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• a compliance oversight structure in order to help improve compliance and strengthen our internal controls
• So at DHS I continue to champion process improvements and strengthening our internal controls, and I
• now this work is work that is controls now this work is work that is never<00:02:05.200> done
• <01:19:33.280> audit Staffing for our internal controls audit Staffing for our internal controls
• It's stunning to me that the work on internal controls has not fixed this yet.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• allow those local leaders that control allow those local leaders that control the<00:50:03.599><
• constituents with a modocum of control constituents with a modocum of control over<01:11:44.320>
• ,<01:17:46.159> and students, respects local control, and students, respects local control
• to help get these budgets under control? to help get these budgets under control?
• Speaker. thereby retaining local control. And Mr. thereby retaining local control. And Mr.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I'm due to give birth to next month would be over 80 years old before it reverted to public control.
• I'm due to give birth to next month would be over 80 years old before it reverted to public control.
• There’s municipal control, and that’s fine. We’re not saying that that should change at all.”
• Concern that H. 4173 could be used to unlawfully try and control a small public library and interfere
• Memorial Library trustees have been trying to control Citizens libraries since the 1800s.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee opened its hearing with procedural remarks, including a strict three-minute testimony limit, livestream instructions, and a July 1 deadline for written testimony. Chairs Lewis and Rauch then heard testimony on a wide range of municipal home rule petitions and related bills, with many local officials and advocates being taken out of order because of the large turnout. A major topic was firefighter residency. Representatives of the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts and Sen. Keenan supported H. 2260/S. 1449, which would replace the current 15-mile residency rule for non-civil-service fire departments with a negotiable standard, generally allowing residency within 15 miles and permitting expansion through collective bargaining. Supporters said the change would improve recruitment and retention amid the housing crisis and create parity with civil-service departments. Acton Fire Chief Anita Arnhum and Sen. Senna also backed H. 4168 for Acton, making similar arguments about recruitment, paramedics, and the need for local flexibility. The committee also heard strong support for charter overhaul petitions for Somerville and Lynn. Somerville officials, including Rep. Barber, Mayor Ballantyne, Councilor Jake Wilson, and charter committee member Beverly Schwartz, described a years-long public process to replace an 1890s-era charter with a modern document emphasizing transparency, public participation, clearer governance, and a possible change to the mayor’s term length. Lynn Mayor Nicholson similarly supported a charter update to modernize city operations and financial procedures. Cambridge-related charter and procurement reforms were also briefly endorsed by Rep. Cabral. Other bills discussed included a proposal by Sen. Eldridge and Rep. Scarsdale to create a state grant program for municipal sustainability directors, and regional school finance bills supported by Rep. Lanatra and Jason Frazier to expand special education reserve funds and create a regional school assessment reserve fund. Acton witnesses also supported library governance changes and a checkout bag charge proposal. The committee heard sharply divided testimony on Quincy’s H. 3897, a 50-year lease extension for Quarry Hills/Granite Links: Quincy officials and business supporters praised the public-private partnership and future investment potential, while residents argued the lease was too long, should be competitively bid, and deserved more oversight and auditing. The hearing also included testimony on Boston trash truck noise restrictions and a PEG access/cable funds bill supported by Mass Access, as well as a Southwick petition to elect part of the Conservation Commission, which one select board member opposed as contrary to current law and good governance.

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• At the Pesticide Control Board.
• <00:12:38.079> board of pesticide control board of pesticide control board um<00:12:40.399
• Um, the control board was mentioned.
• So at some point we have to control So at some point we have to control insects.<01:22:32.960>
• control board and so forth. control board and so forth.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• > government unconstitutional control over government unconstitutional control over government
• <02:32:27.840> act<02:32:28.240> of impoundment control act of impoundment control
• control over the executive branch. control over the executive branch.
• The chair each control 20 minutes.
• The chair each control 20 minutes.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Benjamin Franklin himself, a printer, understood that whoever controls the means of production controls
• The stores are the platform that control The stores are the platform that control the<01:27:15.760
• <01:39:10.639> I out in your statement parental control I out in your statement parental control
• So, I mean, I think that controls.
• The bill also beyond their control.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Scott, each will control 20 minutes.
• > careers,<03:27:06.000> allowing control over their careers, allowing control over their
• Stanton, will each control Arizona, Mr. Stanton, will each control 20<04:00:43.760> minutes.
• Figures, each control 20 minutes.
• Figures, each control 20 minutes.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• 01:02:35.680> can<01:02:35.839> also internal controls but you can also internal controls
• I give you control for presenting.
• Um I have two colleagues uh controls.
• These are elective controls.
• controls of all these different assets. controls of all these different assets.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The commission met with a quorum, approved the agenda, and approved the November 12 minutes after a motion, second, and unanimous voice/online consent. The chair said the meeting would include two presentations—one from Noah Herman of Fortress Global and one from John Kicko and team from Hedera—followed by discussion of the commission’s next steps and public comment. The chair also noted he was still seeking a clerk for note-taking. Herman’s presentation focused on stablecoins, blockchain use cases, and operational considerations for states and other institutions. He described Fortress as an enterprise crypto-wallet and treasury platform serving corporates, governments, and nonprofits, and used examples such as Save the Children and a large global commodities firm to illustrate custody and treasury management on blockchain rails. He said stablecoins are designed to maintain a U.S. dollar peg, are increasingly backed by treasuries and subject to greater transparency, and are being adopted by major firms and payment companies because they can improve speed, reduce cost, and simplify payments. He also highlighted market growth, including claims that stablecoins now represent a significant share of on-chain activity and are a major holder of U.S. Treasuries. He identified custody as a key issue for state and institutional use, outlining qualified custody, managed custody, and self-custody models. He said the main practical challenge for the commodities client was moving funds safely and quickly across global time zones and that blockchain rails could solve problems that traditional banking rails could not. He framed the broader trend as one of accelerating institutional adoption, citing recent acquisitions and product launches by Visa, Stripe, Citi, and PayPal as evidence that stablecoin infrastructure is becoming mainstream.

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• So um local control I happened anyway.
• the town the more local control matters. the town the more local control matters.
• >> Managing money is is a local control >> Managing money is is a local control issue
• local control. I'm not saying you can't. local control. I'm not saying you can't.
• isn't that local community control? isn't that local community control?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved corrected minutes from October 6 after members noted and fixed several transcription and spelling errors, including a clarification that a comment about SAU numbers came from former Senator Jim Rubin. The vote to approve the corrected minutes was moved, seconded, and adopted with one abstention. The main presentation came from Chuck Bates of the New Hampshire Association of School Business Officials (ASBO), who described the organization, its certification program, and the role of school business administrators. He explained that ASBO members handle accounting and financial management, facilities, food service, HR, information systems, transportation, and risk management. He also outlined the certification program, which includes 21 courses, most online, plus four in-person workshops unique to New Hampshire, and noted that many members are not certified because the state licensure requirement was removed. Bates then addressed the committee’s interest in SAU consolidation and county-wide restructuring. He said business administrators often manage multiple budgets, attend school board meetings, and serve as a visible point of contact for the community. He argued that consolidation would create operational and financial challenges, including staff and facility relocation, differing accounting systems, lack of a standardized chart of accounts, and uncertain return on investment. He said the biggest obstacle would be local control, especially in small towns that do not want outside decisions affecting school closures, class sizes, or student transportation. Committee members questioned him about the distinction between administrative and academic control, the size of district offices in larger cities, and what might reduce administrative costs; Bates responded that many administrative costs stem from legislation and that consolidation would be difficult to implement without local support.

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• I will have one caveat: the Government Code that kind of controls some of this stuff, and I will give
• You all need to get that under control.
• The second leg is movement controls.
• Quarantine and movement controls with the establishment of an infested zone.
• Yes, ma'am, and that's because they were not doing anything to control movement of animals.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• 00:02:54.360> are<00:02:54.480> paid,<00:02:55.600> payment<00:02:55.960> controls
• , before they are paid, payment controls, before they are paid, payment controls, and<00:02:57.360
• specialist and internal internal control specialist and internal internal<00:11:13.360> auditors<
• control improvements. control improvements.
• <00:54:43.440> I um to the internal controls team. I um to the internal controls team.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• As you know, we are involved in fraud prevention, investigation, and fraud control services, and this
• <00:04:15.880> services investigation and fraud control services investigation and fraud control
• This may include living in a provider-controlled setting, such as a community residential service.
• This may include living in a provider-controlled setting, such as a community residential service.
• This may include living in a provider-controlled setting, such as a community residential service.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , or in control of their spending if they're allowed to be asked the question."
• You know, I I think we local control.
• So again, I, to the chair's point originally, this is the total local control solution, right?
• So, again, I think this is a total local control bill to the chair's point.
• bill to the is a total local control bill to the chair's<01:22:35.320> point.

Keywords: 9:00am HB 158 9:10am HB 281 9:20am HB 317 9:30am HB 340 9:40am HB 1062 9:50am HB 1187 10:00am HB 1234 10:10am HB 1300 10:20am HB 1306 10:30am HB 1381 10:40am HB 1541, 928, house, all

Summary: The committee of conference first resolved House Bill 158, which concerns public inspection of absentee ballot lists. The Senate explained a revised approach that removed the broader bill language and instead directed the Secretary of State to review absentee ballot data after each general election for patterns such as common addresses and to report findings to the committees of jurisdiction. The House agreed to the Senate position, and the conference committee voted unanimously to concur. The committee then took up House Bill 281, dealing with a sortable electronic voter checklist. Members debated the Senate’s removal of language that would have included the absentee ballot mailing address when different from the voter’s registration address. Concerns were raised that releasing mailing addresses could expose where voters are not home and could affect overseas and military voters. The committee also discussed a related form for election officials who personally know a voter, including how long the form would be retained and whether it would be subject to public records law. After further discussion, the House agreed to the Senate changes with an additional requirement that the form be signed, and the committee voted to proceed with the amended Senate position. House Bill 317, concerning verification of a person’s identity by a supervisor of the checklist without identification, was also discussed at length. The Senate’s version preserved the ability for election officials to identify people they know, but required a signed form under penalty of perjury and added a nursing home-related provision. Members described the measure as balancing community-based identification with tighter documentation, and a House witness described local problems with inconsistent ID checks and concerns about voting in nursing homes. The House sought one additional change requiring the nursing home verification form to be signed, and the Senate accepted that addition; the committee then voted to move the bill forward on the consent calendar. The conference committee next considered House Bill 340 on electioneering by public employees. The chair presented a replace-all amendment that tied the definition of electioneering to existing law, added a prohibition on expressly or primarily political surveys, and created a civil penalty of up to $1,000 alongside the misdemeanor penalty. Members discussed clarifying when the misdemeanor versus civil penalty would apply and which categories of public employees were covered. After caucus, the Senate agreed to the House’s replace-all approach with the clarifying changes, and the bill was closed. The committee also resolved House Bill 1062 by agreeing to strike a sunset clause from the Senate version authorizing random audits of citizenship qualifications, and it began discussion of House Bill 1187 on the filing window for special-election candidates, where the House proposed requiring local election officials to arrange a filing time on the same day or next business day after being contacted.

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• Page 183, Defense 116, sequence 104001: Visitor Control Center.
• Page 536, Trans 102, sequence 100001: Airport operation controllers modified to 23.
• Page 553, Trans 131, sequence 1001: Airport operation controller positions modified to 66,24?
• 1001 airport operation controller 1001 airport operation controller positions<01:28:37.199> modified
• 1001 airport operation controller 1001 airport operation controller positions<01:28:57.800> modified

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• And it's the angle of the drums that controls the reactivity.
• You've got drums, and it's the angle of the drums that controls the reactivity.
• We should be able to control emissions and bring down, you know.
• When you don’t have control of these things, you really don’t have control of the ability to maintain
• We're looking at new control rod mechanisms.

Keywords: 908, all

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• And it’s the angle of the drums that controls the reactivity.
• Um, you’ve got drums, and it’s the angle of the drums that controls the reactivity.
• We should be able to control emissions and bring down, you know.
• When you don't have control of these things, you really don't have control of the ability to maintain
• We're looking at new control rod mechanisms.

Summary: The meeting opened with remarks about the value of public engagement and the quality of questions from the group, followed by a series of technical presentations from Idaho National Laboratory staff. Joe Renovitz described recent nuclear regulatory changes tied to presidential executive orders, including NRC Part 53 for advanced reactors, the forthcoming Part 57 for very small reactors, and DOE updates to reactor authorization standards. He emphasized efforts to align DOE and NRC processes, use risk-informed and performance-based licensing, support reactor deployment for AI/data centers and national security, and use AI to speed communications and crosswalks between DOE and NRC requirements. In response to questions, he said there was no plan to merge agencies, but rather to improve coordination and public outreach through groups like GAIN and NEI. David Tolman then discussed the nuclear fuel cycle, including uranium mining, conversion, enrichment, fuel fabrication, spent fuel storage, transportation, disposal, and reprocessing. He explained high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), why it is needed for advanced reactors, and DOE’s HALEU Availability Program and related investments in enrichment, transportation, deconversion, and supply chain development. He also covered spent fuel management, the possibility of centralized storage or a fuel-cycle campus, the Center for Used Fuel Research, and ongoing work on high-burnup cask testing and reprocessing technologies. Tolman described aqueous, pyrochemical, and fluoride-volatility reprocessing approaches, noting the advantages and waste characteristics of each, and said several companies are working with INL on these technologies. Ashley Shields presented INL’s AI and nuclear work, focusing on the Genesis initiative and the Prometheus effort to use AI to design, license, build, and operate reactors with far less human intervention. She described INL’s broad use of generative AI tools, the need to manage large volumes of legacy technical data, and applications in reactor design, materials discovery, autonomous laboratories, and digital twins. Shields said AI is being used to reduce the enormous documentation burden in nuclear licensing and to support autonomous or remotely operated reactor demonstrations, while stressing that humans remain in supervisory roles. In discussion, she addressed data security, model access, and the continued need for software engineers. The session then recessed briefly and resumed with Mitch Kerman beginning a presentation on critical minerals and materials.

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• Berengar Ingelsheim's role in controlling and eradication. and eradicating the New World Screwworm.
• But the general public can help treat and control.
• The sterile insect technique is a way to eradicate it, so that's why animal movement control. is going
• to be paramount to control the spread of the flies.
• The system in place is critical for us to control this pest and its impacts on animals in Texas.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I'm Assistant Commissioner for Air and Climate Policy at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
• Frank Kash, Assistant Commissioner for Air and Climate Policy at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
• :35.599> here<00:02:35.720> to<00:02:35.920> testify<00:02:36.400> in control
• agency I'm here to testify in control agency I'm here to testify in opposition<00:02:37.200> to
• The bottom line is that this is about government control. It's not really about reducing anything.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• People selling controlled substances illegally, in some cases to minors, we've seen that.
• I have many patients who had this silastic rod put into their tubes for birth control.
• You have been a critic of hormonal birth control.
• If there was only one birth control pill, there would be no birth control pills.
• If there was only one birth control pill, there would be no birth control pills.

Summary: The committee first considered the confirmation of Dr. John Lattell to the Board of Medicine. In questioning, senators focused heavily on his views about abortion, vaccines, ivermectin, and the role of CDC/FDA guidance in board discipline cases. Dr. Lattell said the board applies Florida statutes and works through probable cause panels and legal counsel, but he also expressed strong pro-life views, skepticism of federal health guidance, and criticism of vaccines and some medical practices. Supporters praised his long medical career, military service, and family medicine background, while opponents argued his views could prevent him from being objective in disciplinary matters. The committee voted to recommend him for confirmation to the full Senate, with Senators Polsky and Ruson voting no. The committee then took up the confirmation of Taylor Hatch as Secretary of the Department of Children and Families. Hatch described her background in state human services and outlined priorities centered on accountability, data, lived experience, and improving service delivery. Senators asked about SNAP error rates, Hope Florida, legislative analyses, staffing, and the department’s handling of child welfare and medically complex cases. Hatch said the department was reducing SNAP error rates, that Hope Florida uses navigators to connect people with community resources and self-sufficiency supports, and that DCF is working with the Department of Health and other partners to improve investigations and accountability in child welfare. She also said the agency is reviewing medically complex cases and strengthening oversight of community-based care providers through contracts, audits, and proposed funding-model changes. A substantial portion of the Hatch discussion centered on whether the department had been responsive to legislative requests and whether it had provided timely bill analyses. Senators also pressed her on Hope Florida staffing, the number of participants served, and the Hope Florida Foundation’s compliance and legal oversight. Hatch said the foundation is undergoing a financial audit and that the department is relying on required reports and ongoing investigations. The transcript ends amid continued questioning about a community-based care contractor’s finances, related-party transactions, and whether further forensic audits or repayments are needed.

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• knowledge, knowing that people who want to ban abortion and punish people who have abortions are in control
• of Congress the abortions are in control of Congress the White<00:01:55.840> House<00:01:56.200
• substance to be tracked as an controlled substance to be tracked and<00:03:05.640> monitored<
• <00:04:37.280> authoritarian<00:04:38.280> fascist<00:04:38.800> movement control
• authoritarian fascist movement control authoritarian fascist movement to<00:04:39.520> take<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all