Transcript Highlights:

• There’s the Florida DOGE effort; the entire system is complying with that.
• You know, Florida DOGE is coming.
• And as I said to you before, considering that Florida DOGE is coming for efficiency, if I were an administrator

Summary: The committee first took up 127 gubernatorial appointees grouped in blocks and, after brief testimony in favor of several nominees, voted to recommend confirmation of the block nominees to the full Senate. The committee then moved through a series of University of West Florida and other board nominations, hearing from each nominee about their background and priorities, with most emphasizing service, local ties, student success, military partnerships, and university growth. Several nominees also answered questions about governance, faculty hiring, diversity, and the university’s strategic direction. For the University of West Florida Board of Trustees, the committee heard from Paul Bailey, Rebecca Matthews, Rachel Moyah, Ashley Ross, Christopher Young, and Adam Kissel. Bailey stressed his local roots, legal background, and support for UWF’s pre-law program and military connections; Matthews highlighted her education and state-government experience, current role as board chair, enrollment growth, fundraising, and alignment with state directives; Moyah cited her education and school board experience, fiscal discipline, and recent positive financial and enrollment figures; Ross emphasized fundraising, workforce needs, cyber opportunities, and support for the governor’s higher education agenda; and Young focused on business accountability, audit oversight, rural access to education, and expanding military-related opportunities. Each of these nominees was questioned about issues such as diversity, “woke” culture, faculty ideology, and the role of the board, and each was ultimately recommended for confirmation by roll-call vote. Adam Kissel’s nomination drew the most extensive debate and public testimony. Kissel described his background in free speech advocacy, federal education policy, philanthropy, and higher education reform, and said he would support UWF’s growth, free-speech protections, military and veteran engagement, and stronger graduation rates. Senators pressed him on prior writings favoring privatization of public higher education, comments about replacing administrators with AI, his work with the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025, and how his views fit with serving on a public university board; he said his long-term libertarian views did not conflict with his short-term support for UWF receiving more resources. Public testimony was split, with supporters praising his free-speech credentials, military focus, and alignment with the governor’s reforms, while opponents questioned his commitment to public higher education and whether he could be trusted to learn the university from the ground up. After debate, the committee voted to recommend Kissel’s confirmation to the full Senate.

Transcript Highlights:

• Unfortunately, Doge is a dog and mean it should not be a thing that impacts our state government and
• because we've already seen all across the country how unpopular national and federal equivalent of doge
• it'll go to voters and the voters, the voters will decide whether they want state level version of doge

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Elon Musk and Doge are hiring, are firing the people who go after waste, fraud, and abuse.
• Elon Musk and Doge are hiring, are firing the people who go after waste, fraud, and abuse.
• Elon Musk and Doge are hiring, are firing the people who go after waste, fraud, and abuse.
• Elon Musk and Doge are hiring opposite.
• Elon Musk and Doge are hiring are<00:43:13.440> firing<00:43:14.000> the<00:43:14.319><

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They're working with DOGE to expand private prisons throughout the United States, based largely on the
• They're<00:19:31.440> working<00:19:31.600> with<00:19:31.840> Doge<00:19:32.240
• > to<00:19:32.559> expand<00:19:33.840> um They're working with Doge to expand um
• They're working with Doge to expand um private<00:19:34.559> prisons<00:19:34.960> throughout

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees heard three resolutions first. STR 32/SR 18 asked the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to work with the Department of Transportation to use inmate work furlough programs for state roadway and highway maintenance. Testimony was generally supportive of the intent, but the Correctional System Oversight Commission raised concerns about using work furlough for maintenance and emphasized that participants should be paid at least minimum wage, be able to meet restitution and support obligations, and not have their release timing affected. The measures were later recommended and adopted by both committees with no amendments in the joint portion. STR 199/SR 179 concerned increased caution regarding foreign infrastructure. There was no public testimony. In decision-making, the committees split the measures: STR 199 was deferred because of a similar measure, while SR 179 was passed with amendments. The amendments were described as clarifying Hawaii’s goals of self-sufficiency, local self-reliance, and self-determination, and encouraging scrutiny by departments and agencies to reduce dependence on imports. STR 231/SR 207, which would direct DOT to install electronic equipment at state airports and harbors to scan for illegal fireworks, drew mixed testimony, including support from the Oahu Filipino Community Council and comments from Matson Navigation. DOT said it supported the intent. The committees adopted amendments to address Matson’s concerns by moving inspections to a place outside the immediate loading and unloading area, and both committees passed the measures as amended. The Public Safety and Military Affairs committee then took up additional resolutions. STR 113/SR 94, designating Hawaii as a Purple Heart state on August 7, 2025, received no testimony and was not discussed further. STR 204/SR 164, asking the Department of Law Enforcement for information on disposal, detonation, and destruction of explosive fireworks and similar hazardous materials, also drew no testimony in the excerpt. STR 107/SR 88, urging military branches in Hawaii to provide hurricane-resistant shelters for active and retired personnel and families, likewise received no testimony. STR 148/SR 119, supporting construction of a floating dry dock at Pearl Harbor, drew broad support from industry, military, and state economic development representatives. STR 149/SR 120, creating a vegetation management working group to address wildfire risk, received extensive testimony in support and comments, with speakers from DCCA, PUC, Hawaiian Electric, IBW 1260, Hawaiʻi Telecom, and Kamehameha Schools discussing wildfire hazards, responsibility for vegetation near utility infrastructure, and the need to include workers and landowners in the process. STR 126/SR 105, calling for an incremental reduction in the number of inmates housed in private out-of-state facilities, prompted a lengthy discussion with DCR. The director said Hawaii’s out-of-state incarceration is driven by overcrowding and security needs, not a quota, described the per-person-per-day cost of CoreCivic housing, noted that Hawaii pays about $96 per inmate per day out of state versus about $37 in-state, and said the department is working on a master plan and future facility needs. The committee also discussed the need for a new prison and possibly a new jail. The excerpt ends with the committee still in discussion, without showing a final vote on STR 126/SR 105.

Transcript Highlights:

• Yet President Trump and his administration, especially the DOGE boys—I bet you nobody in this Chamber
• Administration says they're not closing any offices, but the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE
• DOGE IS ATTEMPTING TO WEAKEN AND DISMANTLE A SYSTEM WHICH HAS STOOD TALL FOR ALMOST A CENTURY, More than
• DOGE not only threatens Social Security by removing vital staff across our country, but by mistreating
• DOGE NOT ONLY THREATEN SOCIAL SECURITY BY REMOVING VITAL STAFF ACROSS In my entire lifetime, I have never

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Did this bill come out of the House DOGE Committee?”
• “This bill went through the House DOGE Committee, yes, sir.” “That’s what I thought.
• Isn’t the point of the DOGE Committee to be reducing government and making government more efficient?
• “Isn’t the point of the DOGE Committee to be reducing government and making government more efficient
• “The President Trump’s DOGE is cutting government. This is doing the opposite. Final question.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledges, and several ceremonial recognitions, including Wilson County Day, San Antonio Mission Indian Descendants Day, and Blue Ribbon Lobby Day, along with acknowledgments of visiting groups and a birthday greeting. The chamber also announced committee meetings and then moved into floor business, including conference committee action on Senate Bill 1, the state budget. A series of motions to instruct House conferees on SB 1 were debated and voted on. One motion sought to restore salary for Attorney General Ken Paxton after his impeachment-related suspension; it passed 88-56. Another, from Rep. Olcott, directed conferees to support amendments requiring data collection on the costs of undocumented immigrants in hospitals and prisons; after extended debate and a failed amendment from Rep. Martinez Fischer to also study immigrants’ economic contributions, the motion passed 86-61. The House also adopted instructions to eliminate Texas Lottery Commission funding, to support amendments restricting public education institutions from affirming gender identities inconsistent with biological sex, and to seek an additional $4 billion in property tax relief, with each motion passing on recorded votes. The House then took up a supplemental calendar and passed several bills, including HB 39 on veteran death data, HB 102 on priority registration for certain students entering military service, HB 126 on student-athlete compensation and representation, HB 290 on tuition and fee assistance for members of the Texas military forces, HB 300 on Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program updates, and HB 2143 naming a highway in honor of Army Specialist Joey Lins. The chamber also postponed consideration of HJR 2 and HJR 6. Later, the House considered HB 120 on career and technology education pathways and HB 20 on applied science pathway programs for high school students. HB 120 received a perfecting amendment and was advanced after discussion about workforce preparation. HB 20 prompted extensive questioning about transportation, costs, and how students would access partner campuses such as community colleges and TSTC sites; debate continued as the transcript ended, with members examining how the program would operate and whether approval authority would rest with TEA.

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, and I don’t see, even with DOGE and all the great things that DOGE is doing, if you appreciate it
• <00:36:11.599> see<00:36:12.160> even<00:36:12.400> with<00:36:12.640> Doge
• <00:36:13.040> and Uh, and I don't see even with Doge and Uh, and I don't see even with Doge
• <00:36:14.560> is<00:36:14.720> doing, all the great things that Doge is doing, all
• the great things that Doge is doing, if<00:36:15.200> you<00:36:16.000> if<00:36:16.320

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a work session on HB 302, which would add precious metals and digital assets as potential investment options. State Treasurer Monica Misipelli said she took no position on the bill and did not see an immediate fiscal impact or operational problem, but explained that the state’s operating funds and rainy day fund require liquidity and stability, so they would not be suitable for volatile assets like precious metals or digital assets. She said the only funds that might potentially use such investments would be certain trust funds held in perpetuity, which are managed by an outside investment advisor under a contract and investment policy. Members asked about the treasurer’s current investment practices, including the types of funds managed, the role and discretion of the investment advisor, the state’s risk profile, and whether the bill would affect existing authority. Misipelli said the office follows RSA 11 and related statutes, with different objectives ranging from conservative to aggressive depending on the fund, and that the advisor meets with the office regularly, with formal performance reviews on a quarterly basis. She also said the office recently centralized management of about 40 trust accounts totaling roughly $60 million into five combined portfolios under a five-year contract with an RFP-selected vendor. When asked whether precious metals or digital assets are already indirectly available through mutual funds, she said that was possible for some mutual funds, but she was not certain about digital assets. Representative Ammon, the bill’s sponsor, said similar legislation had passed the Oklahoma House, the Texas House and Senate, and had advanced in Arizona. He argued the bill was intended to give the treasurer more tools to help balance portfolios and hedge inflation, noting concerns about federal debt and inflation. No vote was taken in the excerpt, and the chair ended the questioning after thanking the treasurer and asking her to remain available in case further questions arose.

Transcript Highlights:

• hundreds of millions of dollars in water supply infrastructure projects suddenly in limbo because of DOGE
• 59:09.520> implementing<01:59:10.080> their<01:59:10.320> own<01:59:10.560> Doge
• Department of Government<02:07:01.920> Efficiency<02:07:02.560> or<02:07:02.840> Doge
• <02:07:03.840> Now Government Efficiency or Doge. Now Government Efficiency or Doge.
• folks because I have some of the Doge folks because I have the<03:45:48.560> economists,<03:45

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 1, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Doesn't Doge continue to do it? And I'm sure we're going to see a lot more of it.
• They're going to continue to demand things like Doge come in and make cuts because they see the fraud

Transcript Highlights:

• But I just, Senator Block, I'm just surprised that you would think that we would want a DOGE type office
• So I don't, I would never do a DOGE type thing that's going on at the federal government.

Transcript Highlights:

• He wanted to cut the bloated Doge.
• Doge is enabling tax fraud and right.
• The real architect of DOGE is Russell Vought.
• But that's simply not Doge is over.
• The real architect of Doge is true. The real architect of Doge is Russell<00:23:03.760> Vote.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Under the banner of government efficiency and the claim to reduce waste, DOGE has fired three of the
• But in another sweeping effort to cut costs, DOGE eliminated the entire office.
• <00:47:02.079> Now Doge eliminated the entire office.
• Now Doge eliminated the entire office.
• <00:47:07.839> and president talks about Doge and president talks about Doge and government<00

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 7, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• When we DOGE an agency, we restructure an agency, we close an agency.
• <02:33:51.680> When<02:33:51.920> we<02:33:52.960> doge this at the federal
• When we doge this at the federal level.
• When we doge a<02:33:54.160> an<02:33:54.479> agency,<02:33:55.280> we<02:33:56.080
• at the federal level is people want Doge at the federal level is because<02:35:26.560> there's

Keywords: 916, all

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• Interagency Council on Homelessness that would provide that certification have been placed on leave by DOGE
• Interagency Council on Homelessness that would provide that certification have been placed on leave by DOGE
• Interagency Council on Homelessness that would provide that certification have been placed on leave by DOGE
• Interagency Council on Homelessness that would provide that certification have been placed on leave by DOGE
• Interagency Council on Homelessness that would provide that certification have been placed on leave by DOGE

Bills: HF2446, HF2563, HF2444

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

Transcript Highlights:

• This week the House will vote on the first DOGE rescissions package that will claw back nearly $10 billion
• THIS WEEK THE HOUSE WILL VOTE ON THE FIRST DOGE RESCISSIONS PACKAGE THAT WILL CLAW BACK NEARLY $10 BILLION
• And yet, the CDC is one of the agencies that have been gutted through DOGE, the workforce decimated.
• Many of those cuts and funding cuts that have happened through DOGE, not through Congress, through DOGE

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• fantastic agenda together for today, because we're going to get some updates on cash management and DOGE
• conversations with Representative Bosch about what it looks like from LITC, what should we be lifting on the DOGE
• We've got to have the discussions of does it belong on LITC or are we going to leave it in the DOGE committee

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Leadership Division of the Budget Section approved the prior meeting minutes and then received an update from Senator Jonathan Sickler on the Cash Management Board’s interim work under House Bill 1278. He said the board has reviewed state cash, investments, and liquidity across agencies and concluded the state’s overall mix of long-term and short-term assets is appropriate, with about $35 billion in total liquid assets and investments and roughly 89% in longer-term investments. He highlighted process improvements already underway, including replacing more than 500 six-month CDs with a special-rate savings account to reduce administrative work, and said the board sees opportunities to improve forecasting, automation, and statewide coordination. Members asked about whether the CD change would increase returns, how the Legacy Fund transfer for the homestead tax relief bill affected earnings, and whether more state cash could be consolidated or better managed through BND; Sickler and BND staff said those issues are being studied and may lead to legislation for the 2027 session. Representative Nathan Toman then updated the committee on the Task Force on Government Efficiency. He said the group has focused less on cutting dollars and more on defining metrics and asking how the legislature knows whether programs are working. The task force is pushing a standard set of questions for new or expanding programs—who is affected, expected outcomes, alternatives, how success will be measured, and full funding—and OMB has agreed to require those answers in future budget requests. Members discussed possible use of dashboards, program evaluators, AI tools, and possible rule or statutory changes to require performance measurement. Toman said the task force will continue meeting with agencies such as the courts, university system, auditor, HHS, Commerce, and ITD to identify workflow bottlenecks and potential efficiencies. Phil Davis of Job Service North Dakota gave a workforce update, reporting that North Dakota’s unemployment rate is 2.5% and labor force participation is about 68.7%, both well above national performance. He described Job Service’s 15 workforce programs, including H-2A housing inspections for foreign agricultural workers, the job placement partnership program with DOCR, WOTC, and other federal and state workforce efforts. Davis said the agency served more than 11,000 individuals in 2025, operates nine workforce centers, and tracks outcomes through quarterly and annual reporting. In response to questions, he said job openings data reflect only positions in the system and may understate actual hiring needs, that child care and other assistance programs could be better tied to employment outcomes, and that the DOCR partnership has shown strong results with lower recidivism and higher earnings. He also said the H-2A inspection workload is growing quickly and additional staffing or less frequent federal inspection requirements could help. Allen Knutson then presented S&P Global’s updated revenue forecast. He said oil prices have risen sharply since the prior month’s outlook, improving the state’s near-term revenue picture, though the economy remains volatile and agriculture is facing weaker commodity prices. Based on the updated forecast, total major tax revenues for the current biennium are projected to be about $89 million above the legislative forecast, and the next biennium could be about $500 million higher, though that estimate is preliminary and may change. He also walked through an alternate oil-price scenario showing significantly higher oil and gas collections and a larger Strategic Investment Fund balance if prices remain elevated. Members asked whether another forecast should be requested once oil markets stabilize and about tribal allocation changes in the alternative scenario; Knutson said additional updates are possible through OMB and future forecast cycles.

Transcript Highlights:

• Unfortunately, DOGE is a dog meme.
• the House, it'll go to voters, and the voters will decide whether they want a state-level version of DOGE
• and whether... ...the voters will decide whether they want a state-level version of DOGE and whether

Summary: The committee first confirmed Heather L. Turnbull to the Florida Commission on Community Service, with the motion adopted and the confirmation recommended favorably. Members then took up SPB 7022, which sets Florida Retirement System employer contribution rates beginning July 1, 2025, updates rates to address unfunded actuarial liability, and allows certain elected officers to elect a DROP accumulation; a technical title amendment was adopted, the bill was submitted as a committee bill, and it was reported favorably as a committee bill. The committee then heard extensive debate and public testimony on SB 1710, which would restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion-related policies, trainings, and activities in state agencies, state-funded contractors and grantees, and medical institutions of higher education. Sponsor Senator DiCeglie said the bill is intended to prevent state agencies and contractors from using state funds for DEI programs and to limit state agencies from adopting DEI-related official positions; he also said the medical-school portion would likely be amended out later. Senator Polsky and others questioned the bill’s breadth and how it would affect health-related grants, public universities, historically Black institutions, recruitment, and contractor training. Public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, with speakers arguing the bill would harm health care, education, access, and inclusion; a few supporters said DEI is ideological, can undermine merit, and should not be used by state agencies or publicly funded institutions. After debate, Senator Polsky argued the bill was confusing, overbroad, and harmful to serving diverse communities, while Senator Arrington said it was an overreach into private business and could have significant fiscal impacts. Chair Fine closed by saying DEI is political ideology and that the bill is meant to ensure government focuses on talent rather than identity. SB 1710 was then reported favorably on a roll call vote, with Senator Arrington voting no and the remaining members voting yes. The committee then began SB 1678, relating to entities that boycott Israel, and heard the sponsor’s explanation of a delete-all amendment that would expand and clarify state restrictions on dealings with entities engaged in boycotts of Israel, including certain nonprofits, foreign educational institutions, and grants; the amendment was adopted, and the sponsor and a witness began answering questions when the transcript cuts off.

Transcript Highlights:

• In the past few weeks HUD Secretary Turner and Elon Musk's Doge have frozen affordable housing development
• Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, proposed to fire half of HUD's current workforce
• quote, the immediate threat facing HUD as a result of the actions being. taken by Elon Musk and the Doge

Keywords: affordable housing, government investment, barriers, legislative solutions, public testimony

Summary: The committee meeting focused on addressing the significant issue of affordable housing in America. Members expressed concern over the persistent barriers faced in the housing sector, despite substantial government investment aimed at alleviating these issues. It was highlighted that government interference plays a critical role in complicating the housing landscape, and discussions revolved around potential legislative approaches to mitigate these challenges. Several witnesses provided testimony, contributing to a thorough exploration of the topic.

Transcript Highlights:

• Hundreds of thousands of jobs have been cut due to the DOGE policies.
• have been cut due to the Doge policies. have been cut due to the Doge policies.
• The Democratic staff report called it the 21 billion blunder analyzing the waste generated by Doge.
• <09:36:28.400> Those<09:36:29.436> didn't waste generated by Doge.
• Those didn't waste generated by Doge.

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

Transcript Highlights:

• While Musk may have left the federal government, Doge continues to access government databases with information
• Doge, however, was, as a reminder, created by the President through executive order.