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• allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation
• Thirdly, is to attract that new business opportunity and be looking at those strong connections to foreign
• Thirdly, the third goal is to attract new business and foreign direct investment.
• We have really taken the approach, especially for foreign direct investment in our mission trips, where
• This is the largest foreign direct investment conference in North America.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The Louisiana Ports and Waterways Investment Commission met on May 14, 2026, with a quorum present to reopen the commission’s work after a long gap. Members approved the July minutes and heard an update that a bill was moving in the Legislature to transfer the commission’s administrative home to the Office of Multimodal Commerce, with the strategic plan expected to be restarted and a consultant likely considered at a future meeting. The chair and vice chair emphasized that the commission now has stronger staffing and a clearer home for its work. The commission then repealed its July resolution that had requested a new ports and waterways infrastructure fund and identified priority projects. Members said the earlier resolution was well-intentioned but premature because the projects had not been fully vetted, LED had not been sufficiently involved, and there was no clear funding structure. They said the projects would still be considered in the broader strategic planning process, but in a more thorough and coordinated form. A major portion of the meeting focused on the collaborative marketing strategy for the five Lower Mississippi River ports, presented by Joe Toomey and Ken Erickson of Polaris, with LED’s Paige Carter confirming LED will serve as the administrative home for the plan. The presenters described a data-driven regional effort built around unity, not uniformity, to promote the ports’ combined strengths, increase trade, attract foreign direct investment, support economic growth, and strengthen funding requests. Members praised the effort as a pilot for statewide coordination, noted that the plan will live at LED, and said it should help the state present a more unified message to investors and policymakers. The commission also received an update from the navigation and safety task force. Members observed a moment of silence for the late Captain Toby Waddingney, and Steve Wall, the new NOBER president, said he would continue the work using Waddingney’s notes. Commissioners reported that several recommendations from the task force are already being implemented, including bridge air-gap sensors, GIS tools, and dredging project coordination. The meeting ended with no public comment, plans for another meeting in the next quarter, and adjournment by motion.

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• And to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice
• It's been recognized nationally. for exciting new developments, excellent education system, and innovative
• National Merit Semi-Finalist in 2024.
• institutions of higher education from soliciting. or accepting gifts, grants, or donations from certain foreign
• Miller relating to the purchase or acquisition of a title of real property by certain foreign entities

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I created a business and even represented Kentucky at the 2024 National Livestock competition in San
• I created a business and even represented Kentucky at the 2024 National Livestock competition in San
• </c><00:14:37.680><c> from</c> compete in junior Nationals from compete in junior Nationals from Kentucky
• </c> from there this is a uh foreign from there this is a uh foreign adversary<00:26:54.200><c> land<
• In short, bank regulation means banks cannot make loans to these sorts of foreign adversaries listed

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Agriculture Committee met with a large group of 4-H and FFA students and guests in attendance, and members repeatedly highlighted the importance of those youth programs to agriculture and future leadership. The committee first took up House Bill 356, as amended by a committee substitute, which would create the Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative. The sponsor explained that the substitute broadened the bill beyond hands-on farming to include agricultural education, agribusiness, advocacy, internships, apprenticeships, and other experiential learning, while also lowering the starting age from 6 to 5, removing the requirement that participants have access to farmland, and changing the program into a pilot focused on urban youth. Testimony from a 4-H student and Kentucky 4-H leadership emphasized that the goal is to remove barriers and provide access to agriculture education for all youth, including those in urban areas. Several members spoke in support, noting the value of urban agriculture and youth exposure to the field, and one member asked whether urban community gardens would fit within the concept; the sponsor said the substitute was designed to allow that kind of access. The committee then voted unanimously to pass HB 356 as amended, and also approved a title amendment. After HB 356, the committee moved to House Bill 315, a foreign adversary land bill intended to limit certain foreign entities’ ability to purchase land in Kentucky. The sponsor said the bill was carried over from a prior version drafted by a former representative. The chair then recognized Tim Shank, general counsel for the Kentucky Bankers Association, who testified in opposition to the mechanics of Section 8 dealing with foreclosure. He said banks are already heavily regulated and must screen borrowers through federal systems such as FinCEN, and warned that the bill’s provisions could create problems for community banks that make agricultural loans and potentially limit access to credit if the issue became widespread. The transcript ends during discussion of HB 315, before any final committee action on that bill is shown.

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• allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation
• contributions, foreign independent expenditures, and foreign electioneering communications, to provide
• This adds foreign-minted gold and silver to that statute.
• So America has a rich history of using foreign-minted gold and silver bullion as legal tender.
• We heard from the Idaho National Guard's General Counsel who explained that the foundation of military

Keywords: 989, all

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• , and foreign markets for beef and beef products via the Beef Checkoff program.
• Programs are primarily financed by a $1 per head assessment on sales of domestic and foreign cattle sold
• In 1985, the federal beef checkoff program was established as part of the Farm Bill, after a national
• Half of the dollar, 50 cents, is forwarded for national programs, like the famed 'Beef.
• I think the national beef is supposed to be in our people know that tagline.

Committee: Senate Senate Natural Resources Committee of Reference

Keywords: 1182, all

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• RS 33-022 is a comprehensive, uniform, and national regulatory framework to clarify the application of
• that travels with the consumer across state lines and national boundaries.
• RS 33-022 is based on the National Council of Insurance Legislators' Comprehensive Travel Insurance Model
• Act that was adopted in 2017 and is also adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners
• They strengthened it by prohibiting foreign adversary investment.

Committee: House Business

Keywords: 989, all

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• Um, there seems to be at the federal level a move to get away from foreign sources of that.
• It's the business accelerator for foreign businesses focusing on foreign investment in New Mexico, um
• I have got Sapola National Forest, and it's, if that catches on fire, it'd be devastating to my area.
• and how, um, how the state will either adjust or be different from the national.
• Um, that's comprehensive and flows easy between, uh, state and, and, uh, national, um, technology, so

Committee: House Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee

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• Department of Agriculture. ...to a foreign animal disease or pest, a U.S.
• A hundred. foreign developers.
• Many of them foreign. Some of them clearing $30 billion a year in profit.
• But on the spending side, they added $150 million for foreign corporate. Subsidies.
• Democrats fought for foreign corporations and the wealthy. I vote yes. Senator Oppen, Boatai.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• We need a Labor Secretary who understands that we must end the national embarrassment of America being
• In 2024, our nation witnessed the single greatest political achievement of our time.
• The Biden administration enforced migration, sale, and abuse of foreign children.
• Sure, that the National Labor Relations Board has a quorum, correct? Yes.
• Foreign-born workers, that's where all the jobs go. What's it mean?

Committee: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Keywords: PRO Act, labor laws, worker rights, unionization, right-to-work, public testimony, political polarization

Summary: The meeting centered around an in-depth discussion of the PRO Act, with representatives expressing passionate opinions both for and against the legislation. Representative Chavez de Rimmer emphasized the importance of worker freedom, arguing that the PRO Act would infringe upon individual rights by coercing unionization. This perspective was strongly received by members from right-to-work states, who articulated their concerns about the potential erosion of workers' choices and protections. Speaker after speaker conveyed conflicting views on labor laws, indicating a deeply polarized environment surrounding labor issues at the moment.

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• Kelby Sinor, National Rifle Association, waving in support.
• I believe that there is language that precludes foreign entities, foreign investors, and campaigns from
• President, I think that it is, and you're right, it's foreign governments, but I should rather say foreign
• nationals or foreign corporations.
• I do not think that there is any... ...or foreign corporations.

Committee: Senate Fiscal Policy

Summary: The committee first took up CS for CS for CS for SB 462 on transportation, adopting a substitute amendment that would require counties receiving transportation surtax proceeds to report how the money is used, prohibit certain airport fees tied to collegiate flight training, create a Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority pilot program, and fund a traffic signal modernization program with $10 million annually from the State Transportation Trust Fund. The amendment also removed several provisions from the bill, including a sales tax transfer to the trust fund, a bid protest-related contracting requirement, and repeal of the Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council. A late-filed amendment was tabled, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard CS for CS for SB 628, “Lucy's Law,” on boating safety, which would strengthen penalties for leaving the scene of a vessel accident and reckless vessel operation. Lucy’s parents gave emotional testimony in support, describing the fatal 2022 boating crash and urging stronger accountability. The sponsor withdrew pending amendments, and the bill was reported favorably. CS for CS for SB 700, the Florida Farm Bill, was next; the strike-all amendment covered a broad range of agriculture-related changes, including water fluoridation restrictions, labeling rules, drone restrictions over farmland, disaster recovery programs, an honest services registry, FFA-related provisions, and agricultural land preservation. Testimony included support from agricultural and gun-rights groups, opposition from banking, dental, and local-government advocates, and a lengthy public debate over fluoridation and financial discrimination. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. SB 796 on general permits for distributed wastewater treatment systems was reported favorably with little debate. The committee then took up CS for SB 1618 on K-12 education, adopting a delete-all amendment that combined a wide range of education provisions, including VPK flexibility, agriculture education, financial literacy, reading intervention requirements, teacher assignment reporting, restrictions on spending public funds on political or social activism, postsecondary and workforce-related changes, and other school and college system updates. Several speakers opposed the activism-related funding restriction, while the sponsor said the bill was intended to keep publicly funded schools focused on education; the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee considered SB 7016 on initiative petitions, adopting a strike-all amendment that would sharply tighten petition circulation rules and increase penalties. The proposal would require circulators to be Florida residents and U.S. citizens, impose training and registration requirements, shorten petition submission deadlines, require more identifying information on petition forms, limit sponsors to one amendment per election cycle, and create new enforcement and investigation triggers, including a 25% invalid-signature threshold. Sponsors argued the changes were needed to address fraud and protect the integrity of constitutional amendment petitions, while senators raised concerns about due process, public-records issues, burdens on volunteers, and the impact on voters and sponsors. The bill was not reported in the portion provided, and the discussion remained ongoing at the end of the transcript.

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• Meanwhile, Emily our national parks.
• </c> where Donald Trump sent the National where Donald Trump sent the National Guard<00:41:25.839><c>
• </c> national capital. national capital.
• A capital in decline is a nation in decline. We are not a nation in decline.
• We are not a nation in decline. decline. We are not a nation in decline.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• They're foreign-born, so we're unsure if they're illegal or just undocumented. You recognize.
• So $720,000 a day to supervise those foreign-born, potentially unauthorized?
• It's there at the founding of the nation.
• It also took out any supervision over foreign nationals, especially the Chinese nationals, buying agricultural
• . ...justice is served fairly for all, regardless of nationality.

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Committee took up SB 2-C, a major immigration enforcement bill sponsored by Senator Gruters and co-introduced by Senator Fine. Gruters described the measure as a broad crackdown on illegal immigration that would replace a single immigration officer with a State Board of Immigration Enforcement, create a $250 million grant program for local law enforcement, fund additional Department of Agriculture interdiction staff and facilities, expand pretrial detention for certain unauthorized immigrants, increase criminal penalties, require more cooperation with ICE, and eliminate in-state tuition eligibility for undocumented students. He and supporters framed the bill as a way to support law enforcement, deter illegal immigration, and align Florida with federal enforcement efforts. Committee questioning focused heavily on the bill’s education, detention, and enforcement provisions. Senators pressed Gruters and Fine on why the bill did not address employer sanctions or E-Verify, whether the tuition changes would affect students who had grown up in Florida, how sanctuary-policy enforcement would work, and whether the bill would create practical burdens for prosecutors, jails, and local officials. Gruters said he was open to working on E-Verify in regular session but not to amending this bill, and Fine argued the tuition repeal would apply to undocumented students who had qualified under existing law. Sheriff Bob Gualtieri testified in support, saying ICE bed capacity was still insufficient and that county jails needed more resources to honor detainers. Mark Schlachman of FSU Law offered historical context, noting prior state-federal cooperation efforts and warning of unintended consequences, while several public witnesses opposed the bill as unconstitutional, costly, and harmful to immigrant families and the economy. Opponents from the Southern Poverty Law Center, ACLU of Florida, Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy, Florida Policy Institute, AFL-CIO, and immigrant advocacy groups argued the bill would invite litigation, encourage racial profiling, harm the workforce and higher education, and punish law-abiding immigrants and their families. They emphasized that immigration is a federal matter, that K-12 education must be provided regardless of status, and that removing in-state tuition would reduce access to college and hurt Florida’s economy. Some speakers urged the committee to grandfather current students if the tuition waiver is repealed. The meeting ended with continued public testimony and no final vote reflected in the transcript provided.

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• Individual giving is still the largest pot of money for 501(c)(3)s in the nation.
• The majority of SNAP dollars are spent in supermarkets nationally.
• Over the last decade, nearly 10% of our 20 to 34 years, And national averages.
• We ask that A severe problem, not just in New Mexico, but across the nation.
• But what this bill really does is provide an opportunity for foreign investment and building that foreign

Summary: The committee heard a lengthy presentation from the New Mexico Rural Library Initiative in support of fully funding the rural library endowment with an additional $29.5 million. The presenters described rural libraries as essential community infrastructure that provide not only books and internet access, but also early childhood programs, adult education, workforce support, telehealth, disaster response, and civic meeting space. They argued that the endowment would provide stable annual support for staffing and operations, help sustain libraries in very small towns and tribal communities, and support new or developing libraries. Members asked about eligibility, county coverage, how funds are distributed, and whether the state tracks broader outcomes such as job placements or certifications; the presenters said the State Library administers the funds and that the initiative itself is a nonprofit capacity-building organization, not the fund manager. Some members raised concerns about whether an endowment is the best long-term model versus recurring annual appropriations, and about the need for better reporting and state-library involvement. The committee then heard from food bank leaders Jill Dixon and Katie Anderson about food security and its economic impact. They said New Mexico’s five food banks and more than 500 partner agencies serve all 33 counties, distribute over 45 million meals, and rely mostly on philanthropy, with some state and local support. They emphasized that SNAP is a major economic driver, supporting grocery access, jobs, and local spending, and that recent legislative growth funding helped food banks respond to a surge in demand during a SNAP disruption. They also highlighted food banks as community hubs that can connect people to health care, job training, and other services, including through clinic referrals and closed-loop systems. In response to questions, they said food access gaps remain in some rural areas, that clients can generally seek food at other distribution sites without barriers, and that longer-term solutions should include more grocery access, healthy corner stores, and stronger broadband and health care infrastructure. The final presentations came from the Gallup-McKinley County Chamber of Commerce and the Artesia Chamber of Commerce. Gallup-McKinley described a shrinking workforce, youth outmigration, crime, health care shortages, malpractice costs, and gross receipts tax burdens as major barriers to rural economic growth, and urged action on workforce pipelines, housing, public safety, malpractice reform, and tax/regulatory changes. Artesia highlighted its murals, library, sports tradition, oil and gas, agriculture, federal training center, and refinery, while also noting workforce shortages, health care recruitment challenges, housing constraints, and the need for quality-of-life investments and more flexible regulation. The committee also briefly heard a bill presentation proposing a New Mexico-Ireland Trade Commission to promote bilateral trade and investment, especially in technology, agriculture, and energy sectors. No votes were taken because quorum was not reached, and the endorsement item was not acted on.

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• , and foreign markets for beef and beef products via the Beef Checkoff program.
• Programs are primarily financed by a $1 per head assessment on sales of domestic and foreign cattle sold
• In 1985, the federal beef checkoff program was established as part of the Farm Bill, after a national
• Half of the dollar, 50 cents, is forwarded for national programs, like the famed 'Beef.
• I think the national beef is supposed to be in our people know that tagline.

Committee: Senate Senate Natural Resources Committee of Reference

Summary: The Senate Natural Resources Committee of Reference met to conduct a sunset review of the Arizona Beef Council. Lauren Mailing, the council’s executive director, presented the council’s role in promoting, educating, and researching on behalf of Arizona beef producers, explaining that it is an industry-financed, governor-appointed board funded through the federal beef checkoff program. She described its consumer education, classroom materials, gate-to-plate tours, and social media outreach, and noted that checkoff funds may be used only for promotion, education, and research, not lobbying. Members asked about whether growers can request refunds of checkoff dollars, and she said they cannot under the federal program; one member also recognized the recent passing of former board member Andrew Grissetta and his service to the industry. Committee members spoke in support of the council, emphasizing its educational value, local control of checkoff dollars, and benefits to ranchers, feeders, dairy producers, youth programs, and consumers. The vice chair moved to continue the Arizona Beef Council for eight years, until July 1, 2034. The motion passed on a roll call vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays, with the recommendation to continue the council approved. The committee then adjourned.

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• The first nation primary in Greece.
• Uh so we provide inspire nation.
• Trade Association, which is uh National Trade Association, which is uh the<01:47:09.600><c> National
• That only means foreign nations.
• That only means foreign nations.<02:40:56.080><c> And</c><02:40:56.240><c> so</c><02:40:56.800><c> even

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• As amended by committee, it also conforms our tax statutes to also define foreign dividends the same
• As amended by committee, it also conforms our tax statutes to also define foreign dividends the same
• communist or authoritarian governments, with consideration for national security, reciprocity, and economic
• communist or authoritarian governments, with consideration for national security, reciprocity, and economic
• communist or authoritarian governments, with consideration for national security, reciprocity, and economic

Summary: The committee worked through a long Minority Caucus calendar covering a wide range of bills, with many items on consent and several pulled for discussion. Early items included resolutions on Judea and Samaria, bullion depository bills, a produce incentive appropriation, a biennial budget proposal, and a veterans services appropriation. Members also heard transportation-related bills on driver permits, citations, boat insurance, English proficiency for commercial drivers and motor carriers, photo enforcement, and a measure restricting incarceration for unpaid fines and fees. Several members raised concerns about constitutional issues, public safety, or whether bills were duplicative or targeted at specific groups. A large portion of the meeting focused on education and school governance bills. These included proposals on school district bond advisors, restrictions on school property leases and purchases, public meeting requirements, term limits and training for school board members, patriotic youth group access to students, computer science proficiency, and a bill requiring fingerprint clearance cards for traffic school instructors. Members repeatedly criticized what they described as inconsistent treatment of public schools versus ESA/private school programs, and several education bills were pulled from consent for further discussion. Other bills addressed child safety and family law, including DCS credit freezes, recorded child interviews, parents’ rights notices, mandatory reporting of threats by minors, sex offender residency and GPS monitoring, and a bill on guardianship rights during DCS investigations. The committee also considered a number of social services, health, and labor/consumer bills. These included SNAP work requirement and verification measures, a SNAP error-rate audit, dementia care telemonitoring funding, a Braille transcription appropriation, court fee limits, a physician assistant compact, pediatric licensure compact, and a kratom regulation bill. Members debated an earned wage access licensing bill at length, with opponents calling it predatory and akin to payday lending, while supporters argued it provided a regulated consumer option. Other measures covered cash acceptance by businesses, 529-to-Roth IRA rollovers, AI rules for state agencies, and a bill on public nuisance actions by the Attorney General. Several of these drew warnings about constitutional problems, preemption, or burdens on vulnerable populations. Energy, water, and tax policy also featured prominently. The committee heard bills on fuel formulations, gas tax relief, data centers and small modular nuclear reactors, utility reporting, and a Commerce Authority mandate to reduce fuel prices. Members criticized some proposals as favoring industry, preempting local control, or lacking a clear funding plan. The meeting ended after additional items on veterans, sample ballot mailing dates, and other miscellaneous measures, with multiple bills noted as pulled from consent or subject to later votes; no final roll-call results were detailed in the transcript excerpt.

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• Texas should become the national leader in election transparency and security.
• We've been seeing in other countries... ...dealing with foreign actors, right?
• people, foreign organizations and countries, as well as internally.
• people, foreign organizations and countries, as well as internally.
• As Texas goes, so goes the nation.

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Chairman their foreign born.
• I say that only because we have one of the lowest pay rates in the nation for our we have one of the
• lowest pay rates in the nation for our state troopers.
• We're told that this bill is the most aggressive crackdown on illegal immigration in the nation.
• He's it also took out any supervision over foreign nationals, especially to the Chinese nationals, buying

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We are at we believe in the equity of all people as a nation.
• I am totally against as as my organization, Florida National Organization for Women who's the largest
• Only it removes the unnecessary use of United States or foreign throughout the bill and correct certain
• Public employees are losing their jobs all across the nation.
• So why waste our time trying to cozy up to a national ministration today?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• who stands before you today and the amazing things that they say not only about his service to our nation
• And in our 250th year as a nation, we reflect on that story.
• We diversified our economy, maintaining one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation.
• We've shown the nation why Oklahoma is the best place to pursue the American dream.
• This industry is plagued by foreign criminal interests and bad actors, making it nearly impossible to

Bills: HB3725 , HB3260 , HB3660 , HB3369 , HB3370 , HB2937 , HB3419 , HB3264 , HB3266 , HB3267 , HB3268 , HB3310 , HB4311 , HB3841 , HB3024 , HB3075

Keywords: labor, e-verification, immigration, employers, employment eligibility, Department of Labor, penalties, funeral licensing, continuing education, Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association, professional development, licensing requirements, HB3660, natural organic reduction, human composting, soil reduction, green burial, funeral services, cremation, burial permit