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ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Feb 19th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • that's on the increase, not necessarily that sexual assaults are on the increase, but that we have staff
  • Vaughn would want to come forward and state your name and title for the record, and introduce any staff
  • Through robust data analysis and management, staff can process Idaho business records, verify employer
  • of State Phil McGrane, would you please step forward, state your name, title, and proceed, and any staff
  • We've got our chief of staff, Jesse Barcroft; our chief operating officer and chief information officer
Keywords: 989, all
Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and first reviewed the Industrial Commission’s base budget and FY 2027 requests. The analyst and agency staff described the commission’s dedicated-fund structure, the IRIS technology modernization project, and several requested adjustments: ongoing support for IRIS maintenance, additional funding for the annual seminar and CWICS training, an increase for the Peace Officer Temporary Disability Fund due to rising claims, and replacement IT hardware. Members asked about the IRIS contract, seminar fees, and the crime victims compensation fund and general fund support. Agency staff said IRIS is still being supported by an outside vendor because OITS lacks the needed expertise, that seminar and training fees are already competitive and the plan is to expand services rather than lower fees, and that crime victims compensation could be covered temporarily by dedicated or federal funds if needed. No votes were taken on the Industrial Commission budget during the meeting. The committee then heard the Public Utilities Commission budget review. The analyst explained the commission’s dedicated funds, staffing, and the FY 2026 trailer appropriation tied to the Wildfire Standard of Care Act, along with a FY 2027 request for IT hardware only. Questions focused on a large variance in the indirect cost recovery fund, which staff attributed to timing of federal reimbursements and rent not being charged to that fund at the time. Commissioners and staff also received positive comments about the implementation of the wildfire-related duties. No action was taken on the PUC budget. Next, the Secretary of State’s budget was presented. The analyst outlined the office’s election, business, and commission functions, noted the prior $10 million election system upgrade, and described FY 2027 requests for a voter pamphlet and guide, overtime for the post-election audit team, and replacement technology. Secretary of State Phil McGrane and staff emphasized the rapid growth in business filings, the office’s revenue generation, and the need to maintain service levels, arguing against ongoing cuts. He said the voter pamphlet request is tied to statutory election-year mailings, the overtime reflects cyclical election workload, and the office is considering AI cautiously due to sensitive voter data. Members asked about business filing growth, the difference between a pamphlet and a voter guide, and the possible impact of hand-counting ballots; McGrane said hand-counting would mainly affect counties, not the state office. The meeting ended with scheduling remarks for the next day’s budget work and a note that the FY 2026 rescission bill was still being processed.
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  • I'd also like to thank my staff.
  • I'd also like to thank<00:07:07.440><c> my</c><00:07:07.759><c> staff.
  • The only thing I have is I want everyone that's on this staff to please stand up for us.
  • </c><00:18:51.280><c> By</c><00:18:51.520><c> the</c> house and your staff is amazing.
  • By the house and your staff is amazing.
Keywords: 924, joint, all
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Transcript Highlights:
  • I have instructed staff that this must be up and operational by February 15th of this month.
  • Item number 15 is the committee and staff reports. Stacy is the programs coordinator update.
  • And we've been working with Lance and his staff.
  • I appreciate all the work that Lance and the staff do on that. I have no other report.
  • Staff recommendation will be to see demos from PCEPs that are currently using the technology.
Summary: The Oklahoma 9-1-1 Management Authority met in special session, confirmed a quorum, welcomed new member Josh Huffines, approved the prior meeting minutes, and accepted financial reports for September through December 2025. The chair and staff also presented recognition awards, including thanks to former legal counsel Austin and outgoing chair Mark Sharpton, and honored Leachin Lockwood of Tulsa 911 as the state’s third-quarter Emergency Telecommunicator of the Quarter. The board addressed compliance and funding issues for several PSAPs. It authorized notice and a public-hearing process for Chokota Police Department and Pawnee Police Department if they did not complete required annual audit/reporting documents by the stated deadline. It also approved a recruitment campaign for the 9-1-1 profession, including a website landing page and media outreach, and transferred $150,000 from reserves to support that effort. In addition, the board approved a technology roadmap outlining statewide priorities such as mapping, GIS integration, satellite emergency communications, push-to-talk interoperability, and CAD sharing. Several grants were approved, including GIS remediation and maintenance for Drumright and Love County, a Next Gen 9-1-1 call-handling solution for Muskogee 911, and CAD integration for Sand Springs and Mercy EMS. A Love County public hearing on GIS noncompliance was rendered moot after the grant approval, and the board voted to take no action on escrowing Love County funds. Staff reports highlighted boundary verification letters, the upcoming 911 Day at the Capitol, cybersecurity training, 911/988 integration progress, Virtual Academy training totals, and ongoing work on NG911 RFPs, coordinator workshops, and county-level implementation projects. The meeting also included legislative updates on HB 4092 and HB 2710, with the latter described as creating a parallel state radio/911 structure, and the session adjourned with no public comments or new business.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Jan 27th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • It determines where visitors stop, where they spend money, how businesses staff and schedule, how emergency
  • I'm Danny Masterson, committee staff. You are hearing proposed substitute Senate Bill 5987.
  • Are there any questions for staff?
  • Danny Masterson has a staff report. Thank you, Chair Liias, committee members.
  • Again, I'm Danny Masterson, committee staff.
Bills: SB5987 , SB6170
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Transcript Highlights:
  • And what support staff is going to look like to make this happen?
  • So, I just wanted to commend you and your staff for the work that you do.
  • What I would say is it's really a credit to the staff.
  • But having great leadership gets you great staff.
  • So, don't... don't... don't put it all on your staff.
Keywords: 914, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Jan 14th, 2026

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we pray for your divine protection over them, their families, their staffs, shielding them from every
  • And again, thanks to the staff, and happy to support it today and appreciate your work.
  • President, I want to thank you for allowing me to work with your outstanding staff. Mr.
  • President, I want to thank you for allowing me to work with your outstanding staff, with Tim Elwell and
  • the rest of the Ediprope staff.
Summary: The Senate convened with a prayer, pledge, doctor-of-the-day introduction, and several recognitions, including a Founders’ Day tribute to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and a welcome to a nationally ranked student debater in the gallery. The chamber then took up a committee report on 52 gubernatorial executive appointments; after explanation by the Ethics and Elections chair, the Senate adopted the report and confirmed the appointments by a vote of 39-0. The first major bill was SB 250 on rural communities. Senator Simon described it as a broad “Rural Renaissance” package creating an Office of Rural Prosperity, a Renaissance Grant Program, housing and transportation investments, education funding, and rural health care improvements. Two amendments were adopted to remove overlapping health-care provisions in light of new federal rural health funding and to update hospital funding amounts. Senators from both parties spoke in support, emphasizing the bill’s focus on rural infrastructure, health care access, and local flexibility. The bill passed 39-0. The Senate then considered CS/SB 318 on educational scholarship programs. Senator Gates explained that the bill responds to Auditor General concerns by separating scholarship funding from public-school funding, tightening enrollment verification, reducing administrative fees, requiring student identification numbers, improving reimbursement processes, and directing the Department of Education to develop a business plan for scholarship funding organizations. Three amendments were adopted, including removal of a declining-enrollment provision from the bill, with that issue expected to move elsewhere. Senators discussed transparency, accountability, and protections against overpayments and unverified enrollments, while also noting the need to preserve support for school districts. The bill passed 38-0. After both bills passed, the Senate waived rules to immediately certify SB 250 and CS/SB 318 to the House. The chamber also heard announcements recognizing Palm Beach County Day at the Capitol and scheduled a group photograph for the following Thursday before adjourning until January 22 or upon the President’s call.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Criminal Justice Nov 18th, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • aspects of DJJ, whether it's through detention, prevention, probation, human trafficking, support staff
  • So the largest number of staff I have is in detention and probation.
  • I quickly learned that my detention and probation staff are not recognized under the Criminal Justice
  • I'm in the process of hiring a therapist just for my staff to help them deal with the traumas that they
  • Facilities are maintained by a talented group of staff, but they're aging.
Summary: The Criminal Justice Committee met with a quorum present and temporarily postponed SB 156. The committee first considered the confirmation of Matthew Walsh as Secretary of the Department of Juvenile Justice. Walsh described his background in law enforcement, social work, and juvenile justice, and outlined DJJ priorities including recruitment and retention, staff wellness, collaboration with DCF and other agencies, aging facilities, and expanding educational and vocational opportunities for youth. Members asked about his social work training, lockout youth, bed space, recidivism, and the Florida Scholars Academy. The committee voted unanimously to favorably report his confirmation. The committee then took up SPB 704, a committee bill extending the public records exemption for conviction integrity unit reinvestigation information. Senator Martin explained that the exemption was originally created to protect active innocence reviews and should continue past its current sunset date. With no opposition or debate, the committee voted unanimously to report the bill favorably as a committee bill. Next, the committee considered CS for SB 32, as amended, which creates an injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person and adds it to the statewide injunction verification system and related enforcement provisions. Senator Sharif said the bill is intended to give judges a faster tool to protect victims who have reported serious violence to law enforcement, while supporters said it addresses cases where victims are harmed before a repeat-violence injunction can be granted. Eric Friday of Florida Carry opposed the bill, warning it could be misused against self-defense situations and create problems in cases already covered by existing injunction laws. After debate, the committee voted unanimously to report the bill favorably. The committee then considered SB 210, which extends public records protections to petitions for injunctions for protection against serious violence by a known person, including dismissed petitions and identifying information before service. There was no opposition, and the committee voted unanimously to report SB 210 favorably before adjourning.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Indian Affairs Jul 16th, 2025

House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to thank all the staff from Tohatchee. What a beautiful place you have.
  • I'm an unpaid staff assistant to Representative Little. Good morning, everybody.
  • I'm also a staff member. I just want to thank the committee and our community for coming out.
  • These are a couple of staff, myself, our summer students, and one community member.
  • This photo here is our group of students, fish and wildlife staff, and farmers.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • And I thank the committee for working with my staff on that.
  • Jason Fox, with the California Society of CPAs, in support, and wants to thank the author and the staff
  • Again, I think the chair and the committee, I also want to thank my committee staff and consultants who
  • Chair, esteemed members of the committee and very capable staff.
  • Great job, hard work to the committee staff. Thank you very much. We stand adjourned.
Summary: The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation heard several bills focused on transit funding, veterans’ tax relief, clean energy incentives, housing development costs, and tax conformity. SB 63 would authorize a Bay Area regional sales tax measure for transit agencies facing fiscal shortfalls; supporters said it was needed to avoid major service cuts, while the California Taxpayers Association opposed it on Proposition 13/218 concerns. SB 56 would exclude veterans’ disability compensation from income calculations for the disabled veterans’ property tax exemption, and SB 296 would expand property tax relief for 100% disabled veterans and certain surviving spouses; both drew broad veterans’ support. SB 86 would extend and expand the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority sales and use tax exemption program, including fusion energy, and SB 302 would conform state tax law to federal clean energy credit monetization provisions; both were backed by industry, labor, and clean energy advocates. SB 328 would cap Department of Toxic Substances Control fees on contaminated-soil remediation for infill and master-planned housing projects, with housing groups arguing the current fee structure can make projects infeasible. SB 711 would update California’s tax conformity date to January 1, 2025 to reduce complexity and inconsistencies with federal law, and was supported by tax professionals and business groups. Several bills were held or sent to suspense, while others advanced with amendments. After quorum was established, SB 63 passed the committee 4-2 and SB 86, SB 302, SB 328, and SB 711 were referred to suspense, with SB 86 and SB 302 later approved out of suspense with amendments. SB 56 was held in committee, SB 296 was made a two-year bill, and SB 284 and SB 723 were held. The committee also approved a number of additional suspense-file bills, including SB 293, SB 359, SB 419, SB 587, SB 603, SB 663, SB 710, and SB 785, while SB 591 was approved with amendments and SB 353 was made a two-year bill. The hearing concluded with the committee adjournment after final roll calls and bill actions.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part II) May 22nd, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • out of a Judicial Council recommendation regarding court security and protecting judges and court staff
  • changed venues and all properly with proper notice, of course, with great thanks to our committee staff
  • changed venues and all properly with proper notice, of course, with great thanks to our committee staff
  • that keeps everything going, and to each member and their staffs, thank you.
  • Each member and their staffs, thank each witness.
Bills: HB223
Summary: The Committee on State Affairs heard several House bills, with most measures left pending after testimony and later taken up in a batch of votes. Early in the meeting, HB 5624 on liability protections for motocross/off-road vehicle tracks, HB 223 on requiring competitive procurement for municipal lobbying contracts, HB 3709 on post-election audit procedures, and HB 5081 on protecting personal information of judicial officers and court staff were all discussed and left pending after testimony. Witnesses on HB 223 supported greater transparency in municipal lobbying contracts. HB 3709 drew sharp opposition from an election integrity advocate who argued the bill would reduce precinct-level granularity and make it harder to detect ballot errors, while a Secretary of State resource witness said the bill would simplify and standardize the audit process by location. HB 5081 received strong support from court administration and a district judge who described prior threats and an attack tied to publicly available personal information. The committee also heard HB 3546 on allowing school districts to move elections to November, HB 493 on barring certain felony offenders from serving as poll watchers, HB 5115 on increasing penalties for election fraud and related conduct, HB 4081 on trade secret filing procedures, HB 3909 on limiting restrictions on wireless devices at polling places, HB 2702 on limiting gubernatorial closure authority for certain veterans organizations during pandemics, HB 119 on foreign adversary lobbying, and HB 5138 on the Attorney General’s authority to prosecute election crimes. Several of these bills were explained with committee substitutes and then left pending before final action. Testimony on HB 493 and HB 5115 came from an election integrity advocate who supported both bills, saying the poll watcher restriction was appropriately narrowed and that the election fraud bill would help address invalid votes and refusal to count valid votes. Later, the committee took up pending business and voted out a large number of bills, generally along party lines or with broad support. HB 186 on minors’ social media use, HB 229, HB 2885, HB 3909 as substituted, HB 4285, HB 1661, HB 2820, HB 3181, HB 4157, HB 223, HB 521, HB 640, HB 1234, HB 2253, HB 2294, HB 3053, HB 3697 as substituted, HB 4281, HB 4463, HB 4995, HB 5081 as substituted, HB 5624 as substituted, HB 119 as substituted, HB 3225, HB 5138 as substituted, HB 5115, HB 481 as substituted, HB 3546, HB 493, and HB 4145 were reported favorably to the full Senate, with several also placed on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted committee substitutes for multiple bills, including HB 3909, HB 5081, HB 5624, HB 119, HB 5138, and HB 481. At the end, the chair noted another committee meeting would likely be needed before deadlines, possibly on a weekend, and recessed the committee subject to the call of the chair.
CA
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  • If there were available funding and staff capacity, these efforts might be furthered by building tools
  • So we will provide the more specific numbers to your staff and your office. participation rate for the
  • So we will provide the more specific numbers to your staff and your office.
  • More specific numbers to your staff and your office as soon as we can after the hearing.
  • I want to thank the sergeants, committee staff, my staff, and my colleagues as well for participating
Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services heard an overview of efforts to streamline access to safety net programs and move toward more automatic, person-centered enrollment. CDSS, DHCS, and CalHHS described current cross-enrollment between Medi-Cal, CalFresh, and CalWORKs, including data showing high overlap among programs and a text-message outreach pilot that increased CalWORKs applications and enrollments but reached only a small share of potentially eligible people. Witnesses emphasized barriers such as differing federal eligibility rules, data-sharing limits, privacy concerns, and the need for better technology, consent management, and stakeholder engagement. Members pressed the administration on how to institutionalize these efforts across administrations and asked for concrete budgetary and regulatory steps to support “no wrong door” enrollment and automatic referrals. The committee also reviewed several chair priorities. On the proposed foster care multi-agency office, CDSS said existing coordination structures already address much of the intended work and asked to verify prior fiscal scoring. On the Employment First Office, CalHHS explained that the office’s $1 million budget was eliminated in the 2024-25 budget as part of deficit reductions, while noting that employment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities remains an administration priority through existing departmental coordination. For the food insecurity proposal, CDSS said it could provide technical assistance but would need new data-sharing agreements, could not separately calculate a CFAP participation rate with current data, and would likely need until July 1, 2027, plus ongoing staffing, to complete the requested report. The mandated reporter proposal drew support for reform, with CDSS estimating low-millions in one-time training costs and ongoing costs in the hundreds of thousands. The subcommittee also discussed a guaranteed income proposal. CalHHS suggested drafting new statutory language and considering a county-administered model rather than a state-run competitive grant process to reduce administrative burden, while members and public commenters urged support for AB 661 and a study of a permanent statewide guaranteed income program. Public testimony also supported automatic enrollment, community-supporting mandated reporting reforms, and cash assistance for fire recovery. In the final items, CSD described how local nonprofit partners helped during the Los Angeles fires with food, housing vouchers, transportation, and emergency energy assistance, and explained that LIHEAP and CSBG remain important but limited tools for disaster response. CSD also said recent federal staffing cuts and possible future federal budget threats could affect LIHEAP and CSBG administration, though no immediate service disruptions had occurred and additional LIHEAP funds were expected to be released soon.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Cap Committee Meeting - 2025-04-29

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Essentially protecting students and staff.
  • that was so important was that it was in our patrol districts, and you built relationships with the staff
  • schools, 200 charter schools, our tribal schools as well, our intermediate districts, plus countless staff
  • Conditions that not only challenge safety for our staff and the residents, but also impact the morale
  • We would have it look at where those staff could be relocated to.
Bills: HF3220
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Elect Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, if you take a city of a thousand and they have three staff, I guarantee you almost every one of
  • those staff is doing the equivalency of the head of...
  • Each jurisdiction chooses how they staff those pre-election activities, and requiring them to hire two
  • Clarifies local staff communication and how that is not lobbying.
  • They really desperately want clarification. that their staff can continue to do the good work that we
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - 04/02/25

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We also pray for the staff that make this body be able to function, and for all the families of those
  • Inspire, challenge, lead, and direct these senators and this staff today.
  • </c><00:57:25.200><c> that</c><00:57:25.520><c> make</c> We also pray for the staff that make We also
  • </c><00:58:10.720><c> It's</c><00:58:10.880><c> in</c> senators and this staff today.
  • It's in senators and this staff today.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Judiciary Feb 11th, 2025

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  • by both lawyers and support staff.
  • The staff level investigations start with the initial and Corey, we decide do we have jurisdiction?
  • It's a lot of them end up being closed by staff again because of voluntary compliance.
  • And so a lot of the cases are closed at the staff level after a lawyer voluntary Lee complies.
  • I was in your staff advise you. >> Okay.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> essential training for security staff. essential training for security staff.
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  • It also protects staff from retaliation when they report concerns.
  • Senate File 3648 is additional funding for staff at the Minnesota School Safety Center.
  • ,</c> Increase athletic fees, cut staff, have a higher student ratio, reduce transportation.
Keywords: 918, senate, all
Summary: Minnesota Senate Republicans held a press event focused on school safety, student performance, and relief from what they described as burdensome mandates on districts. Sen. Zach Duckworth promoted the SHIELD Act, which would provide grant funding through the Minnesota School Safety Center for security upgrades such as access controls, ballistic-resistant materials, mass notification systems, and staff training. He also highlighted other education bills, including measures to require parental and teacher notification of violent incidents within 24 hours, allow short removals after serious incidents in K-3 classrooms, expand retention and intervention policies for students not meeting grade level, and increase parental access to curriculum materials and consent for sex education. Duckworth said the school safety proposal has bipartisan support and argued schools should have flexible, locally driven tools to protect students. Sen. Julia Coleman and other Republicans framed the agenda as a response to classroom violence, learning loss, and a lack of transparency. Coleman said teachers and parents are seeing serious problems firsthand and argued that schools should not hide violent incidents. She described Senate File 676 as a notification and anti-retaliation bill, and said Senate File 4023 would give schools a brief reset after serious incidents in early grades. She also backed the transparency bill requiring parental review of curriculum and written consent for sex education. The group repeatedly argued that schools, parents, and teachers should be prioritized over what they called political secrecy or overreach. Sen. Jason Rarick focused on school finance, saying new state mandates have left districts in deficit despite prior funding increases. He discussed bills to expand safe school aid to nonpublic schools, increase staffing at the Minnesota School Safety Center, expand counselor funding for nonpublic students to K-6, and conform state law to federal tax credits that could support scholarships and tutoring. Sen. Carla Nelson Housley argued that more than 60 unfunded mandates have strained districts and said Senate File 3361 would temporarily let districts transfer funds between accounts and opt out of certain new mandates from 2023-24, with public board discussion and votes. In the question period, Republicans also discussed the governor’s supplemental budget, fraud enforcement, possible bonding for IT upgrades, and potential tax and child care credit changes, while emphasizing they want bipartisan cooperation on fraud and school safety but oppose new taxes and what they called harmful mandates.
NV
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  • And every member of my staff is a graduate of Nevada, as well as my wife.
  • And every member of my staff is a graduate of Nevada, as well as my wife.
  • The next bill for our work session will be SB 6, and we'll turn the mic over to our fiscal staff.
  • It was presented by Chief of Staff Benitez Thompson of the Attorney General's Office.
  • and one for services staff, in addition to existing nursing staff committees.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - Part 1 - 05/19/25

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to thank our staff, our nonpartisan staff, and the staff in the revisor's office who work now
  • </c><00:25:26.799><c> um</c><00:25:26.960><c> our</c> I I want to thank our staff um our I I want to
  • thank our staff um our nonpartisan<00:25:27.840><c> staff</c><00:25:28.080><c> and</c><00:25:28.320><
  • c> the</c><00:25:28.480><c> staff</c><00:25:28.559><c> in</c><00:25:28.720><c> the</c> nonpartisan staff
  • and the staff in the nonpartisan staff and the staff in the revisor's<00:25:29.360><c> office</c><00
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/16/26

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And here's this request for 70-some new staff members.
  • continually add more and more staff, continually add more and more staff, which<00:46:47.480><c> may<
  • It takes a lot of staff.
  • But just to be It takes a lot of staff.
  • It takes a lot of staff.
Bills: HF4074
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, January 6, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

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  • with whom I have of exceptional staff with whom I have served<00:38:43.520><c> are</c><00:38:43.760>
  • I think of staff and members crouching under these very chairs in this chamber.
  • members</c><00:41:46.400><c> crouching</c> think of staff and members crouching think of staff and members
  • c> barricaded</c><00:55:56.640><c> doors</c> My staff huddled behind barricaded doors My staff huddled
  • Members of Congress and their staffs fled for their lives.