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• In 2008, she joined the West Midwest Community in Omaha, Nebraska, where she spent five years faithfully
• In Omaha, Nebraska, she spent five years faithfully serving in her ministry while caring for those who
• I've been in this chamber now for seven years, about a week ago, spent my seventh year, and you've been
• And of course, Sister Gorman, what an honor to have spent the last eight years in your presence.
• We've already spent $24 billion on homeless housing in the state of California.

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• A suspected cause is due to the residual benzene from diesel fuel used in our fire engines.
• 00:03:42.239><c> benzene</c><00:03:42.799><c> from</c><00:03:42.959><c> diesel</c><00:03:43.280><c> fuel
• </c> to the residual benzene from diesel fuel to the residual benzene from diesel fuel used<00:03:44.000
• This is, I think, a new and growing area that a lot of states are working on, and we spent a lot of time
• a lot of time trying to and uh we spent a lot of time trying to make<00:39:43.839><c> sure</c><00:39

Bills: HF2354 , HF3407 , HF4359 , HF4192 , HF3356 , HF3695 , HF1597 , HF3155 , HF3871 , HF4437 , HF4446 , HF3990

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, ghost guns, unserialized firearms, 3D-printed guns, 3D printer firearms, CNC milling, home-built firearms, firearm serialization, serial numbers, unfinished frame, unfinished receiver, ghost gun ban, gun control, firearm design files, CAD files, digital gun blueprints

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• They say, "I spent five weeks at Regions and owe my life to their incredible care.
• They<00:09:09.920><c> say,</c><00:09:10.720><c> "I</c><00:09:11.040><c> spent</c><00:09:11.440><c> five
• </c><00:09:11.680><c> weeks</c><00:09:11.920><c> at</c><00:09:12.160><c> Regions</c> They say, "I spent
• institutions or that the EMS sectors have to pay just to keep people employed, keep the ambulance fueled
• institutions or that the EMS sectors have to pay just to keep people employed, keep the ambulance fueled

Bills: HF3521 , HF1807 , HF1270 , HF2070 , HF3136

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: hospital moratorium, hospital construction, bed capacity, hospital expansion, health care facilities, hospital licensing, safety-net hospital, level I trauma center, Ramsey County, Minnesota health law, hospital beds, new hospital exception, certificate of need, inpatient capacity, emergency care, trauma services, health system regulation, state moratorium, hospital modernization, health infrastructure

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• During the interview, I actually spent a little more time with Jessica than I've had time interviewing
• </c><00:34:45.720><c> a</c><00:34:45.879><c> little</c> interview uh I actually spent a little interview
• uh I actually spent a little more<00:34:46.639><c> time</c><00:34:47.159><c> with</c><00:34:48.119><
• There's probably 30 some odd miles of roads that we're expanding and creating new fuel breaks, so if
• There's probably 30 some odd miles of roads that we're expanding and creating new fuel breaks, so if

Summary: The Committee on Water and Land heard confirmation nominations for several DLNR-related boards and commissions, including GM 530 for Karen Ono to the Board of Land and Natural Resources, GM 582 for Jay Kenan to the Natural Area Reserves System Commission, and GM 584 for Adrien Trulock to the Hawaii Historic Places Review Board. The chair repeatedly noted the volunteer nature of these positions and said the committee would take up decision-making after hearing all nominees. Testimony and comments for each nominee were generally supportive, with agency representatives praising their preparation, experience, and willingness to serve. For Karen Ono, DLNR and several supporters from Kauai testified in favor, describing her as highly prepared and effective on the board. Senators questioned her about DLNR land use, especially state lands near rail stations and whether they should be used for affordable housing rather than commercial development. Ono said she had not taken a board position on those specific proposals because they had not yet come before the board, but she acknowledged the importance of housing and infrastructure. She also responded to questions about DLNR’s management of transferred agricultural lands, saying concerns about the department’s ability to manage such lands had been raised before and remain relevant. One senator expressed strong reservations about the nomination based on the land-use answers. For Jay Kenan, the NARS Commission testimony focused on the commission’s role in advising on land management and conservation policy. Kenan said he hoped to continue helping evaluate properties and policies, and he identified funding and staffing as the main challenge. DLNR staff explained that the position supporting NARS had been abolished and that the department had limited capacity to restore it because other priorities, such as fire-related positions, were taking precedence. The committee also discussed a separate bill affecting Legacy Lands funding through conveyance tax revenues, with members and agency staff expressing concern that the measure could reduce support for land संरक्षण efforts. For Adrien Trulock, SHPD and DLNR staff strongly supported the nomination, citing her preservation background and experience with historic properties. Members discussed the importance of her expertise for reviewing nominations and appeals and for helping with preservation planning. The committee also raised broader concerns about delays in historic-place designations and the difference between state and federal review processes; SHPD explained that board approval places a property on the state register, while federal National Register review can still require revisions and cause delays. No final votes or confirmations were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• So once you have mixed fuel and don't know where that mixed fuel came from, or the fuel is mixed and
• And the fuel island problem that is caused by CARBOB fuel is a bigger problem. brought up as well.
• As time has gone on, the difference between carbob fuel fuel fuel and non-carbub fuel from an air pollution
• And the fuel island problem that is caused by Carbob fuel is a bigger problem.
• The fuel island problem that is caused by CARBOB fuel is a bigger problem.

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee heard several bills, with most of the discussion focused on AB 2672 (Hart), which would require the California Energy Commission to set parameters for using an existing waiver process to allow non-CARBOB gasoline during fuel supply shocks, with fees used to offset emissions and help fund cleaner vehicles. Supporters said the bill would reduce gas price spikes and provide needed flexibility in emergencies; opponents, including the Western States Petroleum Association and union refinery representatives, argued it would function as a tax, create market uncertainty, and could undermine in-state refining and fuel-system compliance. Members raised concerns about affordability, refinery impacts, and delegation of authority to CARB/CEC, while the author said the bill was intended to be cost-neutral and protect consumers. The committee initially held the bill open and later advanced it on a divided vote. AB 2761 (Petrie-Norris) was heard next and would modernize California crash data reporting by creating a single statewide electronic system for fatal and injury crash reports. The author and AAA supported the measure, saying current paper-based reporting is slow, fragmented, and outdated, delaying safety improvements and federal funding opportunities. There was no registered opposition, and the bill moved forward unanimously to Appropriations. AB 1874 (Wilson) would prevent people convicted of certain serious driving offenses from serving a license suspension while incarcerated, so the suspension would begin when they are actually back on the road. Supporters, including law enforcement and roadway safety groups, said current practice makes suspensions meaningless and weakens accountability for dangerous drivers. Some members questioned whether the bill creates a double penalty, but the author argued the measure is limited to the most serious offenses and ensures the suspension has real public safety effect. The committee approved the bill on a strong vote. The committee also passed its consent calendar bills, and several measures were held open for later vote tallying before the meeting adjourned.

Bills: SB5223 , SB6071 , SB5966 , SB6061 , SB6016 , SB5973 , SB5053 , SB5249 , SB6190 , SB5574 , SB6263 , SB6282 , SB5950 , SB6074 , SB6096 , SB5609 , SB5943 , SJM8016 , SB5907 , SB6155 , SB6158 , SB6227 , SB6085 , SB6234 , SB6274 , SB5909 , SB6045 , SB6089 , SB6170 , SB5954 , SB5762 , SB6032 , SB6082 , SB6164 , SB6176 , SB6319 , SB6308 , SB6177 , SB6052 , SB6182 , SB6335 , SB6017 , SB5470 , SB5990 , SB5046 , SB5387 , SB5637 , SB5647 , SB5839 , SB5888 , SB5962 , SB6018 , SB6037 , SB6047 , SB6078 , SB6130 , SB6147 , SB6256 , HB2155 , HB2304 , HB2367 , HB2606 , SB5998 , SB6005

Keywords: criminal offense, fingerprinting, law enforcement, state regulations, public safety, overpayment recovery, modernization, health care, legislation, healthcare, nutrition, medically tailored meals, dietary support, food security, chronic illness, tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development

Bills: SB683 , SB1579 , SB1389 , SB1387 , SB1390 , SB1391 , SB2063 , SB1829 , SB2060 , SB1842 , SB1398 , SB1212 , SB2158 , SB102 , SB1772 , SB1958 , SB2010 , SB1595 , SB1687 , SB1684 , SB2049 , SB1966 , SB1989 , SB1191 , SB1258 , SB1920 , SB1936 , SB2143 , SB2122 , SB330 , SB2071 , SB2169 , SB2069 , SB2095 , SB2157 , SB1806 , SB1430 , SB206 , SB1547 , SB1849 , SB1428 , SB1653 , SB1984 , SB1644 , SB1561 , SB1813 , SB1570 , SB1796

Keywords: education, tax credit, student support, private school, Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit, financial assistance, homeschooling, qualified expenses, property tax, valuation increase, taxpayer rights, homestead, protest process, school choice, tuition assistance, income limits, parental choice, accreditation, sales tax, motor vehicles

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• Fuel or requiring sellers of gasoline to sell non-CARBOB fuel in California under the current proposal
• So once you start bringing non-CARBOB fuel in and getting those barrels mixed with CARBOB fuel barrels
• Once you have mixed fuel and don't know where that mixed fuel came from, or the fuel is mixed and you're
• And the fuel island problem that is caused by CARBOB fuel is a bigger problem.
• The fuel island problem that is caused by CARBOB fuel is a bigger problem.

Committee: House Transportation

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• So that's basically some version of a fossil fuel.
• Every year of delay is a year that we burn more fossil fuels and risk our reliability targets.
• Clean energy projects are enormously critical for us to transition away from fossil fuels, so we have
• We have the cleanest fuel standards in the country.
• Our factories use less fuel, less energy, cleaner energy.

Committee: Senate Environmental Quality

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• This committee in particular has spent a lot of time focusing on legislation that was referenced.
• Next is fuel substitution.
• Fuel substitution, or the word that we use for building electrification, means substituting natural gas
• So fossil fuels are not permitted to comply with the order. All right, next slide.
• In December 2020, we had an issue where we had fuel constraints that led to extreme vulnerability, and

Summary: The committee first heard AB 1026 by Assembly Member Wilson, which would require investor-owned utilities to provide clearer front-end information and follow more consistent timelines for post-entitlement energization applications tied to housing projects. The author and supporters from the Housing Action Coalition and Mission Housing said utility delays can hold up approved housing, add costs, and create uncertainty, and they argued the bill would align utility processes with recent state efforts to streamline local permitting. PG&E and Southern California Edison opposed the bill, saying existing CPUC timelines and the ongoing energization rulemaking already address the issue, that the bill could be duplicative or premature, and that some proposed timelines were too short. The committee discussed the bill’s relationship to the CPUC’s September 2024 decision, and AB 1026 was ultimately approved on a 15-0 vote, with the consent calendar also passing. The second half of the hearing was the committee’s annual oversight hearing on electric reliability. Representatives from the CPUC, CEC, CAISO, and DWR reviewed lessons from the 2020 and 2022 heat emergencies, emphasizing that California has since added significant resources, improved planning, and created backstop programs such as the strategic reliability reserve. They said the summer 2025 outlook is cautiously optimistic, with no expected shortfalls under traditional planning conditions and a projected surplus, though wildfire and extreme heat remain risks. The agencies also described major changes in planning and operations, including more battery storage, updated resource adequacy rules, expanded transmission planning, and reforms to the interconnection queue. Members asked about data center load, Diablo Canyon’s future, the strategic reliability reserve, demand response, wildfire mitigation costs, affordability, and regional market expansion. Witnesses said data center demand is a major variable but can be managed through better forecasting, flexible service arrangements, and siting in areas with existing capacity; they also said firm clean resources remain valuable while planning continues around Diablo Canyon’s scheduled retirement. On affordability, they said the agencies try to balance reliability with least-cost procurement, and that new resources can lower market prices even as they require upfront investment. CAISO also highlighted the value of the Western Energy Imbalance Market and the planned day-ahead market, saying regional coordination improves both reliability and cost savings.

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• I won't read all of my background, but just a short synopsis is I spent 24 years with state police.
• that spent, uh, 20 years<00:50:48.559><c> in</c><00:50:48.800><c> the</c><00:50:48.960><c> industry,
• <01:24:40.880><c> we</c> alternative fuels data center, we alternative fuels data center, we currently
• Someone did some math and said, you know, we charge about this much per gallon for fuel tax.
• </c> maintained as just simply the fuel maintained as just simply the fuel source<04:29:47.120><c> that's

Committee: House Transportation

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• But then we've just spent Certainly.
• Similarly, in priority number two, we maintain a lot of facilities with fuel storage.
• We also maintain the state's fueling system.
• What is preventing us from using the fund that you're paying into every time you buy fuel?
• </c> every time you buy fuel? every time you buy fuel?

Committee: Senate Capital Budget

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• I've spent the last 30 years, 31 years, at the Aquaculture Research Institute in Hagerman.
• I spent my whole life building the sheep outfit. And I never dreamed we'd do what we did.
• I spent three days with the leading expert on wolves in Canada, Dr.
• Now then, how much of that is not going to Wildlife Services and being spent by the Wolf Board?
• I also want to mention, because we didn't, sheep will eat the grass, the fine fuels, the brush.

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from University of Idaho representatives on the university’s land-grant mission and its role in federalism, followed by detailed overviews of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Natural Resources. Speakers described the Morrill, Hatch, and Smith-Lever Acts, the university’s history, and examples of research, extension, and workforce training in agriculture, engineering, law, forestry, fire science, and youth programs such as 4-H. They highlighted facilities and programs including research stations, the Idaho Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, the deep soil ecotron, the Wildland Fire Center, the experimental forest, and the policy analysis group, while also noting the impact of federal and state funding delays and cuts on staffing and research capacity. Committee members asked about several current issues, including quagga mussels, screw worm, chronic wasting disease, and the effects of funding cuts. University officials said they were not actively researching some of those wildlife and livestock disease issues but were willing to help if capacity and funding allowed. They also said budget reductions had caused real losses, including layoffs and reduced programs, and that federal grant delays had disrupted research timelines. The committee also raised questions about conflicts of interest and university employees’ outside work; the university said it has annual conflict-of-interest and conflict-of-commitment training and review procedures. The committee then heard from Bonneville County Sheriff Sam Hulse and the Idaho Sheriffs Association on the federal 287(g) immigration partnership program. Hulse argued that participation should remain voluntary and locally controlled, describing the different 287(g) models, the training and liability concerns, and the distinction between local law enforcement and federal immigration enforcement. He said Idaho agencies already cooperate with ICE in other ways and that mandatory participation could create staffing, legal, and community-trust problems. Members asked about costs, liability, detention standards, and whether deputies lose local control under task force arrangements; Hulse said the answer depends on the specific model and operation, and he emphasized the need for local discretion. Later, the committee took testimony on the long-running bighorn sheep and domestic sheep conflict affecting western Idaho grazing allotments. Idaho Wool Growers representatives and affected ranchers described the history of state legislation, federal litigation, and the closure of grazing areas after bighorn sheep transplants, which they said cut livestock operations in half and caused major financial and personal hardship. They argued that the state and federal agencies had not lived up to assurances that permittees would be held harmless, and they urged continued attention to the issue. No formal votes or committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• jet fuel.
• Simply switching fuels is ludicrous. It's still burning fuel. It still causes warming.
• Switching fuels is ludicrous. It's still burning fuel.
• The hydrogen fuel is the fuel of the future.
• We want to change that to fuel cell, hydrogen fuel cell backup generation.

Summary: The committee heard several public hearings on tax and housing-related bills. HB 2451 on local tax increment financing was briefed as a negotiated trailer bill adding new limits and consultation requirements for increment areas, including restrictions on using areas that already have needed public improvements, earlier sunset rules, more detailed project analysis, and stronger notice, mediation, and arbitration procedures for affected taxing districts. Supporters from cities, ports, and fire districts said the bill rebalances the process and protects impacted jurisdictions; the hearing then closed. HB 2322 would change the alternative jet fuel tax incentive program by replacing the current production-capacity trigger with a fixed effective period beginning in 2031 and ending in 2046, while clarifying carbon-intensity requirements. The sponsor said the change adds certainty and supports cleaner aviation fuel. A refinery representative supported the program but asked for clarification to include Pierce County or define “blender,” while a climate-health opponent argued the bill subsidizes continued fossil-fuel combustion and should be rejected. HB 2590 would revise the limited equity cooperative definition and exempt such cooperatives from WUCIOA unless they opt in, while preserving the property-tax exemption requirements; supporters said it would reduce red tape and better fit cooperative housing, while members raised concerns about unintended restrictive membership rules and asked for fair-housing guardrails. HB 2655 would create a new sales and use tax exemption for construction and equipment at certain new data centers in eastern Washington, subject to labor, wage, apprenticeship, employment, and sustainability requirements. Supporters framed it as a jobs and clean-energy opportunity tied to hydrogen development and regional competitiveness, while opponents said it was a subsidy for large corporations and could strain water, power, and public revenues. The committee then moved to executive action and advanced HB 1983, the second substitute for HB 1974, the substitute for HB 2334, HB 2367, and the substitute for HB 2650, all with due pass recommendations. Amendments were adopted on HB 1974 and rejected on HB 2367; the other bills were advanced without amendment. Votes were recorded on each measure, with HB 1974 passing 10-4, HB 2334 passing 13-1, HB 2367 passing 11-3, and HB 2650 passing 14-0.

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• So my colleague and I spent the last summer and fall traveling to different areas across the state and
• the</c><00:01:14.920><c> last</c><00:01:15.200><c> summer</c><00:01:15.560><c> and</c> Magie and I spent
• the last summer and Magie and I spent the last summer and fall<00:01:16.280><c> traveling</c><00:01:
• uh hearing about the time that you spent uh hearing about uh<00:16:02.199><c> the</c><00:16:02.319><
• </c><00:30:08.240><c> their</c> has to do with covid they spent their has to do with covid they spent

Committee: Senate Education Policy

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• </c> tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel that<00:05:12.479
• compared to conventional jet fuel.
• SAF is a drop-in fuel, so what that means is today we can take 50% conventional jet fuel and 50% SAF
• aviation fuel this next Generation<00:40:40.520><c> fuel</c><00:40:40.920><c> has</c><00:40:41.160><
• such as sustainable aviation fuel.

Bills: HF1277 , HF1006

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: data centers, tax exemption, Minnesota statutes, economic development, employment growth, property tax, abatement, land bank, redevelopment, political subdivision

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• He spent countless hours writing and studying here in the House Press Gallery.
• He spent countless hours writing and studying here in the House Press Gallery.
• He spent countless hours writing and studying here in the House Press Gallery.
• He spent countless hours writing and studying here in the House Press Gallery.
• I spent 18 years as a state legislator and now here in Congress.

Bills: HR480 , HR481 , HR488 , HB2035 , HR252 , HB1948 , HR1373 , HR1182 , HR248 , HR137 , HB2390 , HB2351

Keywords: House of Representatives, congressional training, workplace rights, workplace responsibilities, anti-discrimination, anti-harassment, sexual harassment training, employee training, Member orientation, House Administration Committee, Congressional Accountability Act, CAA, interns, unpaid interns, fellows, detailees, legislative workplace, congressional offices, compliance training, ethics training

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• produced</c> eligibility of fuels that are produced eligibility of fuels that are produced from<00:54
• </c><01:00:17.400><c> Um</c> renewable fuels. Um renewable fuels.
• </c> that's been pushed is the clean fuel that's been pushed is the clean fuel standard.<01:02:29.720
• </c><01:05:25.560><c> Where</c> The fuel versus food. Not fuel versus just the carbon.
• </c> all the fuel all the fuel from<01:15:22.720><c> all,</c><01:15:23.320><c> you</c><01:15:23.440><

Bills: HB1736 , HB1620 , HB1695

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Environment

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1737, which clarifies allowable uses in agricultural districts for farm dwellings and farm employee housing, and HB 1604 HD2, which creates an agricultural workforce housing working group within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity. Testimony on HB 1737 was overwhelmingly supportive, with county agriculture officials, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, and Hawaii Farmers Union backing the measure; one witness asked for a definition of “affordable” to guard against misuse of farm housing. For HB 1604, the Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Housing Hawaii’s Future, Hawaii Farmers Union, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported the bill, with OHA requesting disaggregated data and a seat on the working group. Committee discussion focused on housing shortages, possible misuse, affordability, and whether innovative housing models such as modular, tiny, and container homes should be considered. The committee then took action on both measures. HB 1737 HD3 was recommended to pass with amendments that would limit farm employee housing to agricultural employees and their immediate family members actively engaged in the farm operation, add a grandfathering provision for existing permitted housing, preserve county zoning authority, clarify that ag tourism must be secondary and not occur in employee housing, delete a square-footage-per-acre ratio, and defer the effective date to July 1, 2050. HB 1604 HD2 was also recommended to pass with amendments adding OHA and a housing-shortage organization to the working group, expanding its scope to include modular, tiny, and container homes and permitting/zoning streamlining, and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050. Both motions were adopted unanimously by the members present. The joint hearing then moved to HB 1736, which would establish a spay and neuter special fund and require sterilization and declaration provisions for cats, with some discussion of dogs. DLNR and the Hawaiian Humane Society supported the bill, while Pacific Pet Alliance objected to the broader requirements and the inclusion of dogs; the Hawaiian Humane Society and American Bird Conservancy supported cat-focused sterilization and the special fund, while some testifiers opposed mandatory sterilization as too costly or intrusive. Members raised questions about toxoplasmosis, trap-neuter-release, enforcement, neighbor-island access, and funding needs, and DLNR indicated additional funding and third-party contracting would likely be needed. The transcript then began HB 1620 HD2 on energy, which would increase the environmental response energy and food security tax and shift funds from the hydrogen fueling subaccount to EV charging infrastructure; state agencies generally stood on written testimony in support, while the Tax Foundation objected to special fund earmarks and noted the bill raises only one part of the barrel tax structure.

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• But that's okay because Kevin and Jerry Miller came down to Hopkinsville and spent a day knocking doors
• But that's okay because Kevin and Jerry Miller came down to Hopkinsville and spent a day knocking doors
• We were low on fuel.
• We were low on fuel. with freezing rain. We were low on fuel.
• Hopefully several of you saw and have spent some time celebrating July 4th, 2026, which was the 250th

Committee: Joint Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection

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• </c> a lot to do with this and she's spent a lot to do with this and she's spent this<00:12:53.280><c
• my interest in how policy can fueled my interest in how policy can better<00:36:08.320><c> support</
• And then I really appreciate your time that you spent on Youth in Government.
• And then I really appreciate your time that you spent on Youth in Government.
• My youngest daughter spent some time in treatment for suicidal thoughts.

Committee: Senate Education Policy