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• Chair and Senator, the AOC did request cyber security money.
• The national security problem across the United States is an arms race where the battleground is not
• The security issue is now, and the two advantages—other two advantages—are the labs.
• We can do that and have it essentially meet national security needs.
• Of the United States and national security.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Sergeant at Arms, please escort the entourage onto the floor.
• And whereas the Carl Albert High School boys' swim team secured its third state championship in program
• Sergeant at Arms, please escort the entourage onto the floor. Senator Stanley, thank you, Mr.
• Sergeant at Arms, please escort the entourage onto the floor. Senator Stanley, thank you, Mr.
• They didn't just win they secured the Class 6A state championship for the fourth consecutive year.

Bills: HB2894, HB3418, HB3415, HB3413, HB3414, HB3416, HB3417, HB3419, HB3420, HB1739, HB1752, HB1979, HB2941, HB2992, HB3075, HB3086, HB3177, HB3269, HB3278, HB3279, HB3497, HB3644, HB4432, HB3720, HB3849, HB3882, HB3919, HB3941, HB4118, HB4141, HB4268, HB4342, HB4428, HB4429, HB4434

Keywords: HB2894, Oklahoma Rural Jobs Act, rural jobs, rural investment, tax credit, capital investment tax credit, state tax credits, economic development, rural fund, rural investor, qualified investment, eligible business, Department of Commerce, rural business, investment certification, tax liability, credit cap, workforce development, small business finance, rural development

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• Um, locking arms together with others has been one of my mottos, and I'm excited to continue to do that
• Um, locking arms together with others has been one of my mottos, and I'm excited to continue to do that
• Um locking arms<00:29:25.440> together<00:29:25.840> with<00:29:26.159> others<00
• been one arms together with others has been one of<00:29:27.600> my<00:29:27.760> mottos
• are we going to invest and um secure are we going to invest and um secure more<00:32:21.360>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And so, Doug, I just want to say rest easy in the arms of God.
• health care plan we wanted, we secured health care plan we wanted, we secured protections<01:15:
• proud that my office was able to secure proud that my office was able to secure $8<02:23:43.920>
• Speaker, this energy security. Mr.
• <02:47:50.399> is worsening drought, water security is worsening drought, water security is

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• So if I stretch out my arm like this, would you say this is how congressional...
• It's like a bent arm, right? Yeah. So. I'm looking at it right now. What do you see?
• It's like a bent arm, right? Yeah, I guess you could say that.
• was the stretched-arm district, but this has no impact on race.
• and the bent arm, it actually takes that component out.

Bills: SR122, SR123, SR124, SCR12, HB940, HB221, HCR109, HCR58, HB27, HB143, HB205, HB259, HB267, HB288, HB308, HB403, HB405, HB414, HB417, HB478, HB546, HB548, HB555, HB557, HB609, HB670, HB672, HB740, HB779, HB786, HB796, HB812, HB848, HB909, HB915, HB917, HB921, HB930, HB933, HB938, HB971, HB1095, HB1096, HB1103, HB1129, HB1154, HB1166, HB1187, HB1195, HB1230, SB121, SCR22, SCR24, SB29, SB30, SB32, SB41, SB42, SB43, SB47, SB84, SB93, SB113, SB192, SB199, SB219, SB220, SB221, SB222, SB241, SB253, SB255, SB289, SB292, SB306, SB314, SB351, SB399, SB404, SB14, SB102, SB133, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB200, SB217, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB330, SB449, SB489, SB521, SB45, SB156, SB181, SB203, SB274, SB304, SB379, SB396, SB410, SB425, SB427, SB436, SB424, SCR61, SCR9, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, HCR31, HB296, HB299, HB322, HB364, HB519, HB535, HB538, HB568, HB571, HB622, HB635, HB676, HB772, HB784, HB1006, HB1018, HB1043, HB1070, HB1134, HB1239, HB62, HB193, HB203, HB210, HB220, HB228, HB246, HB420, HB475, HB486, HB574, HB584, HB750, HB813, HB815, HB826, HB870, HB949, HB953, HB1045, HB1092, HB1151, HB1162, HB1176, HB1177, HB1196, HB1214, HB1241, HB22, HB28, HB33, HB41, HB47, HB87, HB115, HB162, HB195, HB214, HB217, HB233, HB283, HB290, HB319, HB324, HB345, HB362, HB363, HB368, HB377, HB380, HB382, HB386, HB392, HB406, HB431, HB441, HB466, HB503, HB533, HB559, HB575, HB590, HB593, HB618, HB636, HB655, HB664, HB685, HB692, HB707, HB715, HB732, HB738, HB741, HB748, HB776, HB807, HB822, HB856, HB860, HB868, HB887, HB888, HB905, HB908, HB961, HB980, HB990, HB992, HB999, HB1000, HB1010, HB1146, HB1157, HB1233, HB1236, HB1243, HB17, HB36, HB73, HB119, HB126, HB129, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB166, HB211, HB226, HB245, HB271, HB280, HB337, HB351, HB354, HB399, HB677, HB712, HB723, HB726, HB728, HB759, HB789, HB844, HB850, HB966, HB1036, SB149, SB382, SB441, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB782

Keywords: SR122, Senate Resolution 122, Metairie Park Country Day School, Country Day Cajuns, Cajuns basketball, LHSAA, Louisiana High School Athletic Association, Division III Select, boys basketball, state championship, high school sports, athletic commendation, sports resolution, Lake Charles, Marsh Madness, Mike McGuire, Brennan White, Kellen Brewer, Calvary Baptist Academy, school recognition

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• The President has talked about how we've secured, how long we've been securing the border.
• Prior to my arrival, school districts kind of did secure security and safety on their own, and everybody
• I think that the legislature, you know, the rule, the law states that it must have armed security. on
• There's a good cause exceptions, and when they don't have arms secure, the.
• It is practical to have armed security with the good cause exception on every campus. Thank you.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Director for Pan America, Deputy Director for the Center for Democracy and Technology's Freedom, Security
• The prime example we offer is national security reporting.
• Purportedly because a pandemic of misdis- and malinformation, MDM, threatened national security, public
• Powerful think tanks, helmed by former national security leaders and likewise funded with major federal
• In the past few months, federal speech police have neither dropped their arms nor recanted.

Keywords: censorship, First Amendment, social media, misinformation, free speech, government regulation, Big Tech, public discourse

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on the implications of government involvement in censorship, particularly regarding social media platforms and compliance with misinformation standards. senators and witnesses discussed growing concerns over the influence of large tech companies, like Facebook and Google, in shaping public discourse and suppressing dissenting views. A significant part of the meeting included testimonies from various experts emphasizing the dangers of the 'censorship industrial complex'—a term used to describe the collaborative efforts between government entities and private organizations to control information flow. This collaboration is viewed as a violation of First Amendment rights, with calls for urgent legislative action to restore free speech protections.

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• <00:13:20.800> says The Department of Homeland Security says The Department of Homeland Security
• within Department of Homeland Security within Department of Homeland Security have<00:36:01.520>
• > responded<01:52:34.639> through Homeland Security um responded through Homeland Security
• They're armed. they're law enforcement. They're armed.
• and local governments in securing and local governments in securing justice<03:32:39.840> for

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The hearing of the Minnesota Senate Select Subcommittee on Federal Impacts on Minnesotans and Economic Stability focused on federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota, especially ICE and CBP operations, and their alleged constitutional and civil-rights impacts. Opening remarks from both parties emphasized the need for calm, cooperation, and public safety, though they sharply differed on the causes of the current situation. Republican members argued that violent criminal undocumented immigrants should be removed and that state and local officials should cooperate with federal authorities. Senator McEwen and other Democrats described the federal presence as abusive and terrorizing, citing deaths, family separations, and community fear, and called for accountability and truth-telling. The chair also held a moment of silence for Renee Mlin Good and Alex Prey before testimony began. Testimony from the ACLU of Minnesota and the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota described what they said was a large-scale federal enforcement operation, including Operation Metro Surge, with widespread alleged violations of the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Tenth, and other constitutional amendments. Witnesses cited alleged racial profiling, warrantless arrests, excessive force, denial of counsel, detention out of state, and failure to comply with court orders. They referenced specific cases involving Susan Tinure, Abdi Khadir Nure, Victor Manuel Diaz, and others, as well as reports of journalists and community members being threatened or detained while documenting ICE activity. The witnesses also said the federal government’s lack of transparency makes it difficult to know how many people have been detained or deported and argued that the harm extends to both immigrants and citizens. Committee members asked questions about ICE entering homes without judicial warrants, federal claims about constitutional limits, and access to counsel for detainees moved out of state. The witnesses said that out-of-state detention, poor locator systems, paid phone access, and lack of privacy make legal representation difficult or impossible, and that civil-rights remedies often come too late because people are removed before cases are resolved. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the committee moved from opening statements into testimony and member questions.

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• supports the health and well-being of all who seek obstetric and gynecologic care and advocates to secure
• supports the health and well-being of all who seek obstetric and gynecologic care and advocates to secure
• :19:49.200> surrounded<00:19:49.600> by<00:19:49.840> masked<00:19:50.480> armed
• clinic was surrounded by masked armed clinic was surrounded by masked armed individuals<00:19:51.520
• , and they have refused to security, and they have refused to leave.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: At this meeting, Senator Matt Klein and a group of Minnesota physicians and medical organizations described what they said was escalating ICE activity in and around hospitals and clinics, and argued it is deterring patients from seeking care and interfering with medical work. Speakers from emergency medicine, pediatrics, the Minnesota Medical Association, obstetrics/gynecology, and family medicine said patients are avoiding appointments, missing follow-up care, and in some cases suffering serious harm because of fear of detention or family separation. They emphasized that emergency departments and other health care settings should remain safe spaces where care is based on medical need, not immigration status. Several speakers gave examples they said showed actual patient harm, including missed prenatal and pediatric visits, delayed treatment leading to sepsis, perforated colon, burst appendix, and a patient with cancer who was detained and moved without medications. Pediatric and OB/GYN speakers focused on trauma to children and families, including fear of bringing children to appointments, requests for home births, and patients refusing transfer for higher-level care. Family medicine and emergency physicians also said staff morale is low, some workers are afraid to come in, and the situation is affecting diverse health care teams across the state. The discussion also touched on legal and policy questions. Speakers said they have tried calling police, hospital administration, and security to remove ICE agents from private patient areas, but reported that agents refused to leave. They said ICE may be allowed in public spaces but should not be in patient rooms or during private exams, and suggested there may be a role for legislation to codify best practices for law enforcement interactions in health care settings. No votes were taken; the meeting consisted of testimony, questions from reporters, and calls for collaboration and for ICE to stop enforcement activity in health care settings.

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• path to a career, a great career that offers family-sustaining wages with health care benefits and a secure
• wages with health care benefits<00:02:15.599> and<00:02:15.760> a<00:02:16.000> Secure
• benefits and a Secure benefits and a Secure Retirement<00:02:18.760> uh<00:02:18.920>
• 00:26:26.840> we're<00:26:27.000> wrapping<00:26:27.360> our<00:26:27.559> arms
• <00:26:27.880> around I think we're wrapping our arms around I think we're wrapping our arms

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Please also continue to be with our men and women in our armed forces who are in harm's way.
• forces who are in and women in our armed forces who are in harm's<00:07:56.560> way.
• <00:30:40.880> Just uh security risks involved in that?
• Just uh security risks involved in that?
• So, um as attempt to get that security concern, I hope it's adequate.

Keywords: 916, all

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• It doesn't matter how much work I do in a sterile, secure setting.
• We have more youth in our secure facility than the LBP anticipated.
• We have more youth in our secure facility than the LBB anticipated.
• So placement options would be any suitable environment, whether that's secure or non-secure, residential
• Do we need to help them sign up for Social Security disability?

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• . >> Chair: CONCERNED WITH THE CARE PORTAL ABOUT THE SECURITY MEASURES.
• ARON CAME TO YOU ABOUT THE SECURE FLORIDA FUTURE GRANT AND SAID THIS WAS SOMETHING HASHED OUT WITH THE
• >> SECURE FLORIDA'S FUTURE. AT THE FOUNDATION LEVEL.
• >> FUNDRAISING ARMS FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
• ARMS OF THE STATE STATUTORILY CREATED THIRD PARTIES INCLUDING HOPE FLORIDA.

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• Brigadier General Ross said they were not armed.
• Captain Chang responded that the Guard members are not armed, while police are armed.
• > so<01:05:48.240> is moment no they are not armed okay so is moment no they are not armed
• <01:05:53.440> correct<01:05:54.440> um are armed correct um are armed correct um so
• They would have to be in a more secure setting.”

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: At the joint hearing on SB 951 SD2, the committees heard testimony on a child protection measure requiring mandatory child abuse and neglect reports to include military status and to improve communication between DHS and the Department of Defense. The U.S. Department of Defense testified in support and described its coordinated community response process for abuse reports, saying the bill would help ensure child safety and better coordination with DHS. DHS was initially absent, later appeared, and said it supported the measure but was still working with DOD on implementation details and staff training. Members asked about how DHS becomes involved and whether there were gaps in the current process. The chair recommended passage with technical amendments, including changing the effective date to 7/1/25 and conforming related language, and both committees adopted the recommendation by vote. The Public Safety committee then heard SB 1377 SD2, which would create a Veterans Cemeteries Board within the Office of Veterans Services in the Department of Defense to provide guidance, education, and technical assistance to state veteran cemeteries. DOD supported the bill and explained that county-run cemeteries must meet National Cemetery Administration standards to remain eligible for federal reimbursements and grants; witnesses described past compliance problems at several cemeteries, including one still not compliant in Hilo, and said the board would help counties prepare for future site visits and improve oversight without taking over operations. Members asked about costs, reimbursement amounts, and whether the state would assume cemetery operations; DOD said the current reimbursement process runs through the state to the counties and that direct takeover would be costly. The committee adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass the bill with amendments. The committee also heard SB 1382, which would make intentionally or knowingly causing bodily injury to a National Guard member performing duty a class C felony. The Hawaii National Guard and HPD supported the bill, citing incidents during the Maui response where Guard members encountered noncompliant and sometimes physically confrontational individuals while assisting police and protecting impacted areas. Testimony emphasized that Guard members are often unarmed and should receive protections similar to first responders. One witness opposed the bill, but the committee moved forward and adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass with amendments. Finally, the committee took up SB 1379 SD2 on emergency preparedness and Community Readiness Centers. Hawaii Emergency Management supported the bill, and supporters said it would create a statewide framework for resilience hubs that can provide supplies, action plans, and refuge during disasters. Testimony highlighted recent hurricanes, wildfires, and other hazards, and argued the measure would complement existing county efforts rather than replace them. County of Hawaii testimony opposed the bill, raising concerns about overlap and cost, while members asked about estimated expenses and implementation. The discussion ended with questions about planning and whether the bill would enhance existing programs; no final vote was captured in the excerpt.

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• point to where we can put our arms point to where we can put our arms around<00:04:57.120> our
• On November 13th, 2024, Evie took her final breath and passed away in my arms.
• away in my arms. away in my arms.
• They go a long way in reducing barriers to coverage, care, and economic security.
• . security. security.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum to consider the Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill 2, a major Medicaid bill. Members first adopted the substitute and then adopted Amendment 9770. The bill was described as a lengthy rewrite aimed at aligning Kentucky Medicaid policy with federal requirements under HR 1, while also preserving program integrity and addressing due process concerns. Senators and staff repeatedly emphasized that the measure was the product of extensive meetings with providers, associations, and work groups. The sponsor’s section-by-section summary highlighted several key changes: delaying and reducing cost-sharing requirements; pushing eligibility redetermination deadlines to the federal date; restoring some flexibility for hardship waivers; allowing self-attestation as a last resort; modifying MCO audit provisions; clarifying non-emergency medical transport GPS costs; expanding waiver attestation authority to nurse practitioners and licensed psychologists; adding qualified aliens to waiver eligibility to comply with federal law; requiring Medicaid data sharing with the oversight board; limiting changes to Medicaid benefits without General Assembly authorization; narrowing the prescription drug exclusion to drugs prescribed primarily for weight loss; and delaying the dental ASO transition until 2029. The substitute also deleted a proposed auditor review requirement and retained an emergency clause. Committee discussion focused heavily on the policy and fiscal implications of the cost-sharing and recertification provisions. Senators raised concerns about whether the co-pays would be effective or simply shift costs to providers, whether the recertification process would burden the Cabinet and cause eligible people to lose coverage, and how the bill would affect people transitioning from Medicaid into work. Supporters said the lower cost-sharing amounts were intended to encourage appropriate use of care, protect providers, and comply with federal law, and they noted that the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board would help shape future changes. A public witness, Maggie Chisholm, gave emotional testimony about her daughter’s experience with a Medicaid waiver and argued that policy delays and administrative disconnects can harm vulnerable families. No final vote on the bill itself was recorded in the excerpt, but the substitute and amendment were adopted and testimony continued.

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• So we supported some of the security in those areas.
• APD also assigned more of their security to it.
• They weren't armed. We didn't use tasers.
• It's a lot more secure than it's ever been.
• Chairman, Senator, this is carried, this is armed.

Bills: SB100

Keywords: burglary, aggravated burglary, dwelling, criminal law, property rights, 996, all

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• Republicans are the ones protecting food security and not playing games with it.
• . -- SECURITY SECRETARY. $40 BILLION TO ARGENTINA.
• The bill invests in safety and security, increasing funding for the Capitol Police and support for security
• programs for the House Sergeant-at-Arms and...
• The bill invests in safety and security, increasing funding for the Capitol Police and support for security

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I'm the executive project manager for the Innovation Grant at ARM, and thank you for the opportunity
• <00:21:14.600> and that help individuals secure and that help individuals secure and maintain
• For the record, my name is Ken B., and I'm the director of research, analysis, and policy for ARM.
• For the record, my name is Ken B., and I'm the director of research, analysis, and policy for ARM.
• mechanism to do this in this Spirit arm mechanism to do this in this Spirit arm and<00:42:37.079

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:10:31.200> checkpoints Airport where three security checkpoints Airport where three security
• Homeland Security Homeland Security lie<00:21:19.520> them<00:21:19.919> as<00:21:
• security for Ohio and the United States. security for Ohio and the United States.
• to his patriotic service in our armed to his patriotic service in our armed forces,<02:06:13.760
• So Medicare, or Social Security, excuse me, Social Security is number one.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, March 19, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• She was also pinching her upper arms and thighs, which resulted in the bruising.
• Just as officers want security measures to keep themselves safe and secure from dangerous outside forces
• , so do parents of students in these self-contained classrooms want security for their safety.
• JUST AS OFFICERS WANT SECURITY MEASURES   291 TO KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE AND SECURE  FROM
• Furthermore, the Fourth Amendment permits school officials to use security cameras anywhere they could

Summary: The Pre-K-12 Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum and considered three bills. HB 157, School Teacher Training and Mentoring Program, would create a Department of Education program allowing school districts and charter schools to place current or retired high-performing teachers in D- or F-rated schools as mentors, with a proposed $3,000 stipend per mentor per mentee. Members questioned the funding source and contract-time implications; the sponsor said the program would use previously decategorized education funds and that mentoring could be done within existing planning, before-school, after-school, or weekend time. An amendment clarifying that the bill would use a contract template rather than a DOE contract was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard CS/HB 859, Exceptional Students and Video Cameras in Public Schools, which would require school boards to adopt policies for video cameras in self-contained ESE classrooms upon a parent request, with redaction of other students from footage. Public testimony strongly supported the bill, including emotional accounts from a parent of a nonverbal adult with autism who described past abuse in a classroom and from the Autism Society of Florida, which argued cameras are a necessary safety measure for vulnerable students and noted other states already allow or require them. Members emphasized student safety and the need to fund the policy, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee considered HB 561, Educator Certification, which aims to reduce barriers for experienced educators returning to the classroom by expanding temporary certificate eligibility to those with expired Florida certificates, allowing prior subject-area exam results to count for reinstatement, and updating references related to educator professional learning support. The sponsor said the bill preserves standards while making reinstatement more efficient and less costly. There was broad support from members, who noted the value of retaining experienced teachers, and HB 561 was also reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.