Video & Transcript Research : 'Freedom Drive'

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US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, February 6, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those enslaved people organized themselves, rose up, and took their freedom.
  • <00:36:03.240> our<00:36:03.440> freedom<00:36:03.880> was and took their freedom
  • our freedom was and took their freedom our freedom was not<00:36:04.400> given<00:36:04.720><
  • Reagan was a champion of freedom, prosperity, and American exceptionalism.
  • As he so often reminded us, freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/23/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We risk driving lawful businesses out of Arizona, while unlawful sites simply ignore us.
  • What it’s doing, the basic idea is that we are trying to make teen driving safer.
  • It drives down the cost of doing business and so on. It's really a great bill.
  • It drives down the cost of doing business and so on. It's really a great bill.
  • Now, we have our constitutional amendments which allow for the freedom of speech, the freedom of religion
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The House met with prayers, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest introductions, and a proclamation honoring Adrian Ace Stubbs Day. Members also recognized Doctor of the Day Dr. Victoria Tannenbaum and welcomed visitors for Lutheran Day at the Legislature, along with Judge Kaluli from Veterans Treatment Court. Attendance was recorded at 56 present, one absent, and three excused. The chamber then moved through communications, committee reports, and first readings before taking up a long third-reading calendar. The floor debate centered on a wide range of bills, especially water, education, elections, public utilities, labor, and criminal justice measures. Members discussed tax administration, groundwater and water-rights issues, superintendent contract transparency, mining reclamation, school employee disclosure, AI and digital privacy, sexual extortion, probation, veterans and military employment protections, adult protective services, salvage vehicles, real estate licensing, and several education-related appropriations for ESA administration. There were also resolutions and memorials on voting centers and precincts, student athletics, Route 66, and recognizing Judea and Samaria. Several members explained votes, with supporters emphasizing transparency, consumer protection, public safety, and administrative cleanup, while opponents raised concerns about privacy, cost, overreach, lack of accountability, and impacts on schools, elections, and local control. Most measures passed, often along party-line or near party-line votes, and several emergency measures were adopted with the required two-thirds vote. Notable votes included HB 2016, HB 2026, HB 2028, HB 2049, HB 2075, HB 2090, HB 2092, HB 2094, HB 2098, HB 2111, HB 2113, HB 2114, HB 2133, HB 2135, HB 2179, HB 2192, HB 2228, HB 2256, HB 2260, HB 2262, HB 2265, HB 2278, HB 2328, HB 2351, HB 2381, HB 2409, HB 2410, HB 2411, HB 2425, HB 2451, HB 2476, HB 2499, HB 2500, HB 2584, HB 2662, HB 2663, HB 2666, HB 2693, HB 2752, HB 2756, HB 2804, HB 2812, HB 2827, HB 2877, HB 2908, HB 2932, HB 2933, HB 2943, HB 2953, HB 2966, and HB 2985, along with HCM 2007 and HCRs 2003, 2016, and 2047 and HR 2002 and 2003. The House then moved into Committee of the Whole to begin consideration of HB 2174 and related amendments.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/23/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • been basically turned into refugees in their own country, in a country that is supposed to be about freedom
  • We shouldn't be passing legislation that drives people to have to leave the state of Arizona because
  • So we're creating senseless fear, and that shouldn't drive our policy.
  • Because Americans value freedom. We value transparency and accountability from law enforcement.
  • Another woman was driving her car, and she is disabled.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and several guest introductions, including recognition of Lutheran Day at the Capitol and the doctor of the day. The chamber also handled routine business such as journal approval, temporary committee substitutions, and multiple motions to move into Committee of the Whole for floor consideration of bills and resolutions. A series of election, campaign finance, immigration, and public safety measures were taken up. Bills and resolutions discussed included SB 1003 on election canvass certification, SB 1006 and SCR 1002 on campaign finance disclosure thresholds, SB 1037, SB 1040, SB 1057, SB 1060, SB 1141, SB 1168, SB 1237, SB 1289, SCR 1010, SCR 1013, and SCR 1014 on various election administration topics, plus SB 1055 and SB 1152 on immigration enforcement and benefits, SB 1058 on firearm transaction merchant codes, SB 1093 on rioting, SB 1308 on a foreign adversary fraud office appropriation, and SB 1160 on drones in entertainment districts. Most of these measures received do-pass recommendations, several with committee or floor amendments, and some were retained on the calendar. The most extensive debate centered on social policy bills affecting transgender people and minors, including SCR 1006, SB 1015, and SB 1095. Opponents argued these measures were discriminatory, harmful to trans youth and families, and an improper intrusion into medical and school decisions; supporters framed them as protecting parental rights, privacy, and children from irreversible medical decisions. SB 1049 on spousal maintenance also drew opposition over a proposed four-year cap. Later, the Senate took third-reading votes and passed SB 1049, SB 1053, SB 1415, SB 1015, SB 1095, and SCR 1006, with recorded roll-call tallies generally around 16-11 or 17-10 on the more contentious measures, and the bills were transmitted to the House.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session-Day 16, February 27, 2026-PM

Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'll be driving<00:47:27.839> the<00:47:28.079> planning<00:47:28.480> on<00:47:
  • 28.640> the<00:47:28.800> bus<00:47:29.040> here driving the planning on the bus
  • here driving the planning on the bus here today,<00:47:29.599> this<00:47:29.920> afternoon
  • <01:18:12.159> of<01:18:12.320> their<01:18:12.560> religions the freedom of
  • <01:25:30.719> of that is an attack on the freedom of that is an attack on the freedom of
Keywords: 916, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Finance May 11th, 2026

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • pharmacists, but the patients, the patients that's losing access to their local pharmacies that's within driving
  • distance, the patient's freedom.
  • Access to their local pharmacies that's within driving distance, the patient's freedom to choose.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • but let me back up and try to respond, and then you can help guide me if I… Because what I'm really driving
  • to is I don't want the NDA; I don't want… The NDA should not drive our jurisprudence from innocent until
  • nonetheless a moral compass that frames the expectation that government should protect individual freedoms
  • As I fight to protect our freedom, please fight for my voice. And the voice of others like me.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Mar 11th, 2025

Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • support: Melissa Olive with the Florida Association for Behavior Analysts; Stephen Farrell with Florida Freedom
  • I'm also one of the founding members of Florida Freedom to Read Project.
  • It can take close to two hours to drive the distance between our most distant schools.
  • Anyone driving in Collier County right now will quickly note, and perhaps complain, how much traffic
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Pre-K-12 Education met with a quorum present and observed a moment of silence for Senator Geraldine Thompson. The committee first took up CS/SB 102, a bill by Senator Gates directing the Department of Education to develop a workforce credential program for students with autism spectrum disorder or students on a modified curriculum, in coordination with the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities and OSHA. Supporters said the bill would help autistic students gain job skills and workplace safety credentials, while an opponent argued the bill should clearly make participation voluntary, expand to other exceptional student groups, include funding, and add stronger accountability. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then considered SB 166, the Administrative Efficiency in Public Schools bill by Senator Simon. The bill would reduce or remove several state mandates and give districts more flexibility on testing, teacher evaluations, contracts and certification, school board operations, instructional materials timelines, audits, facilities planning, emergency make-up days, federal fund use, and public VPK oversight. Senators asked about the impact on student proficiency, teacher evaluations, and the transfer of public VPK oversight to districts; Simon said the tests would remain but count as 30 percent of the grade, districts would retain flexibility in evaluation measures, and only public VPK would shift to districts. Public testimony was largely supportive, with some speakers praising reduced testing and local control, while one senator cautioned that Florida still has a math proficiency problem. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard CS/SB 296 by Senator Bradley, which would repeal the 2023 statewide mandate requiring later middle and high school start times and return the decision to local districts, while still requiring districts to inform the community about the health, safety, and academic impacts of sleep deprivation and consider later start times. Supporters argued the mandate created transportation, staffing, and scheduling problems and that local control was more practical, while opponents emphasized sleep science and the benefits of later start times for teens. Several senators discussed the tension between research and district resources, and the bill sponsor said the measure preserves the conversation about sleep while allowing local scheduling decisions. CS/SB 296 was reported favorably, and the committee then adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/09/26

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:29:39.600> And their freedom and even their lives.
  • And their freedom and even their lives.
  • religious liberty or freedom of speech. religious liberty or freedom of speech.
  • If I was driving a car at a high injury.
  • If I was driving a car at a high rate<01:24:16.400> of<01:24:16.560> speed,<01:24:17.120
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Leg Committee Meeting - 2026-03-11

Legacy Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • prompt, "What does freedom mean to you?" prompt, "What does freedom mean to you?"
  • Go, organize a food drive through our partners at Community Aid Network Minnesota, CAN MN.
  • <00:48:30.520> through<00:48:30.720> our organize a food drive through our organize
  • a food drive through our partners<00:48:31.440> at<00:48:31.680> Community<00:48:32.080
  • They shared with me that family, friends, and colleagues were driving them to and from work.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Mar 31st, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm here on behalf of myself and the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance.
  • It's a luxury to take six hours out of your day to drive to a farm and back.
  • We don't make people drive to the coast."
  • Have you registered as the Executive Director of Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance?
  • It's going to help drive research and innovation.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • But Texans have the freedom to set out an election if they're not inspired by the candidates and SB 396
  • Probably in my career, I got to drive around the state and talk to homeless youth in Texas for a policy
  • Because then some of those elderly people that are. disabled and don't drive anymore, obviously, have
  • We'll face long lines, long drives. and will not be able to cast their vote on election day as this is
  • It was about an hour and a half to drive across my precinct.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/25/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, most of them are probably for the right purpose, but it continues to drive up our cost of health
  • up our cost of but it continues to drive up our cost of health<00:11:07.440> insurance<00:11:
  • It's a matter of fairness, fiscal responsibility, public health, and personal freedom, and we urge you
  • <00:30:32.720> to had a in war you'd have to drive to had a in war you'd have to drive to
  • <00:48:37.200> prices biosimilar competition to drive prices biosimilar competition to drive
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

HHS Public Hearing 03-14-2025

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm representing Aloha Freedom Coalition.
  • Okay, next person on Zoom, please identify yourself on Zoom. freedom to think that almost 21 years freedom
  • Please kill this bill and protect reproductive rights and freedom of choice in birth practices.
  • Please kill this bill and protect reproductive rights and freedom of choice in birth practices.
  • <01:47:03.599> of re Reproductive Rights and freedom of re Reproductive Rights and freedom
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Health and Human Services committee heard extensive testimony on HB 1194 HD2, a bill to regulate midwifery and require accredited education for licensed midwives. Supporters, including the Midwives Alliance of Hawaii, ACOG, a pediatrician, and several licensed midwives, argued the bill would improve maternal and newborn safety, clarify the definition of midwife, strengthen accountability, and align Hawaii with national education standards. They said accredited training is necessary to avoid gaps in knowledge and to support safe transfers and collaboration with hospitals. Opponents, including many midwives, parents, cultural practitioners, and community groups, argued the bill would restrict access to care, criminalize traditional and apprenticeship-based midwifery, and undermine reproductive autonomy and Native Hawaiian and other cultural birthing practices. Several asked for amendments to preserve a birth attendant exemption, the PET/portfolio pathway, and cultural and religious protections. Others said the bill would disproportionately harm rural, Indigenous, and low-income families by making training and licensure less accessible. The committee also heard testimony from state and county entities and professional organizations, with some standing on written testimony and others offering brief comments. The chair repeatedly reminded testifiers of the one-minute limit and the possibility that final decision-making would be deferred if quorum was lost. The transcript does not show a final vote or action taken during this segment.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 22nd, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Most of them went to fight for freedom overseas. when they didn't have freedom at home.
  • the freedom to be religious in whatever way fits you.
  • ..religious freedom in public schools.
  • We have religious freedom in Texas.
  • The Republican Party believed in liberty and freedom.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • weekends, or Tucson to Phoenix, or somebody that lives in Phoenix driving all the way down to Marana
  • Then I'd drive back home and again show up at six in the morning. There was no lodging in kind.
  • Because I can't send somebody that's driving from Springfield to St. Louis.
  • Members of rural communities are already used to driving long distances.
  • But if you can't actually find one near people, then again, you're going to be driving further.
Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 2348, which would appropriate state general fund money in FY 2027 for Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs projects including wireless networking at training centers, a reimbursement program for service members without government computers, lodging and kind for service members, and HVAC upgrades and maintenance. Two amendments were considered: the Marquez Amendment, which filled in dollar amounts for the appropriations, failed; and the Gillette Amendment, which restricted certain networking equipment for national security reasons, removed the reimbursement program, revised the lodging language, and tied some funding intentions to compliance, passed. After extensive testimony from the sponsor and several Army Reserve and National Guard witnesses about lack of Wi-Fi, inadequate lodging, safety concerns from long drives, and poor HVAC at joint facilities, the committee approved HB 2348 as amended on a 4-3 vote. The committee then considered HCR 2016, a ballot referral that would cap precinct size at 2,500 voters and eliminate county authority to use vote centers, emergency voting centers, and certain on-site early voting options. The sponsor said the measure was intended to restore precinct-based voting and let voters decide. County officials and election advocates opposed it, arguing that vote centers and early voting provide flexibility, are more cost-effective in many counties, and are necessary where geography, staffing, and facility availability make precinct voting difficult. After debate over local control, voter choice, and the practicality of precincting, the committee gave HCR 2016 a 4-3 do-pass recommendation. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2165, which exempts veterans from Arizona State Parks admission fees, and adopted the Marquez Amendment to extend the exemption to active military members, National Guard members, and reserve-unit members, with alternative ID options. Arizona State Parks testified in neutral, saying it supports veterans but is concerned about revenue losses; it estimated that even a modest share of veteran visits could reduce revenue by about $1.8 million annually. The sponsor said the bill was prompted by constituent requests and was meant to help veterans enjoy outdoor recreation and therapeutic opportunities. The committee then approved HB 2165 as amended on a vote of 4-0, with some members absent or not voting.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • I just don't see that this even abuts the First Amendment or our freedoms.
  • We all want a country that respects the freedom to disagree passionately, but we don't have that freedom
  • Principles like freedom. Freedom of a citizen. Principles like freedom. Freedom of association.
  • Freedom to disagree peacefully.
  • Protect our freedoms today and for our children's future. Thank you. Thank you.
Summary: The committee first considered CS/SB 536, which updates Florida’s criminal gang statutes to reflect modern gang recruitment and communication methods, including social media and encrypted messaging. Senator Martin said the bill does not criminalize gang membership, but clarifies definitions used for gang-related enhancements and law enforcement investigations. Members raised concerns about the meaning of “observed in the company” of gang members and possible impacts on businesses and bikers; Martin said the language was not intended to reach ordinary business customers and that the bill still requires other criteria. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably after debate, with some members supporting it and others warning it was still too broad. The committee also approved CS/SB 762, allowing cross-jurisdictional assignment of conflict capital cases with cost and reporting requirements, after an amendment emphasizing judicial economy and geographic proximity; the bill was described as a cost-saving measure and was reported favorably. CS/SB 1742, creating a new offense for indecent exposure or sexual acts directed at minors under 16, was amended to align with the House version and to cover observing a child for sexual gratification, then reported favorably. CS/SB 1750, increasing penalties and mandatory minimums for serious sex crimes and child sexual abuse material offenses, was amended to restore some current-law provisions and limit reclassification to offenders who were 18 or older at the time of the offense, then reported favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 1582 on statewide data sharing for secondhand dealer and pawnbroker transactions, along with its companion public-records bill SB 1792, both described as theft-prevention and law-enforcement tools with confidentiality protections and stakeholder support. CS/SB 500, providing FDLE protective security for major-party nominees for statewide constitutional offices, was also reported favorably after a technical amendment. The longest and most contentious discussion was on CS/SB 1632, which would create a process for Florida to designate foreign and domestic terrorist organizations, restrict courts from enforcing foreign or religious law when it conflicts with state or federal law, and bar public funds from supporting designated organizations. Senator Graal said the bill targets conduct, not belief, and creates due-process protections through written findings, public notice, cabinet action, and judicial review. Senator Smith and Senator Polsky repeatedly questioned whether the bill’s use of terms like “promotion” could chill protected speech, academic debate, protest activity, or legal representation, and whether the designation process could be used politically or against religious and advocacy groups. Graal said promotion was meant to cover support for illegal acts, not mere disagreement or academic speech, and said she was open to clarifying language. Numerous speakers opposed the bill, arguing it was vague, unconstitutional, and likely to be used against Muslim communities, students, nonprofits, and dissenting political speech; a few supporters argued it was needed for public safety and to prevent state support for terrorism. The committee did not take a final vote on CS/SB 1632 in the portion provided, and the transcript ends during public testimony on that bill.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Agriculture & Livestock Mar 11th, 2025

Agriculture & Livestock

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have you registered as Judith McGeary representing yourself and Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance in
  • So certainly cities can choose to allow more freedom for the people in their area, but it means that
  • Uh, first of all, we do in fact keep data and we do analysis that drives where we preposition aircraft
  • It also drives where we should, uh, increase the number of people in an office that's around that area
  • What's driving the workforce shortages we are seeing today?
Bills: HB294
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Education Funding (01/29/2026)

Education Funding

Transcript Highlights:
  • a bus to $25 to drive a bus, um, to say nothing of the fluctuations of gas prices.
  • a bus to $25 to drive a bus, um, to say nothing of the fluctuations of gas prices.
  • a bus to going from $15 an hour to drive a bus to $25<02:14:33.199> to<02:14:33.520> drive
  • HB 1578 adds definitions and reporting requirements relative to Education Freedom Accounts.
  • > Savings<04:01:05.120> Account uh, Education Freedom Savings Account uh, Education Freedom
Keywords: 1189, house, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, April 20, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • our nation back to You, and grant our children a future marked by truth, righteousness, peace, and freedom
  • Vigilante groups like the Klan, however, threatened by the idea of expansive freedom, used violence to
  • At the early age of 102, my grandmother still drives her car, shops at the grocery store, and attends
  • The maternal health crisis connects health care with insurance policy, reproductive freedom, environmental
  • AND I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T REITERATE YET AGAIN, THE IMPORTANCE OF REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Sep 11th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a bill that is part of our Firefighting to Freedom legislative bill package.
  • But the underlying concern for the well-being of our children drives the policy.
  • I rise to present H.R. 68 relative to the Freedom Flag. Permission to use a prop?
  • I would first like to start by thanking the Freedom Flag Foundation for their incredible work on this
  • effort, as well as for providing us with the elegant Freedom Flag you see here with us today.
Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and opened with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance recognizing 9/11. Members then moved through a long daily file and concurrence calendar, with many items passed without debate or temporarily retained. The chamber also took procedural actions, including re-referring AB 1152 to the Public Safety Committee, suspending rules for guest access and file-item handling, and later taking a roll-call vote to allow a late-filed journal letter request. Among the major Senate bills taken up on third reading, the Assembly approved SB 385 on peace officers’ rights, SB 753 on shopping cart recovery, SB 838 on housing and hotel projects, SB 643 on carbon dioxide removal grants, SB 645 on jury peremptory challenges in civil cases, SB 761 on CalFresh access for students, SB 774 on real estate licensing sunsets, SB 400 on renewable energy labor tax incentives, SB 24 on utility spending transparency, SB 37 on attorney advertising ethics, SB 258 on spousal rape involving disabled spouses, SB 364 on outdoor advertising near new freeways, SB 403 removing the sunset from medical aid in dying, SB 770 on HOA barriers to EV charging, and SB 22 on gift certificate cash redemption values. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition; SB 403 and SB 770 drew more divided votes, while SB 24 was briefly delayed by a call before passing. The Assembly also concurred in numerous Senate amendments on Assembly bills covering a wide range of topics, including service of process (AB 747), local clean energy planning (AB 39), firearms (AB 1078), workers’ compensation (AB 1336), public health (AB 1487), survivor leave protections (AB 406), solid waste (AB 70), water reporting for data centers (AB 93), Diwali recognition (AB 268), wildfire workforce recovery (AB 338), educational equity (AB 419), civic education (AB 422), office-to-housing conversions (AB 507), cannabis tax relief (AB 564), privacy/browser opt-out rules (AB 566), housing element transparency (AB 610), tenant appliance requirements (AB 628), code enforcement penalties (AB 632), homelessness and LGBTQ-related policy (AB 678), energy (AB 740), DEIA review in state government (AB 766), inmate firefighter wages (AB 247), children’s health (AB 798), real estate (AB 851), COVID-era rehiring protections (AB 858), hazardous materials (AB 961), real property and housing covenants (AB 1050), aging (AB 1069), health care facilities (AB 1172), endangered species protections (AB 1319), CalWORKs modernization (AB 1324), cannabis access for seriously ill patients (AB 1332), foreign labor contractors (AB 1362), and downtown revitalization financing (AB 1445). Several of these passed overwhelmingly, while a few drew notable opposition, including AB 93, AB 403, AB 770, AB 851, AB 1050, and AB 1319. The transcript also included extended debate on SB 34, which was presented as a compromise measure on air pollution and port operations in the San Pedro Bay area. Supporters said it narrowed the scope to protect union jobs while preserving AQMD authority, while opponents and supporters alike noted the underlying distrust between labor and environmental stakeholders. The Assembly passed SB 34, SB 515 on disaggregated demographic data collection, and then began taking up AB 495 on immigration, with the sponsor describing family separation and immigration enforcement trauma before the transcript cuts off.