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• What we don't have in the forecast is any impact of potential changes in Congress, so, for example, the
• um any impact of potential<00:19:18.600> changes<00:19:18.960> in<00:19:19.200> Congress
• ><00:19:20.200> so<00:19:20.760> for<00:19:21.240> for potential changes in Congress
• so for for potential changes in Congress so for for example<00:19:21.720> the<00:19:21.760>
• I participated in the RAISE Act initial report to Congress in 2021.

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• system is confusing, it's cumbersome, it doesn't work for anyone, it fails a lot of people, and Congress
• <00:21:23.919> and<00:21:24.240> and<00:21:24.440> and<00:21:24.640> Congress
• <00:21:25.039> hasn't of people and and and Congress hasn't of people and and and Congress
• year, and this could be worse if, at the same time, federal enhanced subsidies are not renewed by Congress
• year, and this could be worse if, at the same time, federal enhanced subsidies are not renewed by Congress

Bills: HF10, HF27

Keywords: undocumented immigrants, state funding, MinnesotaCare, scholarship ineligibility, state assistance, permit to carry, concealed carry, handgun permit, firearm permit, pistol training, sheriff, application process, electronic filing, mail application, fax submission, certified mail, certified delivery, gun rights, Second Amendment, firearms regulation

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• , the Congress having no treaty of annexation, having no boundaries.
• Congress having no treaty of annexation, having no boundaries.
• military force, against which we were unable to protect ourselves, was imposed by way of an act of Congress
• 02:31:50.720> and<02:31:50.920> this<02:31:51.080> is<02:31:51.479> I Congress
• I'd like to read and this is I Congress I'd like to read and this is I I<02:31:51.840> really

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. HB 114, concerning employment in the State Historic Preservation Program, drew support from DLNR, which said the measure would help retain qualified archaeologists, architects, and other professionals by preserving current pay levels for a limited number of positions. Members raised concerns about expanding exempt positions and the effect on union coverage, and DLNR said it was also working with DEHRD on longer-term reclassification issues. No vote was taken on the bill in the portion provided. HB 12, relating to tort liability, drew strong opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice, which argued the bill would create overly broad immunity for landowners, conflict with Hawaii’s comparative fault framework, and undermine existing recreational liability law. Supporters said it would reduce liability concerns and encourage landowners to allow hiking, hunting, search-and-rescue training, and firearms-related uses on private land. The committee then moved on without any recorded vote in the excerpt. The committee also discussed HB 29 on counties, but no county representative was present, and members questioned whether the proposal should instead proceed through condemnation if it involved a forced sale. HB 175 on property maintenance received DLNR comments that the bill should be narrowed to noxious weeds and that fire-related provisions were more properly handled by county fire departments and the State Fire Marshal. HB 331 on permits drew support from several state agencies, but the Honolulu Board of Water Supply opposed it unless “repetitive construction” was defined more clearly; members and agencies discussed narrowing the bill to avoid unintended impacts on water and utility infrastructure. The committee also heard strong support for HB 3 on North Shore beach management, HB 309 on fish ponds, and HB 306 on water code penalties, though the Board of Water Supply raised concerns about increased fines and suggested an alternative governor’s bill and clearer administrative rules.

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• On May 26, 1824, the United States Congress ordered the distribution of 200 copies of the Stone facsimile
• On May 26, 1824, United States<00:18:16.000> Congress<00:18:16.480> ordered<00:18:16.799
• > the<00:18:17.039> distribution States Congress ordered the distribution States Congress
• ><05:22:47.520> at<05:22:47.760> exit<05:22:48.320> passed fifth provincial congress
• at exit passed fifth provincial congress at exit passed the<05:22:49.360> first<05:22:49.760>

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• Uh, I know Congress passed a House Resolution One earlier in the year and there were some education changes
• Uh I know Congress passed a education.
• Uh I know Congress passed a House<00:02:35.840> Resolution<00:02:36.560> One<00:02:37.120
• So, of course, as you all know, there was substantial legislation passed this Congress in July known
• passed this Congress in July known<00:04:15.920> as<00:04:16.079> the<00:04:16.400>

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call: 0:00:00 Approval of Minutes: 0:01:45 Federal Education Updates 0:02:12 Dual Credit Updates: 0:43:38 Kentucky State University's Doctoral Program Request: 01:27:08 Postsecondary Accreditation: 1:49:05 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations: 2:14:48 Adjournment 2:16:31, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the previous meeting minutes, and heard a presentation from Austin Reid of the National Conference of State Legislatures on education-related provisions in the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1). Reid said the law is projected to increase the federal deficit over 10 years, with major savings coming from Medicaid, student loan changes, and SNAP. He focused on how those changes could affect schools, including possible effects on free and reduced-price meal certification, state funding formulas that use SNAP as a proxy for low-income status, and Medicaid-funded school services for students with disabilities. Reid also outlined the new federal scholarship tax credit, which gives a dollar-for-dollar credit for donations to qualifying scholarship-granting organizations. He said families up to 300% of area median income may benefit, the program begins in 2027, and states must opt in and designate eligible organizations. He noted unresolved questions about whether states can add their own criteria and said Treasury regulations will be important. He also described the expansion of 529 plans to cover more K-12 and postsecondary expenses. On higher education, Reid explained a new workforce Pell grant option for short-term programs, with states and governors playing a role in determining eligible programs. He said the programs must meet placement, completion, and earnings measures and that implementation is expected to be tight before the July 1, 2026 effective date. He also reviewed student loan changes, including lower institutional loan limits, prorated borrowing for part-time enrollment, new caps on graduate and Parent PLUS loans, and a new earnings-based accountability standard that could make some programs ineligible for student loans if graduates earn too little. No votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

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• That's for the state legislature and or the federal Congress. defect in in uh separation of powers defect
• ><01:20:51.920> or<01:20:52.199> the<01:20:52.360> federal<01:20:52.840> Congress
• legislature and or the federal Congress legislature and or the federal Congress if<01:20:53.760>
• You'll find that either the federal Congress or the state legislature will define the parameters for
• gives them the responsibility Congress gives them the responsibility to<02:32:46.160> naturalize<

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• Congress. You can live in Oklahoma City and run in District 2, whatever.

Bills: HB3091, HB3314, HB3435, HB3748, HB3913, HB3919, HB4132, HB4203, HB4303

Keywords: county officials, residency requirement, dereliction of duty, removal process, government accountability, marijuana tax, public service impact tax, county funding, voter approval, local government, municipal bonds, ballot proposals, voting process, fund allocation, county government, administration, local resources, public institutions, construction, maintenance

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• Good afternoon, Congress Member Arambula and member.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• the administration submitted a preliminary budget proposal—they're calling it a skinny budget—to Congress

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• , this is a resolution that, uh, uh, simply, very simple, just says that, uh, we are, uh, urging Congress

Bills: SB 1036, SB 1566, SB 1664, SB 2268, SCR 5, SCR 8, SCR 9, SCR 32, SCR 46

Keywords: residential solar, solar retailer, solar salesperson, solar panel sales, solar lease, solar installation, renewable energy, clean energy, consumer protection, deceptive sales, door-to-door solicitation, occupational registration, TDLR, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation, Public Utility Commission, electrical contractor, interconnection, net metering, Truth in Lending Act

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• This is a resolution that simply asserts that we are urging Congress to keep the number of justices on

Bills: SB1036, SB1566, SB1664, SB2268, SCR5, SCR8, SCR9, SCR32, SCR46

Keywords: residential solar, solar retailer, solar salesperson, solar panel sales, solar lease, solar installation, renewable energy, clean energy, consumer protection, deceptive sales, door-to-door solicitation, occupational registration, TDLR, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation, Public Utility Commission, electrical contractor, interconnection, net metering, Truth in Lending Act

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• Which urges Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code.

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• From our school boards and the Texas Capitol to the halls of Congress and the White House, SEAT has made

Summary: Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT) held an advocacy day at the Texas Capitol with more than 300 young Texans and allies to press lawmakers on education policy. Speakers framed the event around student visibility in policymaking and criticized recent Texas actions on school vouchers, book bans, and legislation affecting LGBTQ students and classroom content. Representative Donna Howard briefly attended and voiced support for students having a seat at the table, citing a prior effort to add a student to a school board as an example of the kind of participation SEAT is seeking. Several student speakers described how voucher expansion threatens public schools and argued that public education is being underfunded and undermined rather than failing on its own. Others focused on LGBTQ inclusion, saying bills such as SB 12 and SB 13 would erase queer students’ experiences and make schools less safe and welcoming. One speaker also condemned book bans and censorship, arguing that students need access to diverse books and honest, inclusive education to think critically and feel represented. SEAT executive director Cameron Samuels closed by describing the group’s earlier organizing against book bans and internet restrictions and by connecting that work to broader demands for public schools, student rights, and safety. The event did not include any legislative vote or formal committee action; it was an advocacy press conference aimed at influencing lawmakers during the session.

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• The president stood there at his joint statement before the congress and named all of these dozens of

Keywords: Frank Bisignano, Social Security Administration, Doge, nomination, committee, customer service, staffing issues, Senate

Summary: The meeting of the Finance Committee primarily focused on the nomination of Frank Bisignano for Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. Members discussed the nominee's qualifications extensively, raising concerns about his past connections to Doge and the implications for Social Security. Several Senators expressed doubts about Bisignano's ability to improve the existing issues faced by the Social Security Administration, particularly related to staffing, customer service, and the potential for service cuts that could ultimately harm beneficiaries. The atmosphere was contentious, with divisive opinions visible among the committee members as they scrutinized Bisignano's past dealings and strategies.

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• By Hinojosa of Nueces, urging Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make spaceports eligible

Bills: SJR1, SJR2, SJR5, SJR33, SJR34, SJR35, SJR37, SJR38, SJR39, SCR12, SB4, SB40, SB701, SB702, SB703, SB704, SB705, SB706, SB707, SB708, SB709, SB710, SB711, SB712, SB713, SB714, SB715, SB716, SB717, SB718, SB719, SB720, SB721, SB722, SB723, SB724, SB725, SB726, SB727, SB728, SB729, SB730, SB731, SB732, SB733, SB734, SB735, SB736, SB737, SB738, SB739, SB740, SB741, SB742, SB743, SB744, SB745, SB746, SB747, SB748, SB749, SB750, SB751, SB752, SB753, SB754, SB755, SB756, SB757, SB758, SB759, SB760, SB761, SB762, SB763, SB764, SB765, SB766, SB767, SB768, SB769, SB770, SB771, SB772, SB773, SB774, SB775, SB776, SB777, SB778, SB779, SB780, SB781, SB782, SB783, SB784, SB785, SB786, SB787, SB788, SB789, SB790, SB791, SB792, SB793, SB794, SB795, SB796, SB797, SB798, SB799, SB800, SB801, SB802, SB803, SB804, SB805, SB806, SB807, SB808, SB809, SB810, SB811, SB812, SB813, SB814, SB815, SB816, SB817, SB818, SB819, SB820, SB821, SB822, SB823, SB824, SB825, SJR1, SJR2, SJR5, SJR33, SJR34, SJR35, SJR37, SJR38, SJR39, SCR12, SB4, SB40, SB701, SB702, SB703, SB704, SB705, SB706, SB707, SB708, SB709, SB710, SB711, SB712, SB713, SB714, SB715, SB716, SB717, SB718, SB719, SB720, SB721, SB722, SB723, SB724, SB725, SB726, SB727, SB728, SB729, SB730, SB731, SB732, SB733, SB734, SB735, SB736, SB737, SB738, SB739, SB740, SB741, SB742, SB743, SB744, SB745, SB746, SB747, SB748, SB749, SB750, SB751, SB752, SB753, SB754, SB755, SB756, SB757, SB758, SB759, SB760, SB761, SB762, SB763, SB764, SB765, SB766, SB767, SB768, SB769, SB770, SB771, SB772, SB773, SB774, SB775, SB776, SB777, SB778, SB779, SB780, SB781, SB782, SB783, SB784, SB785, SB786, SB787, SB788, SB789, SB790, SB791, SB792, SB793, SB794, SB795, SB796, SB797, SB798, SB799, SB800, SB801, SB802, SB803, SB804, SB805, SB806, SB807, SB808, SB809, SB810, SB811, SB812, SB813, SB814, SB815, SB816, SB817, SB818, SB819, SB820, SB821, SB822, SB823, SB824, SB825

Keywords: bail denial, illegal aliens, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, law enforcement, SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025

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• Hinojosa by Hinojosa of NAS urging Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make spaceports eligible

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• they're in for 80 years, and then they're doing insider trading and all other kinds of things in Congress
• they're in for 80 years, and then they're doing insider trading and all other kinds of things in Congress
• they're doing all other kinds of things they're doing all other kinds of things in<02:19:58.000> Congress
• could<02:19:59.280> end<02:19:59.520> up<02:20:00.000> happening in Congress
• This could end up happening in Congress.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• will cut services and leave thousands of Minnesota workers without a paycheck until the Republican Congress
• without a paycheck until<00:04:01.200> the<00:04:01.360> Republican<00:04:01.920> Congress
• <00:04:02.560> passes<00:04:02.959> a until the Republican Congress passes a until
• the Republican Congress passes a budget.<00:04:04.159> This<00:04:04.400> kind<00:04:04.640
• because it is a shame that a Congress because it is a shame that a Congress controlled<00:35:25.280

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• Veterans Guardian alone spent $2.3 million in the last three years lobbying Congress on this issue, and
• on this issue and year lobbying Congress on this issue and they<01:09:30.719> have<01:09:30.880
• , the Congress that was there at the time came along for the ride.
• ,<03:38:58.880> the<03:38:59.120> Congress did and in his Congress, the Congress did
• and in his Congress, the Congress that<03:38:59.600> was<03:38:59.680> there<03:38:59.840

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Congress included in that welfare reform bill statements that states could impose durational requirements
• ><02:37:44.240> included<02:37:44.680> in<02:37:44.800> that Administration Congress
• included in that Administration Congress included in that welfare<02:37:45.359> reform<02:37:
• so Congress told states that<02:37:52.000> they<02:37:52.080> could<02:37:52.240> do
• can't authorize states to said Congress can't authorize states to violate<02:38:03.800> the<02

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