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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Task Force on Homeowners and Commercial Property Insurance 9/10/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • is to preserve and where our mission is to preserve and expand<00:04:49.120> affordable<00:04
  • So, just at a high level, Commerce's mission is to protect and help consumers across the wide breadth
  • So, just at a high level, Commerce's mission is to protect and help consumers across the wide breadth
  • mission is to protect<00:19:06.320> and<00:19:06.559> help<00:19:06.720> consumers<
  • > the<01:02:02.319> insurance mean, you can't control the insurance mean, you can't control
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The task force held its first meeting on the insurance affordability crisis affecting single-family housing, common interest communities, and multifamily rental housing. Members and staff introduced themselves, including representatives from insurers, the Department of Commerce, housing advocates, affordable housing developers, and HOA/community association interests. Representative Steve Elkins was elected chair by roll call vote with 10 members in favor, after discussion that the Senate appointee’s formal appointment had not yet arrived; the group noted the intent to later move to co-chair leadership once that appointment is finalized. Staff reviewed the task force’s enabling statute and open meeting law requirements. The task force is charged with studying homeowners and commercial property insurance, property resilience and risk mitigation, liability laws and possible tort reform, notice and oversight issues, public reporting, and the state-supported insurance program, including possible expansion to a catastrophic reinsurance fund or self-insured pool. The final report is due February 15 and will go to the commissioners of commerce, housing finance, and employment and economic development, as well as relevant legislative committees. Members were also briefed on meeting logistics, a draft charter to be voted on at the second meeting, a resource page for shared materials, and the schedule of future meetings. The Department of Commerce then gave an overview of Minnesota’s property and casualty insurance market. Commerce described its regulatory role, the state’s competitiveness test, and how homeowners insurance is often filed under a “file and use” process rather than prior approval. The presentation emphasized that homeowners coverage has been under pressure for years: insurers have lost money in many recent years, premiums have risen, some consumers are taking on more risk through higher deductibles or reduced coverage, and some are moving into the surplus market. Commerce also highlighted the impact of severe weather losses, the growth in premiums since 2014, and gaps in oversight for homeowners associations and related policies. The meeting then shifted to brainstorming the problems the task force should address. Early discussion focused on climate and construction-related resilience, including hail and wind-driven rain damage, discontinued building materials, and whether stronger materials are reflected in insurance pricing. Members also raised the need to study programs like Alabama’s fortified roof model and Minnesota’s own Strengthen Minnesota Homes effort, along with questions about whether the construction industry is prepared to support broader resilience measures. No additional votes were taken during the discussion segment.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/11/26

Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • They carried out missions that required courage, loyalty, and extraordinary sacrifice.
  • They carried out missions that required courage, loyalty, and extraordinary sacrifice.
  • Air Force special force known as the Ravens, and I proudly flew over 10,000 combat missions.
  • I flew more than a thousand combat missions, cheating death many times.
  • plant cells in a controlled environment. plant cells in a controlled environment.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

House Chamber - Wed Feb 12, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 18

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Agbayani made it her mission to fight for inclusion and equal opportunities for all. Dr.
  • injustices Dr agani made it her mission injustices Dr agani made it her mission to<00:19:34.520>
  • We must carry forward her mission.
  • We must carry forward her mission.
  • We must carry forward her mission.
Keywords: 910, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary (04/17/2025)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:08:54.320> For cohesion, and miss mission success.
  • For cohesion, and miss mission success.
  • larger level of organization and control larger level of organization and control than<01:05:07.599
  • happening in a place that you control. happening in a place that you control.
  • <01:42:29.920> is way that um that power and control is way that um that power and control
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • I vowed from that moment that I would make it my life's mission to protect children online. and would
  • And while much has changed, our mission remains the same.
  • You can and must do better to publicize and promote those controls and tools.
  • In fact, when I'm going through some of the controls.
  • Mention parental controls, if there was a framework for a parent just to shut the spigot off and make
Summary: The committee meeting focused on the pressing issues surrounding child safety online, with a particular emphasis on recent legislative efforts aimed at curbing child sexual exploitation and harmful content accessible through social media platforms. Senators engaged in a heated discussion regarding the implications of Big Tech's lobbying efforts against vital bills such as the Stop CSAM Act and the Kids Online Safety Act. Noteworthy testimonies highlighted real-life impacts of online dangers, including tragic cases of child exploitation and drug-related fatalities linked to social media interactions. The bipartisan nature of the committee's commitment to address these issues showcased a collective determination to make the digital environment safer for the younger generation.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 1/21/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, just a little bit of an overview: the judicial branch's mission The judicial branch's mission is
  • overview the judicial Branch's mission overview the judicial Branch's mission is<00:01:54.320>
  • Now, years later, I think we've got it much better under control.
  • Now, years later, I think we've got it much better under control.
  • <00:53:17.440> the Madam chair that uh we don't control the Madam chair that uh we don't control
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee met to approve the January 16 minutes and then heard a budget presentation from State Court Administrator Jeff Shorba on behalf of the Minnesota judicial branch. Shorba described the courts’ structure, mission, and workload, noting 322 judges, about 2,800 staff, roughly 1 million district court filings annually, and a current budget of about $479 million. He emphasized the branch’s constitutional obligation to provide fair and timely access to justice and said the courts are funded almost entirely through legislative appropriations. He also highlighted recent accomplishments made possible by prior legislative funding, including eliminating the pandemic felony and gross misdemeanor backlog, expanding remote and hybrid hearings, improving courtroom technology, sustaining treatment courts, and increasing pay for interpreters and psychological examiners. Shorba outlined the judicial branch’s 2026–27 budget request, which he said totals a 12% increase over the starting biennial base. Major requests included $77.3 million in 2026–27 and $104 million in 2028–29 for a 6% judicial salary increase and related compensation costs; $5.1 million in 2026–27 and $1.76 million in 2028–29 for digital accessibility compliance with new federal ADA rules; $4 million in 2026–27 and $800,000 in 2028–29 to modernize justice partner access to court records; $7.2 million in 2026–27 to raise pay for contract psychological examiners; and $18 million in 2026–27 to increase juror pay from $20 to $100 per day and align mileage rates with federal rates. He also discussed ongoing funding needs for interpreter services, jury costs, cybersecurity, and other statutorily required court services, saying temporary funding provided in the prior session will expire and that permanent support is needed. Members asked questions about treatment courts, employee bargaining, and mental health competency issues. Representative Eric requested more detail on funding for newly launched and existing treatment courts, and Shorba said many treatment courts begin with federal grants before transitioning to state support after about three years. He confirmed the judicial branch negotiates its own employee contracts rather than the executive branch doing so, and said the branch has three unions plus many unrepresented employees. On mental health and competency, Shorba said the branch is focused on obtaining timely psychological evaluations and is not responsible for treatment services themselves, but acknowledged a shortage of examiners and treatment beds and said a related competency board would be testifying the following week. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond adoption of the minutes.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:26:25.360> over<00:26:26.200> is money that we take uh control over is money that
  • Our office's mission is to reduce that number to zero.
  • is to reduce one our office's mission is to reduce that<00:32:23.240> number<00:32:23.480>
  • Chair and members, as mentioned in my introduction, one of the missions of Attorney General Coleman is
  • working together to achieve our mission working together to achieve our mission and<00:36:45.640
Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government met for its first meeting and heard budget-related presentations from the Auditor of Public Accounts and the Secretary of State, with the Treasurer beginning a presentation at the end of the transcript. Auditor Allison Ball reviewed her office’s 2024 and early 2025 work, including hundreds of county and state audits, several special examinations, and ongoing reviews such as the kinship care funding issue, the Kentucky Department of Education audit, and the Jefferson County Public Schools audit. She said her office is focused on waste, fraud, abuse, and legal compliance, and asked the committee to consider future budget changes, including aligning her appropriation with restricted funding and restoring a stronger performance-audit function. She also highlighted audits that exposed serious problems, including the Department of Juvenile Justice review, and said those reports are intended to serve as models for other entities to avoid similar failures. Secretary of State Michael Adams said his office is self-sustaining through fees and does not need tax dollars, but asked for greater access to its own revenues and more flexibility in using them. He highlighted the Safe at Home address confidentiality program, saying recent changes expanded protections for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking, and that the program has grown rapidly while remaining funded by offender fines. Adams also urged lawmakers to again adjust county election funding for inflation, noting the current per-voter and per-precinct amounts were set decades ago. In questioning, Representative Hart asked whether the Safe at Home program was self-funding; Adams replied that it covers only about 10% of its operating cost and said the best solution would be to let the office use more of the revenue it already collects rather than rely on tax dollars. Treasurer Martin Medcafe, introduced with staff member Russell Weber, praised the General Assembly’s fiscal discipline and described the Treasury’s work in managing state funds. He reported strong results from the Unclaimed Property Fund, saying the office returned $35.5 million to Kentuckians in its first year and $3.8 million in the first month of the current year, and said the State Investments Commission generated $682 million in returns last year. He also highlighted financial literacy efforts through the Kentucky Financial Empowerment Commission and said the Treasury is helping manage opioid settlement funds, which are now earning up to $200,000 per month through investment. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • The mission of our New Mexico School Board Association is to advocate for public education, to provide
  • The second one is local control.
  • Marvin already touched on local control and how important it is to the association, so I won't go in
  • Number four, core education mission.
  • We support their work and their comments. on sufficient funding, local control, and career networks.
Keywords: 996, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • that serve on these groups, which is a good thing, but at some point we have to sunset what was the mission
  • /c><00:10:41.519> why<00:10:41.639> did<00:10:41.839> we Sunset what was the mission
  • why did we Sunset what was the mission why did we create<00:10:42.519> that<00:10:43.360>
  • illegal immigrants are eligible for, given the changes that the Democrats made under single-party control
  • illegal immigrants are eligible for, given the changes that the Democrats made under single-party control
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • They showed up and took control.
  • , levees, and pump stations. flood control or mitigation infrastructure.
  • Okay, well, the SCADA system is Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition.
  • And that would be a new mission. Thank you.
  • They provide no flood control whatsoever.
Summary: The meeting primarily focused on discussions around the recent floods in Texas, specifically addressing emergency preparedness, response coordination, and recovery efforts. Officials from various agencies provided testimonies on the challenges faced during the emergency, including issues with communication systems among first responders. Notably, the need for improved inter-agency communication and technology integration was emphasized, with recommendations for establishing regional communications units for better coordination during disasters. The audience included local government representatives and emergency management partners, who shared insights and experiences from the recent flooding events.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Policy - 03/23/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • While some argue that smartphone policy should remain a matter of local control, the data suggests this
  • We recognize that some may argue for this issue to be left to local control.
  • this issue to be left to local control. this issue to be left to local control.
  • to choose which PSEO courses control to choose which PSEO courses count<01:21:02.200> towards
  • how schools want local control. So, I how schools want local control.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Policy - 03/12/25

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • and what best supports the students and respecting the parents and the school boards and the local control
  • <00:07:39.319> to it's a opportunity for local control to it's a opportunity for local control
  • the school boards and the local control the school boards and the local control to<00:08:00.560>
  • um if we could do local control um if we could do local control Statewide<00:35:48.560> and
  • for this bill cuz I want local control for this bill cuz I want this<00:36:01.599> bill<00:36
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session-Day 8, February 18, 2026-PM

Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then Way that is going to control.
  • , and fire control.
  • is something that is controlled is something that is controlled completely<01:52:24.880> by
  • sandbags, flood control, fire control. sandbags, flood control, fire control.
  • It's 100% state mission, 100% missions.
Keywords: 916, all
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • the Board of Governors to review both admission criteria and academic programs during university mission
  • us your connection to FAMU, your really how you're involved with FAMU, what you see is the unique mission
  • She said she believes in the positive impact of the University of North Florida and in its mission.
  • Students who maybe have some challenges outside of their control.
  • I see the unique mission of the University of Florida as providing undergraduate and graduate education
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education heard and approved two bills before moving into confirmation hearings for several university and college board nominees. CS/SB 1458 on apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships was presented as a measure to improve consistency and transparency in local education agency partnerships, cap LEA administrative funding at 10% when applicable, and require public meetings and work papers for workforce funding model decisions. Support was noted from Associated Builders and Contractors, the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Foundations for Florida Futures, and Independent Electrical Contractors. The bill passed unanimously and was reported favorably. The committee then considered CS/CS/SB 1726 on higher education governance and presidential searches after adopting a delete-all amendment and a late-filed amendment defining the final group of presidential applicants as no fewer than three. The amended bill added provisions on trustee citizenship and residency/alumni eligibility, interim president succession planning, longer presidential contract renewals, limits on candidate polling by universities, syllabus posting, textbook/open-access material lists, and other governance and academic policy changes. Senators raised concerns about the minimum-three finalist requirement, interim president selection, trustee eligibility, and polling restrictions, while supporters said the bill would depoliticize leadership selection and improve transparency. The bill was reported favorably after the amendments were adopted. The committee then heard confirmation testimony from multiple appointees and reappointees, including nominees for FAMU, UNF, Pensacola State College, UWF, and UF. Most nominees emphasized ties to their institutions, student success, workforce development, military connections, and institutional growth. Several UWF nominees were questioned extensively about their votes for former chair Scott Yenner and his controversial comments about women and other groups; some said they were unaware of those remarks at the time of the vote and would not have supported him with that knowledge. Public testimony on UWF expressed concern about the nominees’ lack of higher education experience, their ties to the region, and the impact of Yenner’s views. The committee later voted to recommend a block of non-UWF nominees favorably, and it agreed to vote on the UWF nominees individually, with some remaining nominees deferred to a later hearing due to time.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Apr 10th, 2025

Appropriations Committee on Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • the Board of Governors to review both admission criteria and academic programs during university mission
  • us your connection to FAMU, your really how you're involved with FAMU, what you see is the unique mission
  • I believe in its mission and its impact.
  • Students who may have some challenges outside of their control.
  • I see the unique mission of the University of Florida as providing undergraduate and graduate education
Summary: The committee first heard CS/SB 1458 on apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs. The bill sponsor said it would add consistency and transparency by requiring local education agencies and training providers to define their roles and funding shares in contracts, cap an LEA’s share at 10% when it serves only an administrative role, and require public meetings and published work papers for the district workforce education funding steering committee. Several industry and business groups appeared in support, and the bill was reported favorably without debate. The committee then took up CS/CS/SB 1726 on higher education, which was substantially revised by a delete-all amendment. The amended bill addressed presidential searches, trustee eligibility, interim presidents, polling by universities, mission reviews, and other governance issues. Members asked about the requirement that final presidential candidate groups include at least three applicants, the qualifications for interim presidents, trustee residency/alumni requirements, and limits on candidate polling. Senators Leek and Smith offered contrasting views, with Leek warning about candidate withdrawals and Smith supporting the bill as a way to depoliticize higher education governance. The bill, as amended, was reported favorably. The remainder of the meeting was devoted to confirmation hearings for university and college boards of trustees. Several appointees and reappointees from FAMU, UNF, Pensacola State College, UF, and UWF described their ties to their institutions and goals such as student success, workforce alignment, military support, research, and regional access. The UWF nominees drew the most scrutiny over their votes for former board chair Scott Yenor, whose public comments about women and other groups were criticized by senators and public commenters. Some nominees said they were unaware of the full scope of those remarks and would not have voted for him with that knowledge; others defended their votes as based on his education-reform views. Public testimony also raised concerns about UWF board members’ lack of higher-education experience and local ties. The committee confirmed the non-UWF nominees in a block vote and then began individual votes on the UWF nominees, with debate centered on Yenor-related concerns.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Apr 3rd, 2025 at 01:00 pm

North Dakota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • But let's talk about what the mission of the Department of Corrections is when somebody comes into the
  • But they're there because of the mission, because they believe 110% that what they are doing is changing
  • The mission is one of the best, if not the best, in the country.
  • environment like a prison, where the individual is not incarcerated in a controlled environment like
  • In order for Rough Rider Industries to fulfill their mission, they do need a steady stream of projects
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. Representative Hoverson offered remarks recognizing World Autism Day, and the House then handled conference committee motions on several bills, including House Bills 1460 and 1248 and Senate Bills 2262, 2070, 2294, and 2297, with the Speaker appointing members to each conference committee. The chamber also set aside Senate Bill 2200 for re-referral to Appropriations and moved to amendments on Senate Bill 2128, which was the main subject of the day. Senate Bill 2128, a major criminal justice and corrections bill, drew extensive debate over truth-in-sentencing, mandatory minimums, parole, transitional facilities, work release, electronic monitoring, and the fiscal impact of longer incarceration. Division A of the amendments removed mandatory minimums for resisting arrest and felony simple assault while keeping consecutive-sentence language; supporters said this preserved judicial discretion and reduced costs, while opponents argued it weakened public safety. Division A was adopted 70-23. Division B proposed broader changes to preserve transitional programming, add penalties for tampering with electronic monitoring and escape, limit some work-release restrictions, create a parole board study, and fund electronic monitoring with a $600,000 appropriation. Supporters framed it as a compromise that balanced rehabilitation and public safety; opponents said it undercut the bill’s intent and left dangerous offenders with too much access to transitional release. Division B failed on a 46-46 tie. The House then took up the bill itself, with the Judiciary Committee reporting a do-not-pass recommendation as amended, and debate continued over whether the amended bill should advance, with members split between concerns about victims and public safety versus rehabilitation, prison capacity, and recidivism.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Elections - 01/23/25

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • /c><00:08:27.720> again<00:08:28.080> the<00:08:28.199> the<00:08:28.319> mission
  • <00:08:28.599> of talk about um again the the mission of talk about um again the the mission
  • If you're looking for expert information on pollution control, you have a pollution control agency.
  • If you're looking for expert information on pollution control, you have a pollution control agency.
  • They key in the control number of each of their donation receipts that they have.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 2/12/25

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • , your state missions.
  • , your state missions.
  • , your state missions.
  • , your state missions.
  • and<00:09:49.880> you missions your state missions and you missions your state missions and
Keywords: 1183, house
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses

Transcript Highlights:
  • I said, Tony has been out of control. She has been collecting goods everywhere she goes.
  • At the foundation, our mission is to advance economic inclusion and mobility across Massachusetts and
  • At the foundation, our mission is to advance economic inclusion and mobility across Massachusetts and
  • Our mission is simple but urgent: to end hunger. Today, that mission is more critical.
  • Our mission is simple but urgent: to end hunger. Today, that mission is more critical than ever.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business held its final hearing of the session on H. 5187 and S. 3022, the Enough Act, with Chair Andy Vargas and Senator Adam Gomez opening by thanking committee members and stakeholders for their work during the session. The bills were described as a grant-based, place-based anti-poverty initiative intended to support cradle-to-career services by funding local nonprofits, schools, community organizations, and backbone entities that can coordinate housing, education, health, workforce, and family supports in high-poverty neighborhoods. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support of the bills. Speakers including Strategies for Children, Chelsea Public Schools, Bunker Hill Community College, Senator Sal DiDomenico, Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian, Rep. Antonio Cabral, the Harlem Children’s Zone’s Kwame Owusu Kesse and Jeffrey Canada, former Education Secretary Paul Reville, AFT Massachusetts, United Way, the Boston Foundation, Give Black Alliance, Eastern Bank Foundation, and others argued that poverty is a systems issue that schools alone cannot solve. They emphasized the need for local control, community voice, coordinated services, and long-term public-private investment, often citing examples from Chelsea, New Bedford, Springfield, Lowell, Boston, and other communities, as well as the Harlem Children’s Zone and Maryland’s similar model. Committee members asked several questions about how the bill would function in practice, including what organizations would do on day one, how it would interact with existing efforts like community schools, McKinney-Vento, and the Student Opportunity Act, and how it would be sustained over time. Witnesses said the act would help create or strengthen backbone organizations, reduce duplication, align existing resources, and leverage philanthropy and future revenue sources for long-term sustainability. No vote was taken during the hearing, but multiple speakers urged the committee to report the bill favorably and quickly.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • or whatever in terms of actually carrying out the mission that's mandated here with this.
  • technology or best available retrofit control technology on those projects.
  • And so they have a very important permitting role over these projects to ensure that they control for
  • For ACF and airport shuttle, CARB is requesting $5.8 million from the Air Pollution Control Fund and
  • Sylvia Solis Shaw here on behalf of the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District.
Summary: The committee hearing focused heavily on CARB’s broad trailer bill request for regulatory fee authority. Finance and CARB argued the proposal would let CARB develop fees to recover reasonable costs for implementing and enforcing regulations, while the LAO recommended rejection because the authority was too broad, could apply to an entire division of code, and would delegate core legislative taxing/fee-setting power without enough guardrails. Members from both parties raised concerns about the breadth of the authority, accountability, affordability impacts, and whether the Legislature would be put in an up-or-down position after CARB had already developed regulations. CARB responded that fees would still go through a budget change proposal and legislative approval before collection, and cited existing examples such as transport refrigeration units and commercial harborcraft fees. The committee then reviewed CARB’s request for permanent resources to implement SB 905 on carbon capture, utilization, storage, and carbon dioxide removal. CARB said the Legislature had previously authorized limited-term positions and funding, but it had struggled to recruit and retain staff with specialized regulatory and technical expertise, and that the work had included pre-rulemaking contracts, technology review, and permit-related preparation. Members questioned the pace of work, the use of limited-term positions, and whether additional permitting authority would be needed. CARB said it hoped to begin rulemaking later in the year if permanent resources were approved. Members also discussed the cap-and-trade spending plan, noting lower-than-expected auction revenues but higher interest earnings, and the need to monitor the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and possible May Revision changes. The committee then heard overviews of the zero-emission vehicle package, the Community Air Protection Program, demand-side grid support, and e-bike incentives. CARB described ongoing investments in community-based transportation equity, drayage trucks, harbor craft, and other clean technology demonstrations, while members pressed on affordability, program duplication, and whether enough funding was being directed to incentive programs. No formal votes were taken during the portion provided, and the chair repeatedly indicated that the hearing was intended to surface concerns for later budget negotiations.