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• When it comes to combating these debilitating and often deadly diseases, the most important factor is
• I've had the privilege of working as a certified wound, ostomy, and continence nurse for the last seven
• In Massachusetts, there are over one hundred and six years... ...wound-ostomy continence nurse.
• I'm a certified wound, ostomy, and continence nurse specialist and have worked with ostomy and fistula
• One of the most powerful tools we have to combat the HIV epidemic, particularly among high-risk populations

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Financial Services held a public hearing on a wide range of bills, with testimony first focused on H. 1315/S. 824, which would require insurance coverage for pain management options during IUD insertion. Representative Sabadosa, Planned Parenthood clinicians, and policy advocates said sedation can reduce fear and trauma, improve access to effective contraception, and should be reimbursed so providers can continue offering it. A Tufts OB-GYN resident also testified that pain control should be standard care for intrauterine procedures. No votes were taken during the hearing. The committee then heard extensive testimony on firefighter health bills, especially H. 1230/S. 690 requiring insurance coverage for cancer screenings for firefighters. Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts leaders, a Dana-Farber oncologist, and firefighters themselves described occupational exposure to carcinogens and personal stories of late-stage cancer detection, arguing that early screening can save lives and reduce long-term costs. Representative Crichton and Representative Howitt also spoke in support, and Representative Ayers testified for H. 4012, which would require neurological disorder screenings for firefighters. Committee members expressed support and sympathy, but no action was taken. The hearing also covered H. 3946/S. 756 on hearing aid coverage, with testimony from students, adults with hearing loss, disability advocates, and HLAA representatives describing the educational, social, and financial barriers caused by lack of coverage and urging broader insurance mandates. Later, Representative Donahue and Representative Vargas testified for H. 1337 to expand insurance coverage for opioid antagonists and related medications, including naloxone dispensed at discharge. The committee additionally heard testimony on H. 1134 to improve chronic pain care coordination and non-opioid access, and H. 4162 to improve ostomy supply coverage and access to certified ostomy care, with patients and clinicians describing denials, quantity limits, and non-medical switching. The transcript ends while testimony on H. 1315/S. 824 is still ongoing; no votes or formal committee actions are recorded in the excerpt.

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• I also prayed for the families of those that were shot and wounded. I'm sorry.
• Thirteen years ago at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut, 26 were fatally wounded.
• And in 2018, 17 were killed and 18 were wounded at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida.
• And in 2018, 17 were fatally wounded.
• <03:36:49.359> the to enhance efforts to combat the to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• These weapons were originally developed for military combat and are capable of causing more casualties
• I have colleagues in other countries who have never treated a gunshot wound.
• <00:25:15.679> This never treated a gunshot wound. This never treated a gunshot wound.
• Now, I think I'm the only one in this room that actually has gone to combat and actually carried these
• Now, I think I'm the only one in this room that actually has gone to combat and actually carried these

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 3433 and House File 3402 together, both aimed at restricting assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. The bill authors described the measures as bans on the sale and possession of enumerated military-style semi-automatic weapons and magazines over 10 rounds, while allowing current owners to keep firearms through a BCA certification process. They framed the bills as a response to the Annunciation School shooting and broader gun violence, emphasizing public support and the need to act to protect children and communities. Testimony in support came from Annunciation families and a Hennepin Healthcare emergency physician. Survivors and family members described the shooting’s aftermath in personal detail, including the death of children, severe injuries, long-term trauma, and ongoing medical treatment. They argued that the type of weapon mattered because it increased the speed and severity of the attack, and that limiting access to these weapons could slow future mass shootings and save lives. The physician said the injuries he treated showed how high-velocity rifles cause far greater tissue damage and urged swift action to limit access. Opposition testimony came from the Minnesota Gun Owners Law Center and the NRA. They argued the bills would not have prevented the Annunciation shooting, contended that the 1994 federal assault weapons ban did not reduce crime, and said the legislation would likely face constitutional challenges because the firearms and magazines are in common use and protected by the Second Amendment. They also raised concerns about the bill’s grandfathering, registration, renewal, inspection, storage, and ammunition restrictions, and suggested lawmakers should instead focus on mental health intervention and other upstream causes of violence. The hearing ended with the committee moving into member discussion; no vote or final action was taken in the excerpt.

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• <02:36:41.280> six wounded six wounded six others.<02:36:43.280> And<02:36:43.439> I
• You can't combat crime if you put the criminals back on the streets.
• > import<03:07:20.720> criminals combat crime if you import criminals combat crime if you
• You can't combat prisons.
• , succeeded in bloodying, wounding, succeeded in bloodying, wounding, injuring,<04:27:54.359>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• When you see a Combat Infantry badge, that tells you something.
• , kind of an Army experiment saying we'll get into the mountains of Europe and we need some elite combat
• Wounded Warrior Project and other amazing groups are doing Similar things to make sure that we're taking
• The last time I was there, it was just before the deployment of the First Brigade Combat Team.
• THE LAST TIME I WAS THERE, IT WAS JUST BEFORE THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE FIRST BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with ceremonial opening proceedings, approved the prior journal, and then moved through a series of calendar actions, including discharging and substituting identical companion bills from committee and restoring several bills to the Third Reading Calendar after reconsideration. The chamber also took up a supplemental budget calendar and a controversial supplemental budget extender, with Senator O’Mara questioning the delay in final budget negotiations, the size of the extender, table targets, and unresolved policy issues such as auto insurance reforms, SEQRA, New York for All, and CLCPA changes. Senator Serrano responded that negotiations were ongoing and that the extender was a clean measure to keep state government functioning. The budget extender bills were then passed, with Senator Weik voting in the negative on one of them. The Senate also adopted a resolution memorializing May 4, 2026, as 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum Day, and hosted Major General Scott Naumann and other Fort Drum leaders and soldiers for remarks on the division’s deployments, readiness, economic impact, and requests for continued state support on items such as microreactors, health care, DMV services, dining facilities, airports, and mineral-related development. The Fort Drum resolution drew extensive bipartisan praise from Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, Minority Leader Ortt, Senator Scarcella-Spanton, Senator Ashby, Senator Walczyk, and others, who emphasized the division’s military history, its role as a major employer and economic driver in Northern New York, and the sacrifices of service members and their families. Several senators highlighted individual soldiers in attendance and their service records, while the resolution was opened for co-sponsorship and adopted. The Senate also recognized a visiting child author, Thomas Ortiz, who was introduced for publishing a book encouraging kindness and friendship. After the ceremonial segment, the Senate returned to regular business and passed a series of bills on the calendar, including measures affecting environmental conservation, executive law, public service, education, public authorities, real property tax, criminal procedure, election law, and civil rights. Some bills drew negative votes from a bloc of senators, particularly on the environmental, criminal procedure, election, and civil rights measures, but all listed bills were ultimately passed. The Senate then adjourned until the next day.

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• Beyond the physical wounds, the personal cost of this war has been profound.
• I carry with me the unspoken trauma of the combat.
• I proudly flew more than 1,000 combat missions.
• flew more than 1,000 combat missions. flew more than 1,000 combat missions.
• treatment, his wound became infected and he died.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They were bringing the wounded and the dead to the mess hall to triage them.
• Helicopters showed up, combat helicopters, and the USS Liberty, even though their signals were being
• They sat there for 17 hours, 34 dead, 174 wounded out of 294 crew members.
• administration's effort to combat administration's effort to combat anti-semitism, anti-semitism
• stars, the Bronze Star and the Combat stars, the Bronze Star and the Combat Infantrymen<07:22:17.680

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 8, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• architectures that allow coordination between our forces in combat. I think a couple of things.
• There has been incredible success in being able to provide that flexibility directly. to the combatant
• And then I agree with you that I think the combatant commanders should have a greater say. For Mr.
• The second one is to push more authority to the combatant commanders to decide what they need.
• Is there a challenge that if you're moving it to combatant commands?

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• Alongside the Sheriff, we have Officer Rivera, who was wounded on duty last week and is here with us
• advocates, two attorneys general, the White House, and survivors, we strengthened Florida's laws to combat
• we don't like with better speech, but we shouldn't combat it by stopping it.
• we don't like with better speech, but we shouldn't combat it by stopping it.
• If you've ever seen anybody struggle with wound care, you'll understand how important this bill is.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for Army Sergeant Benjamin Pennington, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum and journal business before taking up the special order calendar. Several bills were explained and moved through amendment and final passage, including CS/SB 590 on the statute of limitations for mandatory reporters’ child-abuse reporting violations, which was clarified on the floor to apply prospectively only and passed 111-0. CS/SB 418 on law enforcement interactions with individuals with autism spectrum disorder was amended to align with the House version and passed 111-0. The chamber also recognized Spina Bifida Week and guests in the gallery before considering additional measures. Members then passed CS/CS/SB 1668 on the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA), described as preserving the program’s actuarial soundness, by a 112-0 vote; CS/SB 1246 on the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund, expanded to support broader health science education programs and non-health-care partner contributions, by 112-0; CS/CS/SB 1404 on memory care facility standards by 111-0; CS/CS/SB 1030 on recovery residences, including transfer-of-ownership and MAT-related provisions, by 168-0; CS/CS/SB 178 on athletics in public K-12 schools, allowing limited coach support for student welfare with parental consent and other guardrails, by 112-0; CS/CS/SB 422 on automatic dependent surveillance broadcasts, limiting use of ADS-B data for airport billing, by 108-2; and CS/CS/SB 598 on funeral, cemetery, and consumer services, modernizing licensure and exclusivity rules, by 111-0. The House also took up CS/SB 1134 on official actions of local governments and DEI-related restrictions. The sponsor argued the bill would prohibit counties and municipalities from official DEI actions and related funding while preserving numerous exceptions for holidays, observances, public safety, and other activities. Members asked extensive questions about how the bill would affect local programs, events, and offices, and Representative Gant offered an amendment to narrow the bill’s DEI definition by removing two prongs; debate centered on vagueness, enforcement, and local-government impacts. The transcript cuts off during consideration of that amendment, so no final action on the bill is shown. The session also included lengthy farewell remarks from Representatives Eskamani and Overdorf, reflecting on their service, staff, constituents, and policy priorities.

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• efforts to combat fraud. efforts to combat fraud.
• And you and I together sort of set things in motion, and then wound up with a really good end result
• 45.120> and<00:37:45.240> then motion, and then motion, and then uh<00:37:46.240> wound
• 46.760> a<00:37:46.840> really<00:37:47.160> good<00:37:47.640> end uh wound
• up with a really good end uh wound up with a really good end result<00:37:48.359> because<00:

Bills: HF1338

Keywords: Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, state oversight, government accountability, fraud, waste, abuse, audit, investigation, subpoena, whistleblower, public integrity, transparency, state agencies, executive branch, public funds, taxpayer funds, law enforcement oversight, public safety programs, advisory council

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• Committee and do some real good things for veterans since I'm a veteran myself and currently the only combat
• Some learned English, and women became nurses to tend to the wounded.
• Your villages came under fire, and many of your family... members were killed or wounded, more than 10%
• The wound in his stomach from an AK-47 bullet continued to give him chronic pain for the duration of
• The department currently spends $550,000 employing three individuals to combat soldier suicide in the

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• Senate Bill 1452 requires the Attorney General to establish a cargo theft task force to combat crimes
• Office, modeled after the organized retail theft task force, to allow coordination and focus on combating
• days, if you saw some horrible situation, you know... ...people dying in a car crash, or even if you wound
• His partner wounded the robber. The robber still sits incarcerated today.

Bills: SB1048, SB1071, SB1092, SB1314, SB1391, SB1400, SB1401, SB1452

Keywords: juvenile services, Coconino county, rehabilitation, detox center, financial appropriation, Arizona Rangers, statutory repeal, security, state law, regulatory changes, probation, dangerous crimes, children, Arizona Revised Statutes, criminal justice, juvenile offenses, appropriations, salary increase, corrections, public safety

Summary: The committee heard several public safety and appropriations-related bills. SB 1452 would create a cargo theft task force in the Attorney General’s Office to coordinate with federal, state, and local law enforcement on cargo and freight theft; the sponsor and trucking industry supporters described cargo theft as a rapidly growing, organized crime problem, and the bill received a 7-0 do pass recommendation. SB 1048 would appropriate $36 million to Coconino County for a new juvenile court services facility and conversion of the existing detention center into a detox/sobriety/crisis recovery center; some members objected to directing a large sum to one county, but it passed 4-3. SB 1092 would prohibit early termination of probation or earned-time/work-time credit for people convicted of dangerous crimes against children, including retroactive application to current lifetime probationers; the sponsor argued it would prevent offenders from being released from supervision, while opponents raised concerns about judicial discretion and overbreadth, and it passed 4-3. The committee also approved SB 1391, which directs AZ POST to create a pilot law enforcement stress management and mental wellness training program with a $950,000 appropriation and a sunset date in 2029. Supporters, including law enforcement trainers and family members, said the program would address cumulative stress, suicide prevention, and resiliency before crises occur; it passed 7-0. SB 1401, a special license plate bill creating a golf tournament charity plate and fund to support youth athletic programs in Tucson, also passed unanimously after testimony from the Tucson Conquistadors. SB 1314 sought unspecified appropriations for salary increases for probation officers, corrections staff, juvenile corrections officers, and DPS employees. Supporters from the Fraternal Order of Police and agency representatives argued that pay raises were needed to address vacancies, turnover, and retention, while some members expressed concern about the open-ended cost and broader budget pressures; it passed 5-1 with one not voting. The committee then took up SB 1071, which would repeal the Arizona Rangers’ statutory framework; testimony sharply divided over accountability, transparency, training, and the organization’s public service role. Rather than vote, the chair held the bill for further discussion and possible amendment. Finally, the committee heard SB 1400, which would allow law enforcement agencies to establish confidential wellness and peer support counseling programs for employees exposed to trauma; supporters said confidentiality is needed to encourage officers to seek help, and the bill was presented for further consideration.

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• When somebody is injured by a gunshot wound or so forth, you have to get immediate assistance.
• history whereby when tactical law enforcement goes in, it could be a standoff for some time with wounded
• building materials theft, with a thriving gray market and a significant challenge our members face when combating
• Many of them are already volunteering to combat trafficking and protect vulnerable people right here

Bills: HB1455, HB1777, HB2101, HB2136, HB2609, HB3142, HB3552, HB3846, HB4155, HB4514, HB4879, HB4995, HB5014, HB5139, HB5228, HB5436, HCR40

Keywords: mental health, jail diversion, law enforcement, reporting requirements, criminal justice, data collection, criminal justice reform, intellectual disability, mental illness, data reporting, public safety, reporting, substance abuse, sex offender, driver's license, identification, gunshot detection, unreported gunshots, municipal police, crime investigation

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• We've got close combat. But school resource off.
• We've got close combat. But school resource officers, I believe, open carry, don't they?
• cases where, probably under the right circumstances, any law enforcement agent in a hand-to-hand combat
• The most innocent of human beings, the most vulnerable after birth, is the infant no longer in the wound
• Who is capable of being attacked or injured or wounded or hurt or killed?

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal for the prior day by a 123-0 roll call vote. Members then used points of personal privilege to recognize National Police Week and honor fallen law enforcement officers with a moment of silence, and several members gave farewell remarks for departing colleagues and interns. The chamber also introduced a number of special guests, including student groups, interns, a former representative, and the University of Missouri wheelchair basketball team. The House then took up Senate messages and committee reports before acting on House Committee Substitute for House Bills 1839, 2921, and 3015. The sponsor explained the Senate amendment was a technical correction to an online age-verification provision related to pornography; the House concurred 104-30 and then finally passed the package 112-25. The chamber also considered the conference committee report on House Bill 2596, which was described as a small-business health plan measure that modernizes pooled-plan language and adds a 12-month contraception coverage provision while removing a Senate-added blood pressure cuff requirement. After debate on the conference report and a severability clause, the House adopted the report 120-26 and then third-read and passed the bill 119-27. Finally, the House debated Senate Bill 905, which would create the Missouri Ranger training program allowing schools to optionally place specially trained personnel with narrow law-enforcement authority on campus. Debate focused heavily on school safety, local control, training standards, liability, funding, and whether the proposal would improve protection or instead increase the presence of guns in schools. Supporters argued it would give districts another optional safety tool, especially where school resource officers are unavailable, while opponents said schools need more mental health and educational resources rather than armed personnel and raised concerns about training, child development, and unintended harm. The House adopted an amendment clarifying the program after a 96-46 vote, but the transcript cuts off before final passage of the bill.

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• I close by underscoring that the single most effective tool for combating fraud is fully funding the
• Eleven-year-old McKenna Young and one-year-old Landry Harris were both found with apparent gunshot wounds
• inside... ...with apparent gunshot wounds inside their Memphis home, where their mother was found with
• stab wounds.
• this story over and over and over again because there is no measure of time that can dull this open wound

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• very tough deployment where 25 of my brothers ended up giving the ultimate sacrifice, and 300 were wounded
• a great way for us to continue giving back to our brothers and sisters who served, especially in combat
• We've been in combat. Things never go quite right, and they can go quite wrong very, very quickly.

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• Officer Garcia served our nation for four years in the Marine Corps, earning the Combat Action Ribbon
• Officer Garcia served our nation for four years in the Marine Corps, earning the Combat Action Ribbon
• , Fire Department, was severely wounded, Fire Department, was severely wounded, but<02:11:17.280>
• explosion rang out at the shipyard at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California, killing or wounding
• He led Marines in combat in Iraq with Third Battalion, First Marines.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• The federal government, at that time, failed to act for quite some time, and we wound up having to bear
• President, that combating food insecurity and combating hunger is a Bipartisan priority of this body.
• We join forces in this chamber to combat the insidious issue of stolen benefits, and we invested money

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate first adopted an emergency preamble for H. 4521, establishing a sick leave bank for Kathleen Roder of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, by standing vote, with 8 in favor and none opposed. The chamber also suspended rules to refer several petitions to committee, including a resolution to rescind prior Article 5 constitutional convention applications and a petition on officer training related to stage suicides. Committee reports moved several bills forward, including legislation clarifying the duties of the Adjutant General and enhancing access and support for military-connected families, both with new drafts, and a bill designating Veterans Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day, which was ordered to a third reading. A major portion of the session focused on the House’s nonconcurrence in the Senate’s amendment to the fiscal year 2025 supplemental budget and the appointment of a conference committee. Senators from both parties debated how to respond to the federal government shutdown and the threatened lapse in SNAP benefits, with repeated calls for the Commonwealth to use available state resources to prevent hunger, protect vulnerable residents, and seek federal reimbursement. Several members criticized the governor’s use of taxpayer-funded communications on the issue, while others defended the administration’s limited initial response and emphasized fiscal constraints. The Senate ultimately insisted on its amendment and appointed a conference committee consisting of Senators Rodrigues, Comerford, and O’Connor. The chamber also passed several local and special bills, including measures exempting Natick’s assistant fire chief from civil service, authorizing sewer service in Sharon, changing the term of the elected moderator in Holden, updating Medford’s linkage exaction program, and establishing sick leave banks for Candy J. Pike and Kathleen Roder. The Senate later adopted amended resolutions calling on the President of the United States to release contingency funds for SNAP during the shutdown, adopted an order to adjourn to the following Monday, and then adjourned.

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• What does resolve congestion, though, reduce the number of lane miles, combat development of our natural
• I think that's really wrong, and basically what I see is schools are experiencing a gaping wound, and
• what we're doing here is just injecting a little bit of numbing agent around that gaping wound.

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• <01:19:01.840> intelligence important role in combat intelligence important role in combat
• This would be my first combat deployment to be followed by many others.
• And you learn the smell<02:22:00.479> of<02:22:00.720> combat.
• smell of combat. smell of combat.
• Soon there were three wounded and one lay dead. Fireman Dwayne Hodges by name.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened for Military Appreciation Day with a color guard presentation, the national anthem, the Pledge of Allegiance led by military veterans, and a quorum call. The journal from the prior day was approved, and the chamber then moved out of order to consider a series of resolutions honoring military service and veterans. All of the resolutions taken up in this segment were adopted by recorded vote, generally with unanimous support and no opposing votes, with several members named as co-sponsors after passage. The first resolutions recognized military service broadly and by community: HJR 1004 honored military members, veterans, POWs, MIAs, and Gold Star families; HJR 1005 recognized African-American veterans; HJR 1006 recognized Latina and Latino veterans; HJR 1007 honored Native American veterans and communities; HJR 1008 honored women veterans and women serving in the armed forces; HJR 1009 focused on veterans mental health awareness and proclaimed Military and Veterans Appreciation Day; HJR 1010 honored Colorado veterans of the Vietnam War; HJR 1011 marked the 81st anniversary of the end of World War II and honored Colorado veterans who served in that war; and HJR 1012 honored Korean War veterans. Each was adopted with overwhelming support, typically 59 or 60 ayes and no no votes. The chamber also adopted HJR 1013 honoring Persian Gulf War veterans, HJR 1014 honoring post-9/11 veterans, HJR 1015 recognizing the 58th anniversary of the capture of the USS Pueblo and calling for its return, and HJR 1016 honoring the 10th Mountain Division and Camp Hale. After the votes, the House recessed for sponsor remarks. Speakers from both chambers and invited guests gave tributes emphasizing sacrifice, family service, historical discrimination faced by African-American and Latino veterans, the contributions of Native American code talkers and tribal communities, the importance of mental health support for veterans, and remembrance of Gold Star families and those lost in war.