delay enforcement and reduce operational funding from forfeiture proceeds. Community Alliance on Prisons, the Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, and other supporters urged reform or abolition of civil forfeiture, citing transparency concerns and the risk of abuse. No vote on HB 126 was taken in the portion provided.
The final measure discussed was House Bill 166, which would require the state to defend professionally licensed or certified state employees in certain civil actions, allow employees to hire their own counsel at their own expense, and set a process for the Attorney General to transfer or withdraw representation if the state declines to defend. Testimony from the Hawaii Association for Justice and labor representatives was in strong support, describing the bill as a negotiated clarification that balances employee protections with accountability and noting it had passed previously but died in conference. The transcript cuts off before any committee action on HB 166.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (03/07/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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need for that they don't need they don't need for that they don't need they don't need a<00: - needs to be allowed needs to be I that needs to be allowed also<01:06:55.680>
so <01:06:56.000> - Kathy wants to study it before she... current regulatory needs and practices current regulatory needs
- <01:31:23.920>
need <01:31:24.119>some bill um obviously this needs need some bill - You need to muzzle your dog.
Summary:
The committee worked through a draft bill amending animal cruelty and protective custody provisions, focusing on how animals may be seized, cared for, and returned, and on what rights owners have when animals are taken. Members discussed adding language requiring officers to inform a charged person in writing of the right to petition for a veterinarian of their choice, clarifying that any documents presented for signature must be fully and honestly explained, and revising language so confiscated animals cannot be altered without notarized owner authorization. They also considered a new prohibition on using confiscated animals for fundraising or donations, ultimately preferring the term “financial gain” over “profiteering.”
The discussion also covered protective custody procedures, including adding “municipal animal control officer” to the list of officers involved, allowing return of animals to the owner or caretaker if no charges have been filed or no warrant establishing probable cause has been sought or issued, and clarifying the distinction between criminal seizure and temporary protective custody. The commissioner’s comments led to several proposed deletions or revisions, including removing language viewed as redundant or inconsistent with protective custody, and striking references to live racing provisions that are no longer relevant.
Members further addressed lactating animals, agreeing to add language that confiscated lactating animals should not be separated from their nonweaned offspring. They also discussed a proposed confidentiality provision requiring people assisting in investigations or taking possession of seized animals to sign a binding nondisclosure agreement, though members noted similar protections may need to be duplicated in the temporary custody section as well. The conversation was largely about drafting and legal clarity, with no final vote or formal action recorded in the excerpt.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Aug 18th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- and then we need to have drop points, we need to have coordination, and we need to have funding to run
- So, there is a huge need to do this. It's a critical need.
- What would need to happen is there would need to be a trigger.
- What we need to do is expand our capacity. In New Mexico, we need feedlots.
- This is really needed.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- we all need Is things that like water, right? We all need water.
- And basically the dream you have built is now being run.
- Is that basically because it's for everybody else is good?
- Impact fees are basically charged with regard to...
- of the property rights owners and the needs of your constituents who need electricity and water and
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 5695, which would create the Sayers Ranch Municipal Utility District in Bastrop County between Elgin and Bastrop. Representative Gurdis said Bastrop County commissioners unanimously supported the district. There was no public testimony, the bill was left pending, and later reported favorably to the full House on an 8-0 vote.
The main debate centered on Senate Bill 291, which would require condemning entities to pay landowner attorney’s fees if they fail to provide 10 years of appraisal reports with an initial offer in an eminent domain case. Supporters, including Rita Beving and Charles Maley, argued the bill would add an enforcement mechanism and better protect landowners in a process they described as intimidating and lopsided. Opponents, including Tom Zabel and Lisa Kaufman, said current law already provides a remedy through abatement and attorney’s fees under Section 21.047 of the Property Code, and warned the bill could create inconsistency, delay public infrastructure projects, and increase costs. The bill was left pending.
The committee also heard House Bill 5699, a simple MUD boundary change in Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 405 that would allow a tract to leave one district and join another. Representative Schofield said the landowner and district agreed to the change and to pay the tract’s share of debt. The committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably on an 8-0 vote.
Later, the committee considered House Bill 5489, which would impose a four-year moratorium on impact fees. Representative Dyson framed it as an “active study” to test whether impact fees raise housing costs. College Station officials and other opponents argued impact fees help fund infrastructure for growth and that local governments should retain control; supporters said the fees are regressive and add to housing prices. The bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 292, which would update the Landowner Bill of Rights to add information on surveys, require separate offers for property not sought in condemnation, and require the rights document to be delivered with the initial offer. Supporters said it would improve transparency and fill gaps in the current document, while opponents said it was unnecessary because the law already exists and warned against revisiting a 2021 compromise. The transcript ends during that discussion.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- And the needs are so great, even if you have a smaller geographic area. And the needs are so great.
- And so, again, the need is to go ahead and make those very basic infrastructure improvements.
- In the area that I represent, as well as each of you, we know that there's enormous needs that we need
- , our electricity needs And interviewed people that our energy needs, our electricity needs are tremendous
- We don't need more of it.
Keywords:
food recovery, composting, waste management, solid waste surcharge, organic waste reduction, environment, grants, advisory group, soil conservation, water resources, training services, outreach programs, environmental protection, animal care, veterinary services, spay and neuter, Las Vegas, community funding, animal welfare, animal shelter
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- , we need it to be done?
- Basically, they're going to have money they're going to spend in year one and need money in subsequent
- We saw the needs, and we determined that we didn't need to make a request.
- Our needs are still our needs for next year.
- it, we need it.
Summary:
The Ways and Means Committee held an informational hearing on the state capital outlay process, with Roger Husser and Matt Baker of the Division of Administration’s Office of Facilities Planning and Control (FPNC) presenting a detailed review of House Bill 2 and proposed improvements. They said FPNC administers about 54% of the bill, while other agencies administer the rest, and emphasized that the capital outlay program has improved significantly over the last few years, with project expenditures more than doubling due to better cash-flow management, staffing changes, and more efficient project administration. They also explained how the bill is structured by priorities, how the priority-one cash line of credit is capped and adjusted for construction inflation, and how the bill has grown into a much larger, longer-range plan than a true five-year program, especially on the non-state side.
A major theme was that the bill contains too many dormant, legacy, and low-priority projects, which creates false expectations and ties up funding. Committee members pressed the presenters on culture change, third-party project management, staffing shortages, and the use of technology and statutory interpretation to speed projects without sacrificing compliance. Husser and Baker said they had reduced internal bureaucracy, used staff augmentation because of hiring difficulties, delegated smaller projects to agencies when appropriate, and improved cash-flow analysis so projects can move forward with less money up front. They also discussed overappropriations, dormant projects, and the need to reappropriate unused funds to projects that can actually spend them.
The presenters offered several recommendations and considerations: limit the number and size of new projects, reduce scope creep, require more regular endorsement of long-running projects, consider caps on priority-five funding, impose time limits and reporting requirements on non-state grant projects, and possibly require non-state entities to escrow or otherwise demonstrate their match earlier. They also suggested bundling related projects together, expanding that approach beyond the current pilot, and improving transparency by showing full project funding history and the first year each project appeared in the bill. No votes were taken, and the meeting remained informational, with members generally supportive of the efficiency reforms while also raising concerns about false hope, dormant projects, and the need for clearer expectations and accountability.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (01/27/2026)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
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is And so, parental alienation basically is And so, parental alienation basically - um, so parental alienation is basically um, so parental alienation is basically one<00:12:16.520
- Um, but we need a starting point.
- >> Absolutely. enough discussion that I don't need to enough discussion that I don't need to continue
- So, here we are throwing basically that.
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Jan 14th, 2026
Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, I understand the need and why things are needing to be changed.
- Uh, I understand the need and why things are needing to be changed.
- Uh, I understand the need and why things are needing to be changed.
- are understand the need and why things are are<00:05:17.759>
needing <00:05:18.000>to <00 - And so uh are needing to be changed.
Keywords:
early voting, electoral participation, voting centers, Alabama elections, absentee ballot, HB128, Alabama Board of Nursing, Sunset Law, sunset review, nursing board, nurse licensure, registered nurse, RN, licensed practical nurse, LPN, advanced practice nursing, certified registered nurse anesthetist, CRNA, consumer member, board appointments
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Transmission to others needs to be prevented, and potential outbreaks need a very swift response.
- We need it, and let's get it done.
- Those folks don't need this.
- We need those just as much as we need ambulances.
- She literally sat us all down and had a discussion with us about how my sister needed to basically get
Bills:
HB3000, HB2622, HB2283, HB541, HB1776, HB1803, HB1669, HB2588, HB220, HB3415, HB50, HB1314, HB 107, HB220, HB50, HB107
Keywords:
ambulance service, rural healthcare, grants, financial assistance, qualified counties, mental health, patient transport, female attendants, security measures, healthcare regulation, epinephrine, anaphylaxis, health care, school safety, training, emergency response, direct patient care, healthcare, physicians, medical services
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (04/15/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- we need to change know, we need to we need to change course.<00:41:45.680>
So <00:41:45.920>- We have basically need 500 acres. We need maybe one new landfill for the next hundred years.
- We have we basically need<01:15:32.719>
500 <01:15:33.480>acres. - We need maybe one new need 500 acres.
- I need you. All don't go anywhere. I need you.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (01/20/2026)
Environment and Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- I don't think we need a study.
- Um I think perhaps that what we need, we need an amendment on this.
- that what we need we we need<00:51:36.240>
we <00:51:36.480>need <00:51:36.559>an <00:51:37.520>I need we need an amendment on this. I need we need an amendment on this. - Uh yeah, we need the blue >> All right. Uh yeah, we need the blue sheet.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (02/06/2025)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Don't need your phone. All right, see you. Don't need your phone. You're over there, yeah.
- patients who no longer need medical care and<00:58:46.559>
need <00:58:46.760>a and need - /c><02:43:16.960>
Advocate patients need to know need to Advocate patients need to know need to - Uh, basically what you said.
- Uh, basically what you said.
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Feb 4th, 2026
Banking and Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- . basically. basically.
- I need to understand.
- I need to understand.
- Do we need to sing to you? >> Oh, hold on. Do we need to sing to you?
- Is that<01:04:48.480>
basic? that basic? that basic?