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• </c><00:23:39.520><c> Senator</c> include the Republican lead, Senator include the Republican lead, Senator
• Republicans will be up there. Thank you.
• Republicans will be up there. Thank you, Senator Murphy.
• Republicans will be up there. Thank you, Senator Murphy.
• Republicans will be and caucus in 3:24. Republicans will be up<03:08:58.240><c> there.

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• The Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act fostered collaboration between Republicans and Democrats
• And this has been a problem under both Democratic and Republican administrations.
• The GSA used Republican administrations.
• ><c> sending</c> Republicans should focus on sending Republicans should focus on sending paychecks,<07
• So, you can imagine my frustration when my Republican colleagues who were in control at the time said

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

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• Republicans have a better answer: build more homes faster, better, and cheaper.
• </c><08:34:37.280><c> Republicans</c> how we got into this mess.
• Republicans how we got into this mess.
• Republicans have<08:34:38.398><c> a</c><08:34:38.718><c> better</c><08:34:39.040><c> answer.
• ><c> these</c> House Republicans have heard these House Republicans have heard these concerns<08:42:07.040

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• Republicans on the House Housing Committee all voted to kill this bill.
• members say it online heard Republican members say it was<04:08:39.920><c> not</c><04:08:40.160><c>
• We<04:09:18.960><c> also</c><04:09:19.120><c> heard</c><04:09:19.439><c> Republicans</c><04:09:19.920
• ><c> on</c><04:09:20.080><c> the</c> We also heard Republicans on the We also heard Republicans on the
• businesses, why are you not willing to join with Republicans to help Granite Staters who are already

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• “Are you guys aware that every single Republican in this body has a Democratic opponent, every single
• Is there a single Republican in here that doesn't have a Democratic opponent?
• rural areas where there isn't a blood-red outpouring, Where there isn't a blood-red outpouring of Republican
• When Republicans usually stand for the adage that we do not pick winners and losers, Republicans typically
• Republicans usually allow free market principles to operate.

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• And I think I speak for everyone on this dais, Democrat and Republican, when I say we are really, really
• The Republican staff members, the Department of Finance, all real professional people to work with.
• I also sent a letter to every member of the Assembly, both Democrat and Republican, talking about the
• I took dozens of meetings with Democrats and Republicans who are asking for additional funding for programs
• I also want to thank our staff, both Republican and Democratic staff, with a special acknowledgement

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee met to consider the 2026 Budget Act, which leaders said was the negotiated compromise with the Senate and was expected to move to the floor that evening. Opening remarks emphasized that the plan balances the budget over two years, reduces the structural deficit, and builds reserves, while also protecting core services in the face of federal cuts. Jason Sisney outlined the legislative budget framework and the likely floor bills, including AB 109, SB 110, SB 122, and SB 125. Department of Finance representative Eric Khali said the administration appreciated the two-year balanced approach and supported the modification in SB 122, while noting the package uses additional revenues and new spending to soften or reject some proposed cuts. Most of the discussion focused on major spending areas. Members and subcommittee chairs highlighted protections and additions for health care and human services, including rejecting the proposed Medi-Cal asset limit change, delaying premium increases, restoring clinic and dental funding, supporting distressed hospitals and county indigent care, and expanding county eligibility staffing to handle H.R. 1-related workload. Education members described record or expanded support for TK-12 schools, child care, special education, community colleges, teacher recruitment, and higher education, including a change to extend Cal Grant eligibility to age 30 for some community college students. Housing and homelessness funding was increased for HAP, multifamily housing, and the low-income housing tax credit, while public safety members pointed to investments in victims’ services, restorative justice, and prison closure savings. Several members also raised concerns or priorities tied to the budget deal. Some praised the package as a moral document that protects vulnerable Californians, immigrant communities, LGBTQ residents, seniors, and people with disabilities. Others noted unresolved issues, including the MCO tax’s impact on districts, the need for more support for local journalism, arts, biotech R&D incentives, transit and GGRF-related concerns, and the need for continued work on Prop. 98 and long-term fiscal resilience. The vice chair cautioned that despite the current progress, the state remains vulnerable to revenue volatility and warned that the budget should build more resilience against a possible downturn. No formal vote was taken in the portion provided, but the committee was preparing the budget package for floor action and final negotiations.

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• Also, we see in this budget that there are Republican projects, 1,600 Republican projects funded, and
• You all heard it: 1,600 projects for my Republican colleagues, 200 for our Democrats.
• You all serve all kinds of people: Democrats, non-party affiliates, Republicans, everybody.
• All serve all kinds of people: Democrats, non-party affiliates, Republicans, everybody.
• preeminent university and giving it to a college that has been found by y'all's DOGE report, the Republicans

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former Senator Donnell C. Childers, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Officer Antonio Richardson as law enforcement officer of the day. A quorum was announced, the journal was approved, and the Speaker said the chamber would take up 11 budget conference reports, with debate and final votes on each report. The first report considered was HB 7031E, the tax package, followed by HB 501E, the state budget appropriations bill. On HB 7031E, Chair Duggan explained that the conference report included a range of tax reductions and tax-related changes, including sales tax holidays, property tax and homestead-related provisions, reductions in certain taxes and fees, and new exemptions or administrative clarifications. He said the package also added items such as sales tax relief for certain university construction projects, a tennis admissions exemption, and changes to agricultural property tax treatment, and that the amendment reduced state and local tax revenues by $272.2 million. Members questioned the bill about the child care tax credit reduction from three years to one, the homestead exemption provision for certain diplomats and foreign service personnel, the absence of gas tax relief and combined reporting, and the inclusion of firearm accessories and tennis tickets in sales tax holidays. After structured debate, the House adopted the conference report and passed HB 7031E by a vote of 88-11. The House then began the conference report on HB 501E, the $114.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2026-2027, which was described as below the prior year’s spending level and leaving more than $14 billion in reserves. Subcommittee chairs outlined major allocations across education, higher education, IT, health care, transportation and economic development, justice, state administration, and agriculture/natural resources. Highlights included increased FEFP funding and veteran teacher raises, full funding for Bright Futures, major IT modernization projects, Medicaid and behavioral health funding, transportation and local infrastructure spending, correctional and law enforcement investments, fire station and emergency response funding, and large environmental and water-quality appropriations. Members asked detailed questions about school voucher fraud oversight, scholarship funding, teacher raises, preeminence funding, ADAP changes, SNAP data tools and error rates, Medicaid rate changes, prison wastewater monitoring, and other budget items, but the transcript ends during the budget questions before final action on HB 501E is shown.

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• between our country, but about the leaders of our nations and, IT IS THE CULTURE, THE EX-SUBURB REPUBLICANS
• policies that he has put forward, which is something that everyone in this room, a Democrat or a Republican
• The Republican Conference has been warning that the CLCPA and the provisions of the CLCPA would drive
• President, I want to take a moment to point out to Senator Martins and all Republican colleagues here
• PRESIDENT, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO POINT OUT TO THAT SENATOR MARTINS AND ALL REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES

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Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and then moved through a series of budget-related and ceremonial items. The chamber accepted Rules and Finance Committee reports and took up several budget extender and budget implementation bills, including the main appropriations extender and later a transportation, economic development, and environmental conservation budget bill. Senators questioned the sponsor extensively about the status of the remaining budget bills, the use of messages of necessity, and the absence of joint budget conference committees. The extender bill passed 59-2, and later budget-related measures were advanced after reconsideration and amendment. A major portion of the session focused on the environmental and energy provisions in the budget bill, especially changes to the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. Senators debated extending emissions targets, the role of cap-and-invest, utility affordability, ratepayer impacts, and the structure of a proposed blue-ribbon commission. Supporters said the changes were needed to give the state more time to implement the law and to protect affordability, while opponents argued the bill was a political delay that would not lower energy costs and relied too heavily on subsidies and future planning. The bill also drew questions about electric vehicle rebates, thermostat control programs, emergency diesel generation for Micron, and how imported electricity and out-of-state emissions would be treated. The Senate also adopted several previously adopted resolutions honoring the 50th anniversary of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, India Independence Day, the New York State Veterans Hall of Fame, and the 50th anniversary of Interfaith Works of Central New York. Senators spoke in support of each resolution, highlighting the contributions of Black legislators, Indian-American communities, veterans, and refugee and interfaith service organizations. The Veterans Hall of Fame ceremony was specifically noted as a chamber event, and guests were recognized from the floor and gallery. In addition, the Senate restored recalled bills to the third reading calendar through reconsideration votes and amendments, including a highway law bill and another recalled bill, and then stood at ease for scheduled conferences and a Veterans Hall of Fame ceremony before resuming session. The transcript ended with discussion of a separate bill affecting automobile insurance serious-injury standards, with questions about what claims would remain available and whether the change would improve affordability.

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• As well as the directive to cancel or to discard the votes of Republicans, Democrats, and no parties
• And to go even further, Democrats can vote for Republicans, Republicans vote for Democrats.
• Do we have a supermajority of Republicans in the House and the Senate right now as it currently stands
• then could bring this, and then two-thirds of the House and the Senate, which you just have all Republicans
• Two-thirds of the House and the Senate, which you just have all Republicans, could vote somebody out

Bills: HR275, HR276, HR277, HR278, HR279, HR280, HR281, HR282, HR283, HR284, HCR112, HCR113, HR265, HR266, HR267, HR268, HR269, HR270, HR271, HR272, HR273, HCR107, HCR108, HCR109, HCR110, HCR111, SCR63, SCR66, SCR67, SB414, SB484, SB513, HR168, HR174, HR194, HR216, HR264, HCR54, HCR74, HCR79, HCR85, HCR87, HCR94, HCR95, HCR97, HCR98, HCR104, SCR23, SCR29, SCR33, SCR38, HB75, HB705, SB54, SB56, SB72, SB79, SB97, SB105, SB123, SB125, SB129, SB163, SB171, SB252, SB287, SB375, SB386, SB461, SB466, HR84, HR188, HR205, HR3, HR197, HR243, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, SCR11, SCR22, SCR2, SCR20, SCR24, SCR35, HCR6, HB301, HB359, HB657, HB675, HB680, HB727, HB39, HB58, HB112, HB134, HB155, HB187, HB287, HB462, HB782, HB825, HB846, HB903, HB904, HB929, HB941, HB962, HB1200, HB4, HB623, HB944, HB986, HB1098, HB1222, SB45, SB58, SB71, SB81, SB92, SB100, SB109, SB141, SB156, SB181, SB203, SB204, SB205, SB207, SB213, SB214, SB216, SB229, SB257, SB274, SB290, SB304, SB374, SB379, SB396, SB410, SB425, SB427, SB429, SB479, SB522, SB34, SB164, SB172, SB198, SB208, SB232, SB281, SB286, SB317, SB322, SB334, SB380, SB385, SB409, SB417, SB421, SB430, SB439, SB447, SB458, SB510, HB842, HB633, HB1191, HB625, HB1255, HB251, HB582, HB646, HB819, HB998, HB1257, SB197, SB436, SB78, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HB284, HB302, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB82, SB89, HB258, SB149, SB382, SB441

Keywords: highway maintenance, signage, transportation safety, DOTD, infrastructure, public safety, federal grants, job creation, carbon storage, carbon dioxide storage, carbon capture and storage, CCS, mineral rights, mineral owners, oil and gas, disposal wells, injection wells, advanced drilling, carbon sequestration, Louisiana energy policy

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• And just last week a Republican colleague in the Senate, there was a threat that was thwarted.
• And just last week a Republican colleague in the Senate, there was a threat that was thwarted.
• And just last week a Republican colleague in the Senate, there was a threat that was thwarted.
• And just last week a Republican colleague in the Senate, there was a threat that was thwarted.
• And just last week a Republican colleague in the Senate, there was a threat that was thwarted.

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• We are hoping this time we can do it with some Republican support. Sen. Lucero. Thank you, Mme.
• IN THE BURNSVILLE SHOOTING THEY SHOULD BE BANNED WE ARE HOPING THIS TIME WE CAN DO IT WITH SOME REPUBLICAN
• Have you heard anything from Republicans that you would be interested in moving?
• What we want to hear from Republicans is that they want to do something about the issues, but we are
• Is there anything—anything— REPUBLICANS IS THEY WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE ISSUES BUT WE ARE TODAY

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• Public employees are both Democrats and Republicans and independents.
• that's kind of controversial to talk about, but that's bipartisan controversy because there are Republican
• know Representative Lillie will thank his team as well, but I want to thank Justin Brill from the Republican
• want to thank um Justin Brill<00:42:02.720><c> from</c><00:42:03.040><c> the</c><00:42:03.280><c> Republican
• </c> Brill from the Republican House Caucus. Brill from the Republican House Caucus.

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• But I do want to give credit to both the Republican and Democrat leaders in this chamber for fighting
• We had a much stronger bill coming off this House floor as Democrats and Republicans in the House.
• great<00:04:48.800><c> team</c><00:04:49.120><c> on</c><00:04:49.280><c> the</c><00:04:49.440><c> Republican
• </c><00:04:49.919><c> side</c><00:04:50.160><c> as</c> great team on the Republican side as great team
• on the Republican side as well.<00:04:50.560><c> This</c><00:04:50.720><c> is</c><00:04:50.800><c> a

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• On the Republican side, we have the first Haitian American elected Republican in the Florida Legislature
• And about 10 years ago, the Republican-led legislature and then governor, now Senator Rick Scott, alongside
• And about 10 years ago, the Republican-led legislature and then governor, now Senator Rick Scott, alongside
• And about 10 years ago, the Republican-led legislature and then governor, now Senator Rick Scott, alongside
• ago, the Republican-led legislature and then governor, now Senator Rick Scott, alongside our now FIU

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for the Parkland shooting victims, quorum call, and the Pledge of Allegiance. The Rules and Ethics Committee special order report for February 13, 2025 was adopted, setting the day’s special order calendar and debate times. The chamber then took up immigration-related special order items, beginning with Senate Memorial 6C, which urged the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide guidance and training for 287(g) agreements. Members debated federal immigration policy and state cooperation with DHS, and the memorial passed 85-27. The House next considered Senate Bill 4C, an immigration bill creating new state offenses related to unlawful entry and reentry into Florida and requiring a mandatory death sentence for an unauthorized alien convicted of a capital felony. Members questioned the bill’s constitutionality, including Supremacy Clause, due process, and Eighth Amendment concerns, and several speakers argued it would create separate classes of people and invite litigation. Multiple amendments were offered to narrow or expand exemptions, including protections for Venezuelans on TPS, certain Haitian TPS and humanitarian parole recipients, undocumented people brought to Florida as children working in critical professions, and a proposal to delay action pending court rulings; all of those amendments were rejected. The bill passed 85-29. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 2C, which would create a State Board of Immigration Enforcement led by the Governor and Cabinet, establish a local law enforcement immigration grant program and advisory council, repeal the undocumented-student fee waiver, and appropriate more than $300 million for immigration enforcement. The sponsor described it as supporting cooperation with federal immigration agencies and ending the in-state tuition incentive for undocumented students. Early questioning focused on the impact on “dreamers” and whether the bill would effectively raise their tuition costs; the sponsor said it removed the incentive of in-state tuition but did not bar attendance. The transcript cuts off during that exchange, before final action on SB 2C is shown.

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• We took urgent bipartisan action that session with the Republicans in control in the Senate and Governor
• 00:09:49.680><c> session</c><00:09:50.400><c> with</c><00:09:50.880><c> the</c><00:09:51.360><c> Republicans
• </c> action that session with the Republicans action that session with the Republicans in<00:09:52.640
• For<00:57:00.120><c> years,</c><00:57:01.200><c> House</c><00:57:01.480><c> Republicans</c><00:57:01.960
• ><c> have</c><00:57:02.080><c> stood</c> For years, House Republicans have stood For years, House Republicans

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• I'm a Republican. I'm a conservative. I'm a landowner. I'm an American, most of all.
• Sharon Ouseley, Republican Women's Ambassador, Jane Smith, Terry Perdue, Lisa Allen, Maggie Malone, Linda
• Intercessors of America, District 5, Cheney Harris, Region 5, VP of the Louisiana Federation of Republican
• Rob Perry, Louisiana Republican Assembly, Christy Height, Louisiana Republican Assembly.
• Huckins, Louisiana Republican Assembly, and Caitlin Hunter, Razz St. James.

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• </c><00:53:21.080><c> and</c> We have at least three Republicans and We have at least three Republicans
• Representative Schultz continued: "I mean, if Republicans came forward and brought forward a bill that
• I<01:18:36.400><c> mean,</c><01:18:37.200><c> if</c><01:18:37.360><c> Republicans</c><01:18:38.360><c
• > came</c><01:18:38.640><c> forward</c><01:18:39.000><c> and</c> I mean, if Republicans came forward
• and I mean, if Republicans came forward and brought<01:18:39.400><c> forward</c><01:18:39.680><c> a</

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• , prominently West Slope Republicans.
• Both Republicans, both former county commissioners, and their voting records were pretty similar—some
• And Democrats and Republicans alike spoke with one voice: Do not sell our public lands.
• And Democrats and Republicans alike spoke with one voice: Do not sell our public lands.
• And Democrats and Republicans alike spoke with one voice: Do not sell our public lands.

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• one month into the current administration, with the foresight that it was very likely that the Republican
• trifecta and the Republican administration would simultaneously cut health care services and increase
• And when the<00:47:49.920><c> president</c><00:47:50.160><c> and</c><00:47:50.480><c> Republicans</c>
• and Republicans openly use public<00:47:52.400><c> office</c><00:47:52.720><c> for</c><00:47:53.040>
• And no one, and by the way, every Republican voted against it, but they all told me later that they loved

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• Republican members of Congress publicly condemned it. They called it racist.
• I've spoken to Republicans, and many of you, I get it.
• Trump won more Black voters than any Republican in 48 years in his election.
• Republican in 48 years in his election.
• Republican in 48 years in his election.

Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and several introductions recognizing visitors, students, local officials, and professional groups in the gallery. The chamber then took up a report from the Ethics and Elections Committee confirming 42 executive appointments; the report was adopted by a vote of 36-0. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring the Ripple Project for childhood cancer awareness and funding. The bulk of the meeting was spent on special-order bills, many of them open-government sunset review measures and policy bills. The Senate passed bills preserving or updating public records exemptions for aquaculture records, trade secrets, and cybersecurity information; a child-abuse reporting statute of limitations bill; a commercial driving schools bill; a human trafficking training requirement for nursing graduates; a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person and its companion public-records bill; a nature-based coastal resiliency bill with an amendment restricting dredge-and-fill in Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve; a chiropractic patient-funds bill; specialty license plate legislation; a one-time waiver for late financial disclosure fines; public school personnel compensation changes; the Florida Farm Bill with amendments protecting Everglades lands and technical corrections; homestead exemption clarification for long-term leaseholders; disability presumption clarifications for firefighters and law enforcement; reinsurance intermediary manager conformity changes; patriotic displays in public schools; ADS-B aviation fee restrictions; autism-related law enforcement training and a blue envelope program; public post-secondary safety policy requirements; and a bill allowing licensed agents to market health care sharing ministries. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including local vessel restrictions, temporary certificates for practice, and domestic animals. Members debated a number of measures, especially the health care sharing ministries bill, where opponents raised consumer-protection and commission concerns and supporters argued for free speech, religious liberty, and expanded consumer choice; it passed 32-5. Other debated bills included the autism law enforcement bill, the school athletics bill addressing coach support for student-athletes, and the Farm Bill, where senators discussed surplus land safeguards and biosolids timing. Most bills passed overwhelmingly, often 37-0 or 38-0, with a few closer votes such as the patriotic displays bill (36-2) and the health care sharing ministries bill (32-5).