Video & Transcript Research : 'drinking straws'
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AL
Transcript Highlights:
- out of the then you can just drink out of the then you can just drink out of the garbage can or whatever
- alcohol that is an come in and drink alcohol that is an come in and drink alcohol that is an unper and
- alcohol now a great time I I don't drink alcohol now a great time I I don't drink alcohol now but I
- so don't drink so don't drink so that's the same $10 that another person that's the same $10 that another
- in that does drink so are we paid to get in that does drink so are we paying for entrance to a college
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- So if we recess and we go to an event in the evening, I partake in a drink myself.
- But I haven't looked at or looked at the timing to say, if you partake in drinking the evening before
- Just really quick, my family's always been very addicted in nature, so I don't drink at all.
- breaks, there have been instances of people going off to have meals at the restaurant next door and drinking
Keywords:
alcohol consumption, Senate rules, legislative conduct, ethics, New Mexico Senate, redistricting, gerrymandering, election integrity, Congress, voter rights, political polarization, Nancy Lopez, Roswell bypass, US Highway 285, U.S. Highway 285, Highway 285 bypass, road naming, highway naming, memorial, transportation department
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation May 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- For the State Water Resources Control Board, $2.7 million from the Safe Drinking Water Account and 12
- clarification... ...if the Healthy and Resilient Forest Activities Program, Safe and Affordable Drinking
- funding available for other GGRF priorities, particularly frontline community priorities like safer drinking
- funding available for other GGRF priorities, particularly frontline community priorities like safer drinking
Summary:
The Assembly Budget Subcommittee hearing focused on the governor’s May Revision, especially the proposed extension of the cap-and-trade program to 2045 as “cap-and-invest,” the related greenhouse gas reduction fund (GGRF) spending framework, and several trailer bill proposals. Department of Finance staff outlined budget solutions including a $1.5 billion annual General Fund-to-GGRF shift for Cal Fire that would grow to $1.9 billion by 2029-30, continued support for high-speed rail, climate bond implementation, and various environmental and water-related statutory changes. The administration also described proposals affecting the Delta Conveyance Project, water quality planning, groundwater bulletin timing, Exide cleanup funding, and other agency-specific items, though the chair repeatedly asked staff to keep the presentation high-level and save details for the next hearing.
Members from both parties raised strong concerns about the cap-and-invest proposal, arguing that it could reduce or displace funding for transit, affordable housing, active transportation, wildfire prevention, zero-emission vehicles, and other previously committed programs. Several members questioned whether the administration was effectively shifting essential ongoing services like Cal Fire onto a temporary carbon market fund, how the General Fund backstop would work if auction revenues fall short, and whether the proposal would leave enough money for continuous appropriations and future awards. Members also criticized the inclusion of cap-and-invest reauthorization in the budget process and asked for clearer information on the impact to high-speed rail, transit, and other GGRF priorities.
The Delta Conveyance Project and related trailer bill language drew significant opposition from members and public commenters, who argued the proposal would fast-track the project, weaken CEQA-related review, and authorize revenue bond financing without sufficient legislative oversight. Public testimony also included support for maintaining or expanding funding for transit, affordable housing, AB 617 community air protection, offshore wind infrastructure, and ignition interlock programs, while environmental and community groups opposed cuts to wildfire prevention, housing, and school climate-related programs. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational, and the chair said the committee would continue the discussion and receive more detailed responses at the follow-up hearing on Tuesday.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- specific to this issue, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration conducted a study on drinking
- They're not somebody that went out to dinner, had too many drinks, and made a bad mistake by driving.
- , NA, and do all sorts of things. interlock, SCRAM, tons of things to make sure that they're not drinking
- certain defendants where it doesn't matter what you do; they don't care, they're not going to stop drinking
Keywords:
community supervision, repeat offenders, intoxication, Texas Penal Code, criminal justice reform, intoxication manslaughter, criminal penalties, mandatory supervision, parole eligibility, Grayson's Law, mental health, trauma, jailers, law enforcement, occupational health, diligent participation, state jail felony, time credits, rehabilitation programs, de-escalation
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Mar 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- BELIEVE AS GOOD HUMAN BEINGS WE ARE WELL AWARE WHEN WE ARE NOT ABLE TO DRIVE A CAR WHETHER WE'RE DRINKING
- NYQUIL BY THE GALLON OR TAKING MEDICINES WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN OR DRINKING TOO MUCH OR SMOKING TOO
- MAYBE DIDN'T DO THE RIGHT THING AND THE PERSON SOMEHOW MIRACULOUSLY REALLY WASN'T DRUNK, HE WAS DRINKING
- NYQUIL, IF YOU'RE DRINKING ENOUGH NYQUIL OR ANY MEDICINE THAT HAS A SLEEP AGENT IN IT, YOU ARE PROBABLY
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Resources, Recreation and Development (02/04/2026)
Resources, Recreation and Development
Transcript Highlights:
- and reliable drinking water.
- mission of the groundwater drinking mission of the groundwater drinking water<00:51:12.400>
bureau - water bureau to ensure safe drinking water bureau to ensure safe drinking water<00:51:15.119>
- My daughter does not drink bottled water, but my daughter drinks aluminum cans of bottled water.
- My daughter does not drink bottled water, but my daughter drinks aluminum cans of bottled water.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 20, 2026 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- I saw a person post they get their drinking water from a well at 3:15 where it's fluid for years, it
- The Saint Roger spillway on the lake, if you drink off the Jacksonville land you can't do that.
- It does not provide a source of drinking water.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- is a municipal and regional wholesale water provider as well, and Lake Waco is the sole source of drinking
- Um, we had infamous taste and odor issues in our drinking water.
- We were even seeing algae blooms in our drinking water treatment plants, um, and Bradley will tell you
- It's our sole source of drinking water and supports about an $18 billion economy, much of which that
- If you eat Snickers, if you eat Starburst, and if in the future, if you drink an electrolyte product,
Keywords:
redistricting, election, Texas legislature, district composition, political representation, congressional redistricting, Texas House of Representatives, U.S. House, Congressional districts, district map, district boundaries, gerrymandering, voting rights, election law, apportionment, representation, special committee, PLANC2308, redistricting plan, elections
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- is a municipal and regional wholesale water provider as well, and Lake Waco is the sole source of drinking
- We had infamous taste and odor issues in our drinking water.
- Even seeing algae blooms in our drinking water treatment plants.
- It's our sole source of drinking water and. supports about an $18 billion economy, much of which is supported
- eaten a kolache in West, if you eat Snickers, if you eat Starburst, and if in the future you're drinking
Bills:
HB485, HB1367, HB1370, HB1827, HB1879, HB2032, HB2133, HB2357, HB3581, HB3830, HB4060, HB4085, HB4270, HB4979, HB5217, HB5268, HB5478, HJR96, HJR97, HJR119, HJR195, HJR209, SB4, SB23, SJR2, SJR85, SB 4, SB 23, SJR 2
Keywords:
healthcare, insurance, access, affordability, public health, emergency services district, sales tax, gas and electricity, residential use, tax exemption, emergency services, gas, electricity, HB 485, ESD, use tax, residential utilities, utility tax, local option tax, Texas Health and Safety Code
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- This amendment removes the provisions of the bill that limit fluoride in drinking water.
- So one of the top 10 health achievements in the last 100 years has been the fluoridation of drinking
- about anything that's going to be harmful, right, as far as we want the water to be pure and safe to drink
- Why are we deciding to preempt the whole state that they are not allowed to put fluoride in the drinking
- I think that anyone that's on their own water supply should look at what they're drinking and make adjustments
Summary:
The Senate convened with an opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance led by pages, and several introductions recognizing guests, family members, and a USF Day at the Capitol presentation. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar, where it first passed two Open Government Sunset Review bills: CS/SB 7010, preserving a public records exemption for certain Department of Financial Services receiver information, and SB 7008/HB 7003, preserving confidentiality for financial technology sandbox application records. Both measures passed unanimously.
The Senate also passed CS/SB 1430 on post-judgment execution proceedings relating to terrorism, a bill intended to help victims enforce judgments against terrorist entities, and CS/CS/SB 910 on veterans benefits assistance, aimed at improving veterans’ access to benefits and transition support. Additional measures passed included CS/CS/CS/SB 832 on former phosphate mining lands, SB 796 on general permits for distributed wastewater treatment systems, CS/CS/CS/SB 700, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, and several claims bills, including relief for Darlene Angerville and J.R., Eric and Jennifer Miles on behalf of EEM, and Marcus Button. SB 994 on driver’s license education requirements also passed after an amendment making texting while driving a moving violation with points and a distracted-driving course requirement.
The most extended debate centered on CS/CS/CS/SB 700, where senators discussed provisions on fluoride in drinking water, labeling of plant-based products, drone penalties, charity registration, agricultural housing, and other agriculture-related policy changes. Several amendments on fluoride were offered and defeated, while a technical amendment on financial institution definitions was adopted. Senators also briefly discussed the policy implications of the bill’s fluoride language and its relationship to local control and public health. Several other bills on the calendar were temporarily postponed, and at the end of the session the Senate adopted motions to certify passed bills to the House, retain postponed bills on the special order calendar, and remove CS/SB 7016 from the special order calendar. The Senate then adjourned until April 16.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs (Part I) Apr 14th, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- and wastewater infrastructure, and we believe it would actually threaten the water system's safe drinking
- Is the clean drinking water standard—that's our standard, right?—that goes into the faucets.
- that's discharged into streams downstream may be picked up for agricultural, wildlife, or domestic drinking
- Correct, in drinking water. All right, thank you. Thank you, members. Any other questions?
- The city of Fort Worth has even issued a statement that their drinking water is double the EPA established
Bills:
SB1169, SB1285, SB1583, SB1611, SB1898, SB1976, SB2160, SB2161, SB2658, SB2661, SB2662, SB2692, SB1055, SB1359, SB2660
Keywords:
water service, sewer service, public utility, joint operation, infrastructure, municipality, compliance, SB 1285, bats, bat protection, wildlife protection, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, Parks and Wildlife Code Section 63.101, hunting bats, bat possession, bat sales, bat trade, pest control, licensed pest control professional, animal control officer
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 03/21/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Any, you know, if I was drinking and driving and pregnant, I could absolutely be arrested for drinking
- Any, you know, if I was drinking and driving and pregnant, I could absolutely be arrested for drinking
- Any, you know, if I was drinking and driving and pregnant, I could absolutely be arrested for drinking
- Any, you know, if I was drinking and driving and pregnant, I could absolutely be arrested for drinking
- If I was drinking and driving and pregnant, I could absolutely be arrested for drinking and driving and
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, and is that introduced into an aquifer that has current drinking water for the residents of Fort
- There's really not a lot of use of groundwater in that area for drinking water, and so we would be introducing
- the water very deep, about 1,200 feet deep, beyond where anybody is using water for drinking water purposes
- Okay, and is that introduced into an aquifer that has current drinking water for the residents of Fort
- the water very deep, about 1,200 feet deep, beyond where anybody is using water for drinking water purposes
Bills:
HB1523, HB2109, HB2694, HB3525, HB3898, HB4646, HB5188, HB5219, HB5320, HB5651, HB5655, HB5659, HB5662, HB5672
Keywords:
aquifer conservation, Class V injection well, environmental regulation, groundwater protection, municipal water supply, temporary prohibition, water management, reservoir construction, state water plan, Texas Water Code, environmental impact, Brazoria Drainage District, commissioners, elections, vacancies, resignation, HB 3525, North Texas Groundwater Conservation District, groundwater permit, permit amendment
Summary:
The Committee on Natural Resources heard House Bill 2109, which would remove certain long-proposed reservoir projects from the state water plan after 50 years without progress. Chairman Van Deaver and many landowners, local officials, timber interests, and conservation advocates testified in support, arguing that the Marvin Nichols Reservoir has burdened Northeast Texas landowners for decades with the threat of eminent domain, depressed property values, and uncertainty over homes, farms, ranches, schools, churches, and cemeteries. Supporters also said the project would flood tens of thousands of acres, require extensive mitigation, harm timber and agriculture, and that Texas now has better alternatives such as conservation, reuse, aquifer storage and recovery, and desalination. Several members expressed sympathy for the affected families and questioned whether a project could remain in the plan indefinitely without progress.
Opposition came from North Texas water interests, including the North Texas Commission, Tarrant Regional Water District, and the Texas Water Association, who argued that the bill would interfere with the state’s long-term water planning process and remove needed future supply options for a fast-growing region. They said Region C faces major projected shortages by 2070, that conservation and reuse have already delayed the need for new supplies, and that reservoirs remain one tool in the state’s water-planning toolbox. TWDB staff explained the existing inter-regional conflict process and noted that the substitute would affect several unique reservoir sites, not just Marvin Nichols. After testimony, Chairman Van Deaver closed by urging passage of the bill, but the committee withdrew the substitute and left HB 2109 pending.
The committee then took up House Bill 5188, a brackish groundwater bill. The author said the bill would reduce permitting burdens for wells in designated brackish groundwater production zones, and the committee substitute added requirements on monitoring, groundwater-rights ownership, and allocation of pumpage limits while removing some exclusions and export-fee provisions. Texas Wildlife Association testified against the bill, warning that the exemptions could weaken groundwater conservation districts’ ability to protect freshwater resources and surface-owner rights. San Antonio Water System testified in favor, saying brackish groundwater is a key future supply and that the substitute would help speed development of desalination and brackish projects. The Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts testified neutrally but raised concerns about reduced district oversight, especially around injection-well exclusions and the loss of export fees, and said discussions on the bill were ongoing.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- X is consumable, whether it's drinks or something else or all of the above.
- Hence a bill that just wants drinks to be allowed and all other delivery systems banned.
- Would you sell an energy drink to someone who has a heart condition? No.
- And also to cut down on drinking, I use it big time.
- It's the same molecule, whether you smoke it, eat it. or drink it.
Keywords:
hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, state health, youth protection, licensing fees, criminal offenses, HB28, public testimony, committee decorum, bill substitute, legislative process
Summary:
The meeting featured significant discussions regarding HB28, where the chair outlined the plans to bring forward a substitute for the bill. The chair emphasized the importance of maintaining order and decorum during the proceedings. Members engaged in deliberations, and a number of public witnesses were invited to testify, thereby enriching the discussion around the bill. This interaction provided valuable insights into public sentiment regarding the issues at hand.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And somebody new to drinking alcohol is unsafe to drive. Somebody can build a tolerance to both.
- Okay, so could you tell us what the serving size and the THC content of those drinks are?
- So these are hemp-based drinks, so these two—yeah, these two are hemp-based.
- or to drink more.
- or to drink more.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy held its fourth hearing, with opening remarks from Senate Chair Adam Gómez and House Chair Dan Donahue emphasizing the committee’s broad agenda, including retail modernization, labor protections, advertising rules, sustainability, and financial resources. Testimony began with public health advocates supporting H.157/S.9 to ban cannabis billboard advertising, arguing that billboards normalize use for youth and are linked to cannabis-related harms such as psychosis, addiction, and cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. Witnesses cited research, family stories, and court decisions in Mississippi and Virginia upholding similar restrictions, while committee members questioned the scope of the state’s authority to regulate billboards on private property and the relevance of federal highway funding and federal cannabis law.
The committee also heard testimony on H.175, a proposal to allow cannabis drive-through sales. A dispensary operator argued drive-throughs would improve access, especially for disabled customers and veterans, and said security and ID checks could be handled with cameras and staff screening. Committee members pressed him on how employees would assess impairment, whether drive-throughs could increase access for minors, and whether the industry should be treated like alcohol, with the witness responding that staff already refuse service to intoxicated customers and that education, not prohibition, is the better approach. Another bill, H.3982, would apply the bottle deposit law to carbonated hemp- or THC-infused beverages; the sponsor said the measure would standardize recycling requirements for products already sold in dispensaries and other markets, and members asked about container types and recycling compatibility.
A major portion of the hearing focused on labor peace agreements, with UFCW representatives, cannabis workers, and Sen. Lydia Edwards supporting S.77/H.161. They said the bill would require cannabis businesses to remain neutral when workers seek to organize, arguing that unions improve safety, wages, benefits, and job stability in an industry they described as underregulated and prone to retaliation. Witnesses cited workplace hazards, wage theft, and the death of a worker at a Holyoke facility as examples of why stronger worker protections are needed. Committee members asked how the proposal differs from existing labor law, whether tying LPAs to licensing and renewal could create legal or administrative problems, and how other states handle similar requirements. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Meeting: Senate Committee and House Committee on Capital Investment - 05/17/26
Transcript Highlights:
- Under the Pollution Control Agency, 1.5 million for statewide drinking water contamination mitigation
- Under the general fund, $1.8 million for drinking water regionalization planning grants for the Department
- ><00:18:25.480>
30 <00:18:25.760>million <00:18:26.080>for <00:18:26.200>drinking - wastewater, and 30 million for drinking wastewater, and 30 million for drinking water<00:18:26.760
- Eagle Lake Drinking Water Treatment Facility, $6 million.
Summary:
The committee took up a large bonding bill and reviewed the final spreadsheet of capital investments. Chairs and members repeatedly thanked staff, House and Senate negotiators, and the Governor’s team for a collaborative process. The bill was described as a statewide package rather than a partisan one, with major funding for higher education asset preservation, DNR projects, public safety, transportation, the Met Council, veterans facilities, corrections, DEED/local projects, and a large water infrastructure section.
House Fiscal staff and Senate fiscal staff walked through the bill line by line. Highlights included University of Minnesota and Minnesota State asset preservation, education and language immersion school funding, DNR trail and flood mitigation projects, public safety facilities, local road and bridge grants, Met Council parks and I/I grants, veterans home and armory funding, corrections projects including the Faribault vocational expansion, and many local economic development and public facility projects across Greater Minnesota and the metro. The bill also included Public Facilities Authority water and wastewater grants, housing rehabilitation funding, historical society grants, a Minnesota Zoo operating transfer, airport appropriations, and several cancellations of prior appropriations to help finance the package.
Members generally praised the bill and the bipartisan work behind it. Some Republicans emphasized the one-time license fee reduction and affordability, while also saying DEED’s business development infrastructure funding was too low. Senator Nelson highlighted long-awaited transportation projects such as Highway 14 and township roads. Senator Dibble supported the transportation investments but criticized the bill for having no transit funding, calling that a major omission. No vote was recorded in the excerpt, but the discussion centered on final review and support for moving the bonding bill forward.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It says that the use of the SNAP benefits shall not be used for sweetened drinks or candy.
- So with SNAP benefits, you cannot buy any candy or sweet drinks.
- No, we're talking about sweetened drinks as a non-alcoholic beverage made with water that contains five
- This bill is just strictly talking about the sweetened drinks and the candy.
- No, it's talking about the purchase of sweetened drinks.
Bills:
SB1637, SB1, HB300, SB2601, SB37, HB2011, HB3595, HB3071, SB12, HB3372, SB457, HB2067, SB2337, SB447, SB1506, SB1566, SB763, HB3556, SB13, SB2018, SB331, SB379, HB145, SB441, SB2878, HB2885, HB2017, HB5246, SB8, SB2308, SB1540, HB 119, SB1405, SB3059, SB15, SB568
Keywords:
SB 1637, deadly conduct, Texas Penal Code, Section 22.05, firearm, gun, pointing a gun, recklessness presumption, peace officer, law enforcement, police, officer-involved shooting, use of force, justification, self-defense, defense of others, Chapter 9, criminal prosecution, Penal Code amendment, appropriations
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Looks like you could all use a drink. Let me see if I can help.
- It is based on RTDs, what we call them around here, which is simply ready to drink.
- And so ready-to-drink products are made with distilled spirits and are single serve and portable.
- Ready-to-drink spirit coolers, or RTDs, are the fastest-growing alcohol category.
- Prior to 2019, some of the drinks like you just saw up here, White Claw, for example, is actually made
Keywords:
flooding, disaster response, emergency preparedness, state guidance, public safety, election officials, confidentiality, personal information, government transparency, spirit beverages, alcoholic beverages, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, distribution, taxation, firearms, local regulation, archery equipment, weapons, voter registration, statewide list
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- And, of course, they utilize groundwater for drinking water.
- Everything else came through Drinking Water SRF, either loan or principal forgiveness.
- Everything else came through Drinking Water SRF, either loan or principal forgiveness.
- Everything else came through Drinking Water SRF, either loan or principal forgiveness.
- Everything else came through Drinking Water SRF, either loan or principal forgiveness.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- A lot of drinking, a lot of partying going on.
- they're drinking alcohol or even drunk. they're drinking alcohol or even drunk.
- <02:03:23.360>
and allowed to regulate drinking and allowed to regulate drinking and intoxication - This is a else begin to drink alcohol.
- We all regardless of the drinking age.