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• In fact, under Title 50 of the United States Code, sections dealing with war powers of the Secretary
• It's as if someone were to declare the oxygen above their home as private property.
• So while I support the initiative, all it's going to do is allow a county commission to declare customary

Summary: The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee took up eight bills focused on water policy, coastal resilience, environmental regulation, beaches, wildlife funding, and carbon sequestration. HB 7001 preserved the public-record exemption for site-specific location information on endangered and threatened species before its scheduled repeal, and it was reported favorably 16-0. H.R. 661, expressing support for a “one-water” approach to the state water supply, drew discussion about whether it implied centralized control; an amendment aligning the resolution with Senate language was adopted, and the resolution passed 16-0 with a committee substitute. The committee also advanced HB 1345 on infrastructure and resiliency, which after a strike-all amendment authorized DEP to procure coastal resiliency projects through public-private partnerships and use incentives such as revenue-sharing, expedited permitting, public engagement, and workforce training; it passed 16-0. HB 477 on weather modification was substantially amended to return to current statute and add a $10,000 fine for failing to obtain a permit; the bill drew extensive public testimony both for and against weather modification and cloud seeding, and it passed as amended with a committee substitute. HB 6043, repealing the 2018 customary-use beach statute affecting Walton County, prompted testimony about beach access, tourism losses, and private property rights; it passed 17-0. The committee then approved CS for HB 843, making clarifying changes to Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission trust funds and allowing use of the non-game wildlife trust fund for law enforcement and coordination with related agencies and landowners; it passed 17-0. HB 1169 revised water management district planning, budgeting, reporting, and procurement practices, including restrictions on lobbyist funds and updated project preference rules; two amendments were adopted and the bill passed 16-0. Finally, HB 1063 created a task force to study carbon sequestration and related ecosystem services in Florida’s natural and agricultural lands and waters; after amendments removing a fiscal component and clarifying voluntary participation and property-rights protections, it passed 15-2. The meeting adjourned after all bills were reported favorably.

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• H. 4120 would finally declare all that we know is true: EMS is essential.
• Leadership that goes back to the Revolutionary War and leadership in medicine that goes back to the Massachusetts
• Leadership that goes back to the Revolutionary War and leadership in medicine that goes back to the Massachusetts
• Please vote to pass this, move it forward, not only as a measure of justice, but as a declaration that

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a wide range of public health and emergency services bills, with many speakers focusing on EMS system failures, hospital service closures, trauma preparedness, epilepsy awareness, drink-spiking response, sudden cardiac arrest, and survivor financial assistance. Several legislators and advocates described the EMS system as underfunded and overstretched, citing long ambulance waits, staffing shortages, and the need for statewide oversight, a special commission, and clearer recognition of EMS as an essential service. A number of speakers also supported bills to preserve essential hospital services after closures such as Nashoba Valley Medical Center and birthing services in Leominster, arguing that current closure rules lack enforcement and leave communities without critical care. Multiple panels testified in support of bills requiring trauma kits in public buildings, public education on SUDEP and epilepsy mortality, and improved cardiac arrest response. Supporters of the trauma-kit bill said public buildings should have bleeding-control kits and trained staff, comparing them to AEDs and first aid supplies. Epilepsy advocates, clinicians, and grieving parents urged a public health campaign on SUDEP, saying families are often not warned about the risk and that awareness could improve medication adherence, reduce guilt, and save lives. On cardiac arrest, EMS professionals and the American Heart Association backed measures to improve telecommunicator CPR, create an AED registry, and strengthen dispatch and training standards. The committee also heard extensive testimony on a bill addressing illicit drink spiking. Senators, city officials, victims, physicians, and an international anti-spiking advocate described cases in which hospitals refused toxicology testing unless a sexual assault was reported, and argued for standardized testing protocols, better data collection, and coordination with law enforcement and licensed venues. Another bill drew a sharp exchange over local public health control and the SAFE 2.0 law, with one senator arguing for more local approval and voluntary participation, while committee members defended the earlier law as a response to inequities in local public health capacity. Finally, advocates from Jane Doe, Inc. supported legislation to provide flexible financial assistance to survivors of domestic and sexual violence, saying unrestricted cash helps survivors meet basic needs, escape abuse, and rebuild stability.

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• pre-statehood from 1846 to 1912, Our courts operated under US military governance after the Mexican-American War
• If you refuse to step down, this is a war. That person was also Convicted.
• some of you, um, nobody's excited about it yet, um, is we could amend our law to allow counties to declare
• What isn't an existing law is the ability for a county to declare bankruptcy in the event that it found

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• Representative Falner declared a conflict of interest on House Bill 1560FN and did not participate in
• Representative Falner declared a conflict of interest on House Bill 1560FN and did not participate in
• We should ask war language into statute.
• If I know that we need to get the culture wars out of the classroom.
• the culture wars out of the classroom. the culture wars out of the classroom.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And after the war began, they were interned by the Japanese.
• After the war, they went to the Dominican Republic. Mr.
• She spent the war years confined to the Baltic ghetto until it was liberated by Soviet troops.
• We declare that we will remember the names Dau, Bergen, Bellson, Bellson, Buenvald, and Ashvitz.
• So, that's not the war eagle side of this.

Bills: HB 14, HJR 31, HB 43, HB 18, HB 106, HB 36, HB 26, HB 149, HB 121, HB 206, HB 136, HB 3114, HB 2733, HB 1732, HB 3700, HB 467, HB 1130, HB 1846, HB 1442, HB 1147, HB 2176, HB 2701, HB 805, HB 2890, HB 1154, HB 1644, HB 2118, HB 1718, HB 2488, HB 2596, HB 1971, HB 2468, HB 484, HB 2578, HB 3204, HB 1041, HB 307, HB 685, HB 1710, HB 538, HB 2525, HB 3125, HB 2027, HB 2894, HB 3077, HB 3684, HJR 99, HB 1399, HJR 5, HB 1330, HB 2110, HJR 2, HJR 6, HB 1587, HB 14, HJR 31, HB 43, HB 18, HB 106, HB 36, HB 26, HB 149, HB 121, HB 206, HB 136, HB 3114, HB 2733, HB 1732, HB 3700, HB 467, HB 1130, HB 1846, HB 1442, HB 1147, HB 2176, HB 2701, HB 805, HB 2890, HB 1154, HB 1644, HB 2118, HB 1718, HB 2488, HB 2596, HB 1971, HB 2468, HB 484, HB 2578, HB 3204, HB 1041, HB 307, HB 685, HB 1710, HB 538, HB 2525, HB 3125, HB 2027, HB 2894, HB 3077, HB 3684

Keywords: nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, farm products, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, agriculture, Texas Constitution, livestock, producer, finance, young farmers, financial assistance, pest control, rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services

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• Independence and we lost the ability or we lost the funding for the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War
• <02:16:07.199> of 250th anniversary of the Declaration of 250th anniversary of the Declaration
• <02:16:12.960> of<02:16:13.199> the<02:16:13.360> Vietnam<02:16:13.840> War
• President, that being a young kid during the Vietnam War and seeing how soldiers were treated to how
• President, the 250th anniversary for the Declaration of Independence is not listed as a priority in any

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Constitution of the State of Minnesota, Niska moves that the rule therein be suspended, and an urgency be declared
• the people that put us here, that survived the Great Depression, economic downturns, Second World Wars
• Depression, economic downturns, second Depression, economic downturns, second world<00:19:08.000> wars
• world wars, so many things in history. world wars, so many things in history. and<00:19:10.799><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• be a development perspective on the Fish and Wildlife Commission because that that is the the tug of war
• Violations to occur before a vessel is declared a public nuisance.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• GO OUT THERE AND MAKE DECLARATIONS ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IS GOING TO PUT YOU IN A DEFAMATORY
• IT REMOVES THE CIVIL WAR AND DOESN'T REQUIRE AND EXONERATE OR WAIVE THEIR CIVIL REMEDIES THAT PROVIDES

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• in the position that we're in today is that elected officials back home have made very public declarations
• in the position that we're in today is that elected officials back home have made very public declarations
• For example, the bill expands when a district may declare an educational emergency by adding persistently
• schools to this language that you have, do you have any thoughts that a district school board can declare
• schools to this language that you have, do you have any thoughts that a district school board can declare

Summary: The committee first confirmed six appointees in a single vote, then took up a series of bills, most of them reported favorably. The early debate centered on SB 208, a land-use bill by Sen. McLean that would require development fees to reflect review costs and create more objective compatibility standards for residential development denials. An amendment adding housing-related provisions, including an OPAGA study of urban development boundaries, drew extended discussion over the Everglades and local control; it was adopted, while a late-filed amendment on rural boundaries was withdrawn. The bill was then reported favorably after supporters and opponents, including Miami-Dade and housing groups, weighed in. The committee also favorably reported SB 686 on agricultural enclaves after amendments adding conservation, wildlife corridor, and Everglades-related protections, with one amendment specifically preserving stronger protections in counties covered by the Northern Everglades/Indian River Lagoon plan. Several criminal justice and public records measures also advanced. SB 436 would add resisting an officer with violence as a qualifying prior offense for battery enhancement and include certain felony battery offenses in prison release reoffender status. SB 830 would extend public-records protections to county and city administrators and related family information. SB 990 would authorize protected cell captive insurers in Florida. SB 600, on bail bonds, drew the most debate: an amendment by Sen. Rouson preserved the current treatment of charitable bail organizations’ deposits, with supporters arguing nonprofits help low-income defendants and critics saying the bill should distinguish commercial and nonprofit bonding; the amendment was adopted and the bill reported favorably. SB 914 on dry needling and SB 1434 on infill redevelopment also passed, the latter with an amendment removing a 10% markup requirement for buyback provisions. The committee then moved through a large education and health agenda. SB 1504 would let high school students who complete an insurance/personal finance elective qualify later for a customer service representative license. SB 1718 would expand educator preparation and temporary certification options. SB 7038 was a broad education package covering tuition waivers for Florida State Guard members, residency rules, consumer protections, dual enrollment, grading, and college funding; amendments clarified workforce licensure and exempted certain dental training from new licensure rules. SB 1092 on podiatric medicine added definitions and restrictions for cellular/tissue-based products. SB 1138 on qualified contractors created a pre-application review program for certain local governments, with historic-preservation carveouts. SB 186 on student health and safety required seizure-training and action plans in schools, and SB 560 on child welfare streamlined psychotropic-medication procedures for children in state care while adding youth advisory meetings and insurance-data review. SB 902, a broad Department of Health bill, addressed medical marijuana facility setbacks, practitioner discipline, autism microcredentials, marriage and family therapy licensure, a neurofibromatosis grant program, and family home health aide delegation; it passed after two amendments. Finally, SB 218 on land-use regulations limited hurricane-recovery restrictions to affected counties, SB 1002 expanded child-neglect definitions tied to parental drug abuse, SB 1474 tightened biosolids land-application rules, SB 1708 eased out-of-state veterinary licensure by endorsement, and SB 314 established a Florida regulatory framework for payment stablecoins aligned with federal law. Most measures were reported favorably by committee vote after brief testimony or no debate.

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• 09.120> foreign it was not because it was in a foreign it was not because it was in a foreign war
• war zone without a formal declaration. war zone without a formal declaration.
• <03:35:24.080> of<03:35:24.239> war,<03:35:24.720> it<03:35:25.040> gives
• <03:35:25.200> the need a declaration of war, it gives the need a declaration of war, it gives
• session on house resolution 46 declaring session on house resolution 46 declaring the<03:45:02.160

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• If it is a legal product, the federal government has declared it a legal product.
• If it is a legal product, the federal government has declared it a legal product.
• If it is a legal product, the federal government has declared it a legal product.
• Please support this bill as written so that New Hampshire can finally end the state-level war on cannabis
• Please support this bill as written so that New Hampshire can finally end the state-level war on cannabis

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So, over the weekend we saw with the announcement of the war, um, in Iran that that hit our market really
• /c><00:58:09.240> in<00:58:09.360> Iran<00:58:09.840> that announcement of the war
• um, in Iran that announcement of the war um, in Iran that that<00:58:11.280> hit<00:58:11.480
• referenced the fact, I assume the forecast doesn't take into account that we're in the middle of a war
• referenced the fact, I assume the forecast doesn't take into account that we're in the middle of a war

Bills: HF3425

Keywords: supportive housing, grants, housing assistance, funding, Minnesota Statutes, 1183, house

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• That is why I declared 2025 to be the Year of the Child in my state of the band a couple of months ago
• <00:48:17.280> Road exemption for War Road exemption for War Road Warriors<00:48:19.960>
• Now I hope we refer to it as the Dakota War, and Custer's Last Stand has been replaced with the Battle
• Now I hope we refer to it as the Dakota War, and Custer's Last Stand has been replaced with the Battle
• Now I hope we refer to it as the Dakota War, and Custer's Last Stand has been replaced with the Battle

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's the war on the automobile that we have here in California.
• Senate Bill 959 by Senator Grayson, relating to education finance and declaring the urgency thereof to
• Senate Bill 931 by Senator Laird, an act relating to public utilities and declaring the urgency thereof
• Senate Bill 1420 by Senator Richardson, an act relating to elections, and declaring the urgency thereof
• Senate Bill 1420 by Senator Richardson, an act relating to elections, and declaring the urgency thereof

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with a roll call, a moment of silence for the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance. The body then handled routine matters and confirmations, including Julia Montgomery as General Counsel for the Agricultural Labor Relations Board, Dr. Cynthia Glover Woods, Dr. Brenda Lewis, and Gabriela Orozco Gonzalez to the State Board of Education, and George Cardona as Chief Trial Counsel for the State Bar. All of those appointments were confirmed, with some no votes from a few members on the education and legal confirmations. The chamber also adopted several resolutions, including SR 111 on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia; SCR 129 naming part of Highway 152 the Rusty Arraes Highway; SCR 169 proclaiming October 2026 as Women’s Small Business Month; and SCR 173 designating May 2026 as California Fairgrounds Appreciation Month. Senators spoke in support of fairgrounds as community, agricultural, and emergency-response assets. The Senate also welcomed Cal Lutheran University students, faculty, and staff to the gallery. A large number of policy bills were then taken up and mostly passed, covering procurement, elections, education, privacy, housing, transportation, labor, and health care. Among the measures approved were SB 1154 on best-value procurement for community college projects, SB 1369 on judicial recall safeguards, SB 1048 creating a climate literacy seal, SB 1106 shortening data broker deletion timelines, SB 1408 authorizing a Contra Costa transportation tax measure, SB 1172 on local tax-sharing transparency, SB 1383 protecting local labor standards in density bonus projects, SB 1223 on competitive bidding at fairs, SB 1344 extending anti-SLAPP protections to certain housing-related projects, SB 1371 limiting solid waste contract force majeure clauses during labor disputes, SB 908 on residential window replacement permits, SB 1272 on remedies for preexisting home code violations, SB 1406 targeting the “Montana tax loophole,” SB 1238 on HOA transparency, SB 868 on plug-in balcony solar, SB 903 restricting unlicensed AI psychotherapy advertising, SB 950 on early-onset Alzheimer’s coverage, SB 874 on Medi-Cal behavioral health oversight, SB 1049 on corrected health care claims, SB 1067 on early math screening, SB 1202 on Medi-Cal outreach, SB 944 on acupuncture coverage, SB 957 on notice for federal subpoenas to social media companies, SB 959 on wildfire-related school closures, SB 988 on auto glass insurance practices, and SB 1000 on AI content transparency. Most passed on largely party-line or near-unanimous votes, with a few dissenting votes from members who objected to procurement, labor, privacy, or tax-related provisions.

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• I, World War II period.
• War II period. And the the founders of War II period.
• It declares the policy position of the House and directs the Department of Environmental Services to
• It declares<04:22:51.680> the<04:22:51.840> policy<04:22:52.319> position<04:22:
• 52.800> of<04:22:53.040> the declares the policy position of the declares the policy position

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• This is a proposed House Concurrent Resolution declaring that the directives of the judicial branch in
• and act of secession, and that led to Fort Sumter and then led to the Civil War, which I would also
• ><01:05:17.760> used<01:05:18.799> back<01:05:19.119> preivil<01:05:19.839> war
• the<01:05:42.160> passage<01:05:43.359> of<01:05:44.400> the the Civil War
• was the passage of the the Civil War was the passage of the South<01:05:45.200> Carolina<01:05

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee began by explaining that the meeting was a work session and that votes would only be taken where there was clear consensus. CACR 6, the proposed constitutional amendment on a “right to compute,” was discussed first but not acted on because the prime sponsor was absent. Members raised concerns about whether the issue belonged in the constitution and what the amendment would mean in practice, and the chair recessed the matter for a future meeting. HB 74, concerning the definition of “citizen” for the right-to-know law and disclosure of preliminary drafts circulated to a quorum or majority of a public body, drew little support. Members noted the Senate’s prior rejection of a related bill and agreed the proposal was unlikely to advance. A motion to ITL the bill passed unanimously by roll call, 15-0, and the bill was placed on the consent calendar. HB 232, dealing with rights of conscience for medical professionals, was also recessed. Members said they had not yet seen the amendment, which was described as narrowing the bill to abortion-related issues and limiting penalties. Several members said they could not judge the bill without the amendment and expected disagreement, so the chair recessed it. HB 253, on interest-bearing pooled trust accounts maintained by lawyers, was discussed at length; the chair said the bill did not address the underlying IOLTA issue and would likely create conflict with the bar and judiciary. Members cited existing Supreme Court procedures and suggested the bill was unnecessary. A straw vote showed support for interim study and ITL, and the committee ultimately voted 15-0 to place HB 253 on consent. HB 293, aimed at preventing minors from accessing obscene material on internet-connected devices, prompted substantial debate. Members generally supported the goal but objected to the bill’s private right of action, its focus on manufacturers rather than content providers or internet platforms, uncertainty about the filtering technology required, and concerns about defining obscenity on a national rather than community basis. The committee discussed forming a subcommittee to work on the bill further, and members volunteered to serve, indicating the issue would be revisited rather than voted on immediately.

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• <06:56:08.638> is one, but his disastrous trade war is one, but his disastrous trade war is
• Whereas a video representative war."
• Answer: the Trump trade war.
• Answer: the Trump trade war.
• Answer: the Trump trade war.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• <00:30:45.360> the<00:30:45.600> Department<00:30:45.840> of<00:30:46.080> Wars
• military um or the Department of Wars military um or the Department of Wars agenda.<00:30:47.440
• And, in fact, Governor Eay in 2022 did sign a sister state agreement or declaration with Israel, which
• And, in fact, Governor Eay in 2022 did sign a sister state agreement or declaration with Israel, which

Bills: HB2246, HB2119, HB1929, HB1953, HB1572, HB2549, HB2594, HB2551, HB2595, HB2548, HB2459, HB1931, HB1604, HB1616, HB1736, HB2233, HB2241, HB1891, HB1803, HB2567, HB2534, HB2399, HB2172, HB1595, HB1811, HB2168, HB1780, HB1781, HB1785, HB2122, HB2012, HB2398, HB1779, HB2296, HB1894, HB1925, HB2019, HB1896, HB2294, HB2298, HB2300, HB2344, HB2345, HB2391, HB2037, HB2201, HB1941, HB1635, HB1943, HB2325, HB1926, HB2490, HB1710, HB2545, HB1976, HB2173, HB1804, HB1563, HB2015, HB1619, HB2475, HB1889, HB2367, HB2187, HB1765, HB1452, HB2231, HB1700, HB1705, HB1626, HB1897, HB1642, HB1523, HB2593, HB815, HB1655, HB1596, HB1732, HB1842, HB2476, HB2478, HB2022, HB1588, HB2575, HB1163, HB2153, HB772, HB1519, HB2050, HB2309, HB2147, HB2329, HB2274, HB2280, HB2547, HB2275, HB2452, HB2306, HB2148, HB2088, HB1764, HB2438, HB2117, HB1860, HB2604, HB2118, HB2017, HB2155, HB1832, HB2216, HB1601, HB1934, HB2297, HB2397, HB1893, HB2533, HB1890, HB2454, HB2004, HB2427, HB2207, HB1810, HB1840, HB1644, HB1645, HB1946, HB1648, HB2324, HB2323, HB1509, HB1514, HB1515, HB2164, HB2165, HB2283, HB1691, HB2386, HB2423, HB2121, HB1984, HB1593, HB1671, HB2619, HB1481, HB2314, HB2319, HB1643, HB2558, HB1864, HB1898, HB2214, HB2167, HB2488, HB2009, HB2007, HB322, HB1964, HB2218, HB2616, HB1535, HB1574, HB1977, HB2054, HB2046, HB146, HB2094, HB2181, HB2250, HB2515, HB2444, HB2385, HB1740, HB1724, HB1733, HB1799, HB1725, HB2049, HB2161, HB1970, HB2519, HB1790, HB2416, HB1873, HB2001, HB2151, HB1603, HB1880, HB1753, HB2198, HB1511, HB1991, HB2546, HB1615, HB1939, HB2140, HB2429, HB1870, HB1850, HB1782, HB2137

Keywords: agriculture, federal grants, Hawaii, grant administration, revolving fund, department of agriculture and biosecurity, grant compliance, financial support, coffee, pest control, subsidy program, coffee berry borer, coffee leaf rust, economy, biosecurity, invasive species, Molokai, advisory board, quarantine, environmental protection

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• war at any<01:14:20.320> time.
• I do know of, after the Cold War, there was a U.S.
• I do know of, after the Cold War, there was a U.S.
• This bill already allows courts to declare negligent parents unfit to share information.
• already allows courts to declare already allows courts to declare negligent<02:29:44.560> parents

Keywords: 1189, house, all