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• And we haven't had to use that, let's say, nuclear option yet, because most of the time we're able to
• And we haven't had to use that, let's say, nuclear option yet because most of the time we're able to

Keywords: 1204, all

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• And this past session, we reviewed issues from logging to wildfire management, mining, wildlife, nuclear
• think is really long, every year it seems to get longer and longer, but in the 80s, I worked in a nuclear

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, approved the journal, and received communications including a gubernatorial notice withdrawing Estella Zamora’s reappointment to the Idaho Human Rights Commission. The chamber also recognized visiting students and guests during the morning session. Committee reports moved several gubernatorial appointments and bills forward, including appointments to the Idaho Commission on Human Rights and the Idaho Health Insurance Exchange Board, all of which were adopted by voice vote and sent to the Governor for notification. The Senate adopted Senate Joint Memorial 108, which urges federal action to protect Idaho livestock owners from adverse grazing-permit consequences when filing depredation claims for losses caused by predators. Senate Joint Memorial 106 was sent back to committee after a correction was noted. The chamber then considered Senate Bill 1227, a bill on generative AI in education that would require a state framework while preserving local control, parental transparency, and human judgment; supporters said it would help Idaho lead responsibly on AI, while opponents raised concerns about definitions and implementation. The bill passed 26-8. Senate Bill 1226 also passed unanimously, adding misdemeanor sexual battery and misdemeanor domestic violence convictions to DNA sample collection requirements to improve law enforcement and victim protection, despite concerns about a $63,000 fiscal note. Finally, Senate Bill 1225, as amended, passed 34-0 to codify higher-education presidential search procedures and change disclosure rules so only the sole finalist’s name is released publicly, with supporters saying the change would attract stronger candidates. The Senate then moved through miscellaneous announcements and adjourned until the next day.

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• No, that is a thermal nuclear issue, and this bill does not veer into that territory.
• So I just wanted to make sure, because I know, like you said, it's a thermal nuclear issue.

Summary: The committee heard several water- and environment-related bills. SB 72, by Senator Caballero, would modernize the California Water Plan and set long-term water supply targets, including an interim goal of 9 million acre-feet of additional water by 2040. Supporters from water districts, local governments, business groups, and agricultural interests argued the bill is needed to address climate-driven shortages, protect the economy, and improve planning for droughts, flooding, recharge, recycling, storage, and conveyance. Opponents, including environmental and conservation groups, argued the bill could overstate demand, increase costs, and make it harder to protect instream flows and ecosystems. The committee discussed the science behind the 9 million acre-feet target and the need to balance water supply planning with fish and ecological needs. SB 72 passed on a do-pass motion to Appropriations. SB 369, by Senator Padilla, would require a local skilled and trained workforce for all Salton Sea restoration work. The author and sponsors said the bill would protect workers exposed to hazardous conditions at the Salton Sea, create good local jobs in Imperial County, and ensure long-term workforce standards for publicly funded restoration projects. Support came from labor organizations, contractors, and other regional stakeholders; no opposition testified. Members emphasized the region’s high unemployment and the importance of workforce development. The bill passed on a do-pass motion to Labor and Employment. SB 697, by Senator Laird, would update the stream system adjudication process by allowing the State Water Board to use modern technology, such as stream gauges and digitized records, when investigating water rights claims, while still allowing field investigations when needed. The author said the process has not been updated since 1976 and should be streamlined. After amendments addressed stakeholder concerns, there was no opposition testimony. The committee asked whether the bill would affect pre-1914 water rights, and the author said it would not. SB 697 passed as amended to Judiciary. The committee also approved consent calendar items SB 599, SB 609, and SB 765 earlier in the hearing.

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• critical for our members who build, maintain, and repair thermal power plants including coal, gas, and nuclear
• c><00:29:58.680><c> coal,</c><00:29:59.040><c> gas,</c><00:29:59.400><c> and</c><00:29:59.520><c> nuclear
• </c> plants including coal, gas, and nuclear plants including coal, gas, and nuclear along<00:30:00.560

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This is the clause where they get permission for nuclear, coal, wind, solar, market solar, and community
• the clause where they get permission is the clause where they get permission for<00:23:11.440><c> nuclear
• coal,</c><00:23:12.799><c> wind,</c><00:23:13.640><c> solar,</c><00:23:14.640><c> market</c> for nuclear
• , coal, wind, solar, market for nuclear, coal, wind, solar, market solar,<00:23:15.280><c> and</c><00

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• authorizes the agencies to carry out crosscutting and collaborative R&D activities and identifies nuclear
• This includes R&D and critical technology areas like nuclear thermal propulsion systems, astrophysics
• </c><03:35:33.800><c> power</c> activities and identifies nuclear power activities and identifies nuclear
• 37:53.080><c> technology</c><03:37:53.760><c> areas</c><03:37:54.359><c> like</c><03:37:54.840><c> nuclear
• </c> critical technology areas like nuclear critical technology areas like nuclear thermal<03:37:55.880

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 24, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I want to comment on your comments on fraud and waste and abuse and the estimates of $1.4 billion in
• Brian White, on behalf of General Atomics, a San Diego-based entity that's involved in nuclear fusion

Summary: The committee heard Senate Bill 1277, which would create a California Cost of Living Tax Credit modeled on the 2022 middle-class tax refund to provide refundable relief to low- and middle-income Californians facing high housing, fuel, energy, and general living costs. Senator Grove and supporters, including the California Policy Center and some local government representatives, argued the bill would put direct relief into the hands of working families. Opposition came from the California Tax Reform Association and the California Teachers Association, which said California already has progressive tax credits and that the proposal would be costly to the General Fund and reduce money for schools and other services. After extended debate, the bill was not advanced; a roll call vote on a motion to pass it to Appropriations failed 1-4, and the bill was held/fails on the floor with a request for reconsideration noted. The committee then heard SB 1287, which would create a capped tax credit to encourage private investment in short-line railroad infrastructure. The author and rail industry witnesses said the measure would improve safety, reliability, emissions, and freight movement, especially for rural communities and agriculture, and that it was a public-private partnership rather than a handout. Opposition from CTA and the California Tax Reform Association argued a direct grant program would be preferable to a tax credit. The bill was accepted with committee amendments and placed on call without a final vote in the transcript. Members also considered SB 1407, which would fully exempt military retirement pay and surviving spouse benefits from state income tax, increasing the prior partial exemption. The author, State Treasurer Fiona Ma, and veterans’ groups said the change would help retain veterans in California, support local economies, and align California with most other states. CTA and CTRA opposed on General Fund grounds. The committee approved the bill on a due-pass-as-amended motion to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs, with the roll call showing support and the bill placed on call. Later, the committee heard SB 1349, directing the Legislative Analyst’s Office to review major tax expenditures and evaluate their goals, beneficiaries, and effects on revenues and Proposition 98 funding. CTA, CTRA, and several local government and labor supporters backed the bill as a way to improve accountability for roughly $94 billion in annual tax expenditures. The bill was accepted with committee amendments and placed on call. The committee also heard SB 1078, authorizing Santa Cruz County to ask voters for a temporary half-cent sales tax to help fund health care and safety-net services amid federal cuts; it was placed on call. SB 1120, extending the California Competes Tax Credit through 2035 and making it refundable for certain strategic industries, received strong support from business and manufacturing groups and was passed on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations. Finally, SB 1275, which would replace the state sales tax on vehicle purchases with a vehicle license fee structure intended to increase federal deductibility for Californians, was passed 4-0 as amended to the Committee on Transportation.

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• supply these types of needs, and so that's the role that geothermal can play as an alternative to nuclear
• bottles and exacerbating the problem of what's being done with that water and increasing the plastic waste

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• No exclusions, I won't waste your time asking for them, that's the main reason I wanted to ask the question
• going to support efforts to end uranium imports from China as we continue to try to build our U.S. nuclear

Keywords: tariffs, Trump administration, economy, public testimony, trade policy, market access, export controls

Summary: The meeting focused on various significant topics concerning the recent tariff policies and their wide-ranging implications on the American economy. Members expressed their concerns regarding the negative impact of increased tariffs as proposed by the Trump administration, with specific emphasis on how families might suffer from higher costs and market access issues. The discussion was lively, with members questioning the clarity of the tariff plan and raising concerns about its potential effects on small businesses and American exports.

Transcript Highlights:

• And we've wasted years when the law is very clear that we should have been found not responsible from
• In part because of wildfire risk, but also because of nuclear verdicts, many of which we get reversed

Bills: HB 1239, HB1990, HB1748, HB1749, HB2578, HB2986, HB1970, HB3163, HB2733, HB1922, HB 113, HB 1088, HB1938, HB3004, HB2637, HB2960, HB113

Keywords: public health, access to healthcare, insurance reforms, medical expenses, healthcare providers, mental health, protective custody, preliminary examination, detention period, emergency circumstances, emergency detention, legal framework, detention, healthcare, liability, landowners, nonagricultural land, trespassing, public safety, interpreters

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• Kenya Corrie, National Waste and Recycling Association, Florida Chapter, waiving in support.
• And Lance Lozano, Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County, waiving in support.
• We have Kenya Corey waiving in support with the National Waste and Recycling Association.
• It makes my son, who's 27 and going into the Navy in a few days as a nuclear propulsion officer, the
• of taxpayer dollars that could be better utilized on programs... ...harm families, and waste millions

Summary: The committee met and first reported favorably CS for SB 1782, which creates a new offense for dangerous excessive speeding, with support noted from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida PBA. It also reported favorably CS for SB 306, which addresses Medicaid managed care provider network access by requiring after-hours and holiday appointment availability and a minimum level of primary care participation. CS for SB 716, imposing mandatory minimum sentences for certain sexual offenses committed by registered sex offenders or predators, and CS for SB 1084, expanding protections against non-consensual dissemination of intimate images and digitally forged intimate images, were also approved. The committee then approved CS for CS for SB 1604, a corrections package that would require prepayment of court costs for certain inmate lawsuits, shorten the limitations period for confinement-condition claims, allow consecutive sentencing in some cases, and revise mental health treatment procedures in correctional settings. Members discussed constitutional concerns and access-to-courts issues, but the bill was reported favorably. CS for CS for SB 1804, which creates a capital offense for trafficking a child 12 or younger or a mentally incapacitated person for sexual exploitation, drew extensive debate and opposition from the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Floridaans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty; despite objections about constitutionality and ethics, it was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS for SB 1838, expanding protections for court officials against tampering, harassment, and retaliation, and CS for CS for SB 890, the Emily Adkins Family Protection Act, which creates a statewide VTE registry and requires blood clot screening and training in hospitals and care facilities. Members and public witnesses spoke in strong support of the blood clot bill, including family members and survivors. Finally, the committee reported favorably CS for SB 1252, directing FDLE to study a statewide pawn data database, CS for SB 468, increasing penalties for fleeing or eluding law enforcement and allowing vehicle impoundment, CS for SB 490, expanding off-duty concealed carry eligibility for correctional officers and correctional probation officers, and CS for SB 572, the Pam Rock Act on dangerous dogs, which was amended to refine enclosure, confiscation, euthanasia, and insurance requirements.

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• Nuclear cask fees. Carbon free by 2040.
• Nuclear cask fees. Carbon free by 2040.
• Nuclear cask fees. Carbon free by 2040.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It adds nuclear and fusion to the clean energy buyers program.
• It adds nuclear and fusion to the clean energy buyers program.
• It adds nuclear and fusion to the clean energy buyers program.

Keywords: March 06, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• They're subject to no negotiation, and our only remedy is to take the nuclear option of terminating our
• as Matt Lund indicated, he said under current law, the hospitals only have one option: that's the nuclear
• Now the carrier has only one option, which is a nuclear option: to terminate the contract.

Summary: The committee heard public hearings on several health-related bills. House Bill 1904 would prohibit cat declawing except for therapeutic purposes, with staff explaining definitions, fines, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements. The prime sponsor and animal welfare advocates described declawing as cruel and linked it to pain and behavior problems, while the Washington State Veterinary Medical Association supported the substance of the bill but asked to remove the added reporting and disciplinary provisions as redundant and burdensome. House Bill 2211 would provide guidance for medically tailored meals under existing Medicaid-related nutrition supports, including standards for Washington-based nonprofit providers where possible, menu review, and nutrition requirements. The sponsor said it would clarify implementation without expanding the program, and supporters from meal providers, food distributors, and local farms said it would improve health outcomes, keep dollars local, and support Washington jobs and agriculture. House Bill 2329 would allow licensed midwives to delegate certain tasks to medical assistants and to supervise medical assistants, with the sponsor and birth center operators saying it would fix an omission in current law and help rural and under-resourced birth centers operate more efficiently. Supporters said it would improve staffing and financial stability, while the sponsor indicated the lactation consultant language would likely be removed because those consultants are not regulated by the Department of Health. The committee then returned to House Bill 1904 for additional testimony from humane organizations, veterinarians, shelter leaders, and local officials, all supporting a ban on declawing and emphasizing animal pain, shelter impacts, and available alternatives. House Bill 2247 would expand and clarify veterinary telehealth and veterinarian-client-patient relationship rules, allowing a VCPR to be established in certain telehealth circumstances and setting guardrails for consent, practice standards, and when in-person exams are still required. Supporters from shelters, animal welfare groups, mobile clinics, and veterinarians said telehealth would improve access in rural and underserved areas, reduce shelter intake, and help animals receive care sooner; the veterinary association supported the bill with amendments to clarify recordkeeping and access-to-care findings. House Bill 2339 would update nursing license terminology and processes for advanced registered nurse practitioners, including title changes, controlled substance rules for CRNAs, transcript submission, and interim permits. Nursing board and ARNP representatives supported the technical updates, while the hospital association and medical association raised concerns about title language for clinical nurse specialists and the deletion of a reference to the medical profession. Finally, House Bill 2106 would require health carriers to give 90 days’ notice of significant mid-contract payer modifications and provide the actual modification language, with the sponsor and hospital and provider representatives saying insurers are increasingly making unilateral changes that affect payment, services, and patient access. UW Medicine and a rural hospital district described examples where insurers changed imaging or preventive service coverage mid-contract, causing financial losses and forcing difficult choices about network participation. Carriers were noted as opposing the bill, while providers and facilities argued it would improve transparency and prevent one-sided contract changes that disrupt care.

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• To me, in my opinion, it's a severe waste of taxpayer time and money. I encourage a no vote.
• To me, in my opinion, it's a severe waste of taxpayer time and money. I encourage a no vote.
• Fossil fuel and nuclear plants require significant amounts of water to operate.
• that we must diversify. and member that we must diversify and we should diversify to coal, gas, and nuclear

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, guest introductions, and several ceremonial proclamations, including recognition of Dr. Joseph Torkelson for his service in pediatric oncology and military medicine. Members also introduced guests connected to Arizona Bleeding Disorders, charter schools, and a suicide-prevention effort tied to HB 2665 (“Cade’s Law”). The chamber then moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars, considering a large number of bills and resolutions. On the first calendar, the House gave do pass recommendations, mostly as amended, to HB 2117, 2744, 2751, 2917, 2939, 2957, 2970, and HCR 2038. The amendments addressed topics such as natural resource conservation district boundaries, manufacturing and jobs, Real ID/non-Real ID data privacy, and Colorado River conservation and tribal/community representation. The House then adopted the Committee of the Whole report and sent the measures for engrossing; a later motion to amend the report to include the defeated Villegas amendment on HB 2667 failed by roll call vote, 22-32 with 6 not voting. In the next calendars, the House advanced HB 2015, 2129, 2327, 2439, 2533, 2667, 2793, 2873, HCR 2044, and others, with several floor or committee amendments adopted. Debate focused on homelessness coordination in HB 2533, homebuyer assistance and corporate ownership concerns in HB 2667, annexation and local control in HB 2793, and a proposed constitutional referral in HCR 2044 aimed at closing loopholes for discrimination in public programs. The House also considered HB 2044 and HB 2076 in the Judiciary calendar, with debate over the scope of a homicide-disposal statute in HB 2044 and school safety/teacher firearms issues in HB 2076; both bills advanced as amended. The final calendar covered natural resources, energy, and water bills. The House advanced HB 2014, 2055, 2145, 2185, 2267, 2340, 2428, 2696, 2798, 2955, 2975, and 2986, with amendments on drought definitions, emissions permitting, mineral district mapping, and environmental enforcement authority. HB 2267 drew the sharpest debate, with opponents arguing it would hinder solar and wind development and supporters arguing for diversification toward coal, gas, and nuclear; after a division vote, the bill still received a do pass recommendation. The session concluded with the Committee of the Whole rising and reporting, and the House adopting the report and assigning the measures accordingly.

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• There are opportunities, including the nuclear lifecycle innovation campus submission to the U.S.
• 1940s, President Roosevelt went to a senator from Tennessee and discussed the need for building a nuclear

Bills: HB1782, HB2293, HB3176, HB3544, HB3546, HB3619, HB4358

Keywords: artificial intelligence, education reform, innovation, funding, advisory council, broadband, Oklahoma Broadband Office, broadband access, statewide broadband plan, internet connectivity, grant programs, expansion council, termination plan, Oklahoma, Gas Hub, national laboratory, public-private partnerships, aerospace, high-performance computing, economic development

Summary: The Senate Technology and Telecommunications Committee considered several House bills focused on artificial intelligence, data infrastructure, broadband, and education technology. House Bill 3176 would create an Oklahoma Gas Artificial Intelligence and Space Research Hub under the Department of Commerce and a National Laboratory Development Program to help Oklahoma pursue federal research designations; members questioned the fiscal impact, public reporting, and agency placement, and the bill passed 7-1. House Bill 3544 would prohibit minors from accessing AI social companions and authorize civil penalties; supporters cited research and safety concerns, and it passed 8-0. House Bill 3619 would modernize state geographic data collection and mapping for census and boundary purposes; members raised concerns about county boundaries, costs, and possible impacts on property and taxation, and it passed 6-2. The committee also advanced House Bill 3546, which bars artificial intelligence and other non-human entities from being granted legal personhood under Oklahoma law, passing 8-0 without debate. House Bill 1782 would create an Oklahoma AI Education Innovation Act with an advisory council and grant fund; members asked about funding formulas, membership, and dual office-holding, and it passed 8-0. House Bill 2293 would extend the Oklahoma Broadband Office sunset while requiring a wind-down plan and legislative review; members discussed the office’s consultation and termination process, and it passed 8-0. Finally, House Bill 4358 would limit screen time for pre-K through fifth grade students to one hour per school day. After questions about enforcement, classroom logistics, and special events, the author struck the title to continue working on the measure, and the bill passed 8-0. Throughout the meeting, members generally expressed support for the policy goals of the bills while flagging implementation, fiscal, and jurisdictional concerns.

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• Representative Raibold whether the priority for revenue-generating activities could include data centers or nuclear
• considered, since most of those parcels are not in places where it would be very conducive to put a nuclear

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from February 11 and 12. It then introduced RS 33275C1, a proposal to let the Densurist Board raise licensing dues and fees to higher statutory caps so the board can cover operating costs; the sponsor said the board is currently about $6,000 in the red, and members asked who controls fee increases and what the current balance is. One member supported introduction but said he was not committed to supporting it later. The committee next considered RS 33380, which would prohibit out-of-state contributions and expenditures in Idaho elections, alongside existing bans on foreign contributions. The sponsor argued outside money is distorting Idaho campaigns, while members raised concerns about constitutional issues, loopholes for entities forming Idaho corporations, and whether the bill would also block family members or legitimate business interests from donating. Despite those concerns, the committee voted to introduce the RS, though one member said it was only a start and another warned it could be struck down. The committee also introduced RS 33385, which would require cities with populations over 25,000 to use district-based city council elections rather than at-large elections. The sponsor said this would improve local accountability and lower campaign costs. The committee then heard H.J.R. 8, revised as RS 33415, a constitutional amendment to prioritize ongoing revenue generation on state endowment lands, while still protecting public access and traditional uses such as timber, mining, and grazing. Testimony from recreation businesses supported the measure, while members debated the effects on land sales, public access, and the endowment fund; the committee held H.J.R. 8 in committee and introduced RS 33415 with an amendment changing ballot language to “ongoing revenue generation followed by public access.” Finally, the committee introduced RS 33373, a “shot clock” bill requiring initial plan reviews for public works projects to be completed within 30 days. The sponsor said it would speed permitting, and a member noted the statement of purpose needed updating. The sponsor also disclosed a Rule 80 conflict related to a public works license.

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• I agree, clean energy, but it's called nuclear.
• We are going nuclear whether people like it or not, and right now we have the fossil fuels to move this
• and the trend was up, and now the trend is down, and I'm excited for the next four years. called nuclear
• and if Google and AI are called nuclear and if Google and AI are buying<03:24:06.399><c> places</c><
• We are going nuclear whether people like it or not, and right now we have the fossil fuels to move this

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met in a work session on revenue estimates and reviewed updated spreadsheet pages for several tax categories, using prior agreements and new testimony to refine FY 2025-2027 estimates. Early discussion covered insurance tax estimates, where members reviewed a letter from the insurance commissioner saying he was comfortable with the numbers provided; the committee accepted those estimates without opposition. Members also discussed utility property tax, with testimony about recent infrastructure buildout, tariffs, depreciation, and the difficulty of forecasting future growth. After debate over whether to use the average of high and low estimates or lean lower, the committee unanimously adopted the utility property tax numbers. The committee then turned to real estate transfer tax and communications tax. For real estate transfer tax, members cited county input, housing market conditions, interest rates, lumber costs, and uncertainty about future policy; they agreed to use the averages and adopted those estimates unanimously. For communications tax, members noted the decline in landline-based revenue and the shift to data services. After discussion of whether to use the low estimate or the average, the committee settled on the average with a small rounding-down adjustment when the figure ended in .5, and adopted the numbers unanimously. The chair also clarified that these estimates remain subject to change until the final resolution is adopted. The committee next accepted interest and dividends estimates as presented, with members noting the decline in that revenue source and the lack of additional information beyond the department’s analysis. Finally, the committee began discussing tobacco tax revenue, with members noting long-term declines in smoking, offsetting effects from out-of-state sales, and a suggestion to take a slightly conservative approach by reducing the average by 0.5. The transcript cuts off during that discussion, so no final vote on tobacco is shown in the excerpt.

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• I've lived and worked in about 20 countries on different projects, rail, ports, infrastructure, nuclear
• Not a single billion. bit of carbon has been reduced from billions of dollars of high-speed rail waste
• from other countries that have built substantial infrastructure related to the Olympics that then wastes
• There are a number of other cases where, for example, the Waste Discharge Permit Fund, the way that fee
• invested in key programs like farmer, F-PIP, livestock, methane. reduction initiatives, and alternative waste

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Uh, so we're splitting a majority of our time through the tribal fishing game to chronic wasting disease
• Uh, so we're spending a majority of our time through the tribal fish and game on chronic wasting disease
• ><02:14:23.760><c> game</c><02:14:24.000><c> to</c><02:14:24.560><c> chronic</c><02:14:24.960><c> wasting
• </c> tribal fishing game to chronic wasting tribal fishing game to chronic wasting disease<02:14:25.920
• option of federal land the the nuclear option of federal land large<03:05:03.040><c> scale</c><03:05

Keywords: 916, all