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TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health Mar 20th, 2025

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have a chance to make Texas a national leader, not just in business, energy, innovation, but also
  • Uh, having been involved directly in the Maha movement at the national level and testified with Bobby
  • There's a, or in, in, uh, California, there's a national movement pushing for this.
  • More than every war we have ever fought as a nation die annually.
  • I would rather address it there rather than trying to rely on foreign countries.
Bills: HB25 , HB38
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty Eight - Tuesday, May 12

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's not like there's some problem with U.S. courts imposing foreign, or Missouri courts imposing foreign
  • It's not like there's some problem with U.S. courts imposing foreign, or Missouri courts imposing foreign
  • On 131.76, I believe it was Senator Brown from my Franklin County last year, got a foreign national interference
  • And in it, you had made sure that there was no foreign nationals that were making donations to campaigns
  • And it was a shall obtain affirmation that that donor was not a foreign national.
Keywords: 959, house, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

S/C on International Relations Mar 24th, 2025

S/C on International Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • But I would state that it, it, it's unlike uh Taiwan, uh, where it does have a lot of foreign direct
  • Israel is the startup nation. Texas is the scale up nation.
  • We're really a country, so I think I could use the word nation.
  • , and they will require both Israeli expertise and Texas capacity to protect our nation.
  • Urge the federal government to, to curb mass importation of foreign shrimp in the US.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 01/23/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, the Foreign Service pension system is a federal pension system for retired Foreign Service officers
  • Members, the Foreign Service pension system is a federal pension system for retired Foreign Service officers
  • Members, the Foreign Service pension system is a federal pension system for retired Foreign Service officers
  • Members, the Foreign Service pension system is a federal pension system for retired Foreign Service officers
  • Members, the Foreign Service pension system is a federal pension system for retired Foreign Service officers
Committee: Senate Taxes
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> also earned national recognition. also earned national recognition.
  • </c> about making it easier for a foreign about making it easier for a foreign mining<02:29:11.680><c
  • </c> and subpoenas and it would be a national and subpoenas and it would be a national scandal.<02:56
  • </c> advocating for a national abortion ban. advocating for a national abortion ban.
  • </c> or American national security at all. or American national security at all.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 27th, 2026

Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • You saw President Trump recently do some with this on a national level.
  • Senator Josh Hawley has also brought a piece of legislation forward on a national level. ...on a national
  • I think from a national perspective, there's support for it.
  • The foreign component, to go into that, we were trying to go after foreign governments buying up homes
  • So we pulled out that foreign language.
Committee: House Business
Keywords: 989, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Combatting Antisemitism Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Transcript Highlights:
  • blamed specifically on nation-states.
  • The foreign influence is a piece of the puzzle.
  • This is much bigger than foreign funding.
  • So this is much bigger than foreign funding.
  • There's not an elected official in the Commonwealth or beyond that can be from a foreign entity, a foreign
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The meeting opened with approval of the July 9, 2025 minutes and a roll call confirming quorum. DESE Commissioner Pedro Martinez gave his first official testimony, affirming the department’s commitment to preventing antisemitism and societal bias in schools, saying DESE supports the commission’s recommendations and will add staff resources to help develop and disseminate guidance and instructional materials. He said DESE’s rubric and guidance for identifying effective curricula and resources should be finalized in late fall, and commissioners welcomed the partnership and asked about the ongoing Section 98A work. The commission then heard from Professor Eitan Hirsch of Tufts, who presented research on antisemitism and campus climate. He described survey findings showing sharply different Jewish and non-Jewish views on Israel, increasing social pressure on Jewish students, and a growing tendency for Jewish students to hide their identity or feel penalized for participating in Jewish life. He argued that colleges need to do more to teach students how to handle dissent and build cultures of viewpoint diversity, and commissioners asked about best practices, regional differences, and the role of campus climate surveys. Rabbi Fine of UMass Amherst Hillel and student Sky Landau testified about antisemitism at UMass, especially since October 7. Fine described both a thriving Jewish student community and serious incidents including harassment, vandalism, classroom issues, protests, and students hiding Jewish identity; he said the university is working with Hillel and DEI leadership on goals and strategy for Jewish inclusion, and he urged more training and structured dialogue. Landau described antisemitic incidents she experienced or witnessed, including hostile BDS meetings, exclusion of Zionist students, Holocaust denial, threats, and social ostracism, and said Hillel was the only consistently safe space for her. Commissioners discussed reporting pathways, affinity groups, mental health supports, and ways to distinguish criticism of Israel from antisemitism. Later, the commission moved to its recommendations and made several edits before voting, including deleting offensive wording in a footnote, adding a citation to recent FBI hate crime data, and restoring language tied to an existing DESE regulation, 603 CMR 26.05, on classroom neutrality and fact-based instruction. Commissioners also reiterated that criticism of Israel’s government is not inherently antisemitic. The meeting included a brief interruption by a protester, after which the commission recessed and then resumed its work on the draft recommendations.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session May 14th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • owned, you're not foreign controlled, or you're not a foreign alien individual to be able to own land
  • So, if there's a foreign Adversary ownership that's not approved by our national yus, then they would
  • So When we move through to page 11, it says a foreign principle from a foreign adversary country shall
  • infrastructure, which are of such importance to national infrastructure and national security, then
  • What is that entity, the American Council on Education National Guide?
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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  • exam in place of the MBO limited foreign exam in place of the MBO national<00:20:51.360><c> standard
  • </c><00:20:51.760><c> is</c> national standard is national standard is unprecedented.<00:20:53.520><c
  • </c> questions about the current national questions about the current national board<00:30:20.640><c>
  • </c> transparencies from the national board. transparencies from the national board.
Summary: The subcommittee approved the minutes from the previous meeting and then took up several regulations. The first was a Department of Veterans Affairs regulation, with a staff amendment, to allow nurse practitioners to apply for the Veterans Affairs nurse loan repayment program year-round and to make technical drafting changes. The committee heard from the Office of Kentucky Veteran Centers, then adopted the staff amendment and approved the regulation without objection. The main item of the meeting was the Board of Optometric Examiners’ proposed amendment to 201 KAR 5:010, which would allow applicants to use the Optometry Examining Board of Canada written exam in place of part one of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry exam for licensure. The board said the change would improve access to care, provide an additional pathway for Canadian-trained candidates, and still require applicants to pass the remaining national board parts. Opponents, including NBEO officials, ARBO, Pearson VUE, and several optometrists, argued the Canadian exam is not equivalent, does not test the same biomedical science content, is not validated for U.S. scope of practice, and raises concerns about test security, transparency, and portability across states. They urged the committee to find the amendment deficient or vote no. Committee members questioned both sides about prior communication with the board, whether Kentucky would be the first state to adopt such a change, the rationale for the proposal, and the cost difference between the exams. Supporters said the board had received some written comments and one phone call, and that the proposal was driven by access concerns and the presence of Canadian students. Opponents said they had not had direct discussions with the Kentucky board before the hearing. No final vote on the optometry regulation is reflected in the transcript excerpt, but the committee heard extensive testimony and rebuttal before moving on.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session May 14th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And basically in that affidavit, you're saying that you're not foreign owned, you're not foreign controlled
  • , or you're not a foreign alien individual to be able to own land.
  • So if there's a foreign adversary ownership that's not approved by our national CFIUS, then they would
  • So when we move through to page 11, it says a foreign principal from a foreign adversary country shall
  • infrastructure, which are of such importance to national infrastructure, national security, the economic
Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, prayer, pledges, and recognition of two student pages before taking up a long agenda of House joint resolutions and bills, mostly related to administrative rules and agency approvals. The chamber advanced and passed H.J.R. 1088, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1093, 1095, 1099, and 1100, which approved permanent rules for education, energy and agriculture, business and commerce, building code, health-related agencies, general government agencies, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, and OMES. Several senators criticized the process for moving rule resolutions quickly and without committee vetting, while supporters said the calendar delays required direct consideration. The Senate also adopted conference committee reports and passed SB 206, SB 248, and HB 3021, with HB 3021 making small changes to graduation requirements, including science/math course language, Oklahoma history flexibility for some military families, and personal financial literacy counting toward math in some cases. A major portion of the meeting focused on House Bill 1370, which was described by its author as repealing an automatic state trigger that would replace any federal gasoline tax if the federal government suspended it. Supporters argued the bill would prevent Oklahoma drivers from paying more if the federal gas tax were repealed and framed it as tax relief; opponents argued it could reduce highway and bridge funding and create a budget hole. The Senate suspended several rules to bring the bill up, but rejected a motion to suspend the fiscal-impact rule for a proposed amendment. After debate, the chamber passed the measure 41-7 and then approved it as an emergency measure. The Senate also took up Senate Bill 893, a conference report dealing with foreign ownership near critical infrastructure and agricultural land. The bill would restrict certain foreign adversary ownership or leasing within 10 miles of critical infrastructure, add training zones and other protected areas, delay implementation until July 1, 2027, and create an enforcement process involving Attorney General review and whistleblower-style reporting. Senators raised concerns about enforcement, possible misuse, and profiling, while the author said the bill was aimed at national security and infrastructure protection. The conference report was adopted and the bill passed. Later, the Senate received notice that the House was ready to convene in joint session, and the chamber briefly stood at ease before returning to continue its work.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Commerce and Tourism Feb 18th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • WE ARE NATIONALLY ACCREDITED ORGANIZATION.
  • WE ARE ONE OF EIGHT PILOT PROGRAMS IN THE NATION. THAT ONE HAS NOW TURNED INTO THE SBDC NETWORK.
  • SURVEY CERTIFICATION EXCEPT PASSING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE EXAM AND HE OR SHE HAS EARNED A NATIONAL
  • SO, I AM CURIOUS HOW MUCH DOES THIS INDUSTRY RELYING ON FOREIGN LABOR PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO HAVE WORK
  • IT IS PRETTY LENGTHY BECAUSE IT HAS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR HOW THIS FOREIGN SERIES WOULD OPERATE AND
Keywords: 999, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Environmental Quality Committee Mar 18th, 2026

Environmental Quality

Transcript Highlights:
  • California ranks third in the nation in the number of data centers that are necessary infrastructure
  • Today, California drivers are paying $5.56 on average, while the national average is at $3.84.
  • Canada has a program both nationally and provincially and British Columbia, inspired by California.
  • And so in kind of a strange way, we're supporting Russian foreign policy and things like that.
  • But nowhere near to where we are because of our reliance on foreign oil.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development May 7th, 2026

Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • So many restaurants will sell as much Foreign seafood. The seafood is from out of the country.
  • In fact, those numbers often go up to about 75 percent nationally.
  • National disasters. Have you done this presentation on the Senate side?
  • She graduated last May, and now she works for the FAS Foreign Agricultural Service.
  • And now she works for the, what is it, the FAS Foreign Act Service.
Summary: The House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development met with a quorum, adopted the minutes from its October 3, 2024 meeting, and Chairwoman Butler noted that HCR 82 would be voluntarily deferred in favor of continuing work on HCR 77 related to a pilot program for landscaping and crawfishing. The committee then considered HCR 205, which urges the USDA to use its Commodity Procurement Program to purchase domestic Louisiana shrimp. Representative Kerner and Commissioner Mike Strain described the shrimp industry’s low prices, full cold storage, and the need for urgent federal action to support shrimpers and move product into schools, nursing homes, and food banks. Members discussed domestic sourcing rules, enforcement against imported seafood, and marketing challenges; HCR 205 was reported favorably without objection. The committee also took up HCR 188, which memorializes Congress to oppose any federal farm bill provision that could negatively affect the use of hunting dogs. Chairwoman Butler and Commissioner Strain explained that the concern centered on vague language in a farm bill section that could be interpreted to restrict hunting dogs used for tracking or field trials. Members agreed the language should be removed if it remained in the bill, and HCR 188 was reported favorably without objection. The committee then heard a presentation from Orlando McMeans of the Southern University Ag Center and College of Agriculture, along with Dr. Calvin Walker. They outlined the center’s research, extension, and academic programs, including enrollment growth, dual-enrollment efforts, 1890 scholars, JAG Stars scholarships, beef cattle and aquaculture research, viticulture, precision nutrition, and food access initiatives. They also described major facility projects, including a high-tech meat processing facility, research labs, a vineyard, and a proposed disaster-safe shelter. Members asked about butcher training, cattle genetics, and the shelter’s potential uses, and the committee adjourned after the presentation.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

Hearings to examine the censorship industrial complex. Mar 25th, 2025 at 01:00 pm

Constitution Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you. in the central role it plays in the well-being of this nation.
  • It was to help counter foreign disinformation.
  • He said, a nation afraid to let its people judge truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation afraid
  • The prime example we offer is national security reporting.
  • That was done through a foreign entity.
Summary: The meeting primarily focused on the implications of government involvement in censorship, particularly regarding social media platforms and compliance with misinformation standards. senators and witnesses discussed growing concerns over the influence of large tech companies, like Facebook and Google, in shaping public discourse and suppressing dissenting views. A significant part of the meeting included testimonies from various experts emphasizing the dangers of the 'censorship industrial complex'—a term used to describe the collaborative efforts between government entities and private organizations to control information flow. This collaboration is viewed as a violation of First Amendment rights, with calls for urgent legislative action to restore free speech protections.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Apr 10th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Some of these foreign entities pose national security risks, yet without clear prohibitions.
  • Some of these foreign entities pose national security risks, yet without clear prohibitions.
  • Hold. hate Texas, and they've actually been designated foreign hostile nations.
  • I mean, if a foreign hostile nation is giving gifts, grants, or anything, like you mentioned earlier,
  • And what's the penalty if a person takes even a bag of popcorn from a foreign national?
Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation, received a House message that H.B. 422 had passed the House, and heard gubernatorial nominations for the Council on Sex Offender Treatment. The chamber also recognized the Doctor of the Day and several visiting groups and adopted a resolution designating June 20, 2025, as Texas Nuclear Legislative Day. Members then considered and passed several bills and resolutions, often by suspending the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule. SB 311 passed to final passage on the Texas Supreme Court’s writ power. SB 883, on off-label prescription access for COVID-19 treatment, passed to engrossment. SB 1706, creating an Open Meetings Act exception for certain defense, military, and aerospace deliberations, passed despite concerns from Sen. Eckhardt that the bill’s use of “deliberate” could weaken open-government protections. CS SB 1677, directing a study on diabetes-related amputations, passed with support from Sen. Menendez. SB 1967 expanded flood infrastructure fund eligibility to certain multipurpose projects, and SB 1255, a cleanup bill on mold assessor and remediator regulation, passed unanimously. The Senate also approved CS SJR 40 and CS SB 871, which would change emergency and disaster law to require legislative involvement after prolonged or widespread emergencies and to limit gubernatorial suspension powers, with Sen. Eckhardt questioning whether the bill could slow urgent business closures during a disaster. Additional measures passed included SB 1426 transferring management of the First Capital State Historic Site to the Texas Historical Commission, SB 249 requiring TxDOT to fund memorial markers for fallen peace officers, SB 1592 centralizing collection of hotel occupancy taxes from accommodation intermediaries, SB 1271 allowing concurrent jurisdiction on military installations for certain juvenile matters, SB 745 creating a higher penalty for intoxication manslaughter involving multiple deaths, SB 365 shortening the academic fresh start waiting period at public colleges, and SB 1171 adjusting compensation and standards for certain Texas Juvenile Justice Department inspector general employees. CS SB 36, creating a Homeland Security Division within DPS, passed after questions about its relationship to federal homeland security and its focus on border security and critical infrastructure. The latter part of the session focused heavily on CS SB 38, a major eviction and squatter-related bill. Sen. Bettencourt described widespread squatter cases and argued the bill, with a Moody amendment, would clarify notice and eviction procedures while balancing property-owner and tenant rights. Sen. West said he supported addressing squatters but worried the broader eviction changes could harm vulnerable renters, especially single mothers, and said he would vote present not voting. The discussion continued with additional testimony from Sen. Kolkhorst about the need for a balanced eviction process.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Environmental Quality Committee Mar 18th, 2026

Environmental Quality

Transcript Highlights:
  • California ranks third in the nation in the number of data centers that are necessary infrastructure
  • SB 887... ...are needed nationally over the next decade to meet AI-driven demand.
  • Today, California drivers are paying $5.56 on average, while the national average is at $3.84.
  • And so in kind of a strange way, we're supporting Russian foreign policy and things like that.
  • But nowhere near to where we are because of our reliance on foreign oil.
Summary: The committee first heard SB 872 by Senator McNerney, which would dedicate $150 million annually each for Central Valley subsidence repairs and Delta levee improvements. The author and supporters, including Restore the Delta and State Water Contractors, described the bill as an urgent, bipartisan effort to protect State Water Project conveyance serving 27 million people, prevent levee failure, and safeguard billions in state assets. Support came from a broad coalition of water agencies, labor, environmental groups, and local governments; there was no opposition testimony. Because the committee was operating without a quorum at the time, the bill was heard as a subcommittee item and no final vote was taken then. The committee then took up SB 981 by Senator Niello, which would require CARB to include cost-of-living impacts in its existing economic analysis for major regulations. The author argued the bill would improve transparency by showing effects on gasoline, electricity, food, housing, and business costs, while supporters from agriculture, manufacturing, business, propane, and restaurant interests said it would help lawmakers understand affordability impacts. Opponents, including the Coalition for Clean Air and the Union of Concerned Scientists, argued it would add red tape, delay rulemaking, and require CARB to make speculative predictions. The chair and other members expressed concern that the bill was redundant, burdensome, and too narrow because it singled out CARB rather than addressing affordability across state government; no vote was taken in the excerpt. SB 887 by Senator Padilla would require large data center projects to undergo CEQA review, but offer streamlined treatment for projects meeting strong environmental, labor, and community-benefit standards. Supporters, including TURN, IBEW Local 569, and several environmental and local-government groups, said the bill would protect communities from high energy and water use, cost shifting, and pollution while still allowing responsible development. Opponents from the Data Center Coalition, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Bay Area Council, and others argued the standards were overly prescriptive, potentially unattainable, and would drive investment out of California. After a quorum was established, the committee voted 3-1 to pass SB 887 as amended to the Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee, with the bill kept on call. Finally, SB 1008 by Senator Ochoa Bog would renew the CEQA exemption for California Public Utilities Commission-ordered closure of at-grade rail crossings, which had expired at the start of 2025. Union Pacific and other supporters said the measure would restore a long-standing safety tool and help eliminate redundant crossings more quickly. With no opposition testimony, the committee approved the bill unanimously, 4-0, and kept it on call.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • So may I now recognize the 116th National Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Al Lippard, for
  • Our nation must never forget our warfighters.
  • I served in the National Guard myself.
  • First off, thank you to our distinguished guests from the Veterans of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Wars.
  • I'm going to ask our National Legislative Director.
Summary: During this committee meeting, various bills were discussed with a specific focus on veteran services and healthcare provisions. Notably, the cancellation of critical contracts under Secretary Collins sparked significant debate, with representatives emphasizing the adverse impact on veteran care. The meeting featured testimonies from veterans and stakeholders who expressed their concerns regarding the potential fallout of these cancellations, demonstrating the urgency of transparency and accountability in management decisions. Discussions also delved into various legislative proposals aimed at improving services for veterans amidst these challenges.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (04/14/2026)

Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> nation states on the planet. nation states on the planet.
  • </c> behalf of foreign entities. behalf of foreign entities.
  • </c> this foreign this foreign foreign<01:16:07.000><c> lobbying.
  • </c> foreign lobbying. foreign lobbying.
  • </c> interests of these foreign companies. interests of these foreign companies.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, March 25, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> extraordinary threat to national extraordinary threat to national security,<04:15:29.120><c> foreign
  • </c><04:17:09.439><c> security</c><04:17:09.840><c> and</c><04:17:10.080><c> foreign</c> to the national
  • security and foreign to the national security and foreign policy<04:17:10.800><c> of</c><04:17:10.960
  • </c> to to continue the national emergency. to to continue the national emergency.
  • Together, we can keep our nation safe. Together, we can keep our nation safe.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee Jun 9th, 2026

Elections and Constitutional Amendments

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I want to add this: Because of Citizens United, dark money has allowed foreign money from foreign
  • interests and foreign entities to infiltrate our elections.
  • Are they a foreign entity or a U.S. entity? That's kind of vague.
  • You know, when was it defined foreign...
  • Okay, that's the intent: let's eliminate the foreign influence... ...plus eliminate the foreign influence
Keywords: 987, senate, all