Video & Transcript Research : 'expressive activities'
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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of The American Legion and multi VSOs: Minority Veterans of America, Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A, National Association of County Veterans Servic Feb 26th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Senate Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- And my son, who's a lieutenant colonel today, is actually a reservist, but was active for many years.
- They have not been occurring on a regular basis and we have expressed concerns to VA officials about
- We held a leadership panel with senior career officials of the VA, who actually did express happiness
- And they did not express any concern.
- We encourage this body to amend how VA is required to implement toxic exposure risk activities or TARA
Keywords:
veteran services, homelessness, unemployment, VA funding, mental health, congressional oversight, testimonies, American Legion, Dole Act, suicide prevention
Summary:
This meeting focused on veteran services, emphasizing the urgent need to address the alarming rate of unemployment and homelessness among veterans. Numerous testimonies were presented detailing the impact of mass furloughs and cutbacks at the VA on personnel, notably veterans who were serving as employees. Various representatives expressed deep concern over how these firings could drastically affect the quality of care available to those who have served the nation. There was a strong call for Congress to bolster funding for existing programs aimed at alleviating veteran homelessness and improving overall care quality, especially in mental health services.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine interdicting illicit drug trafficking, focusing on a view from the front lines. Feb 26th, 2025 at 10:00 am
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- s malign activities.
- our Amtrak, at our bus terminals, at our airports, in concealed US mail, and we must track the activities
- I'd like to begin just by expressing my deepest condolences to you earlier for your great loss.
- The threat of illicit maritime activity is persistent and dynamic, but AMO is dedicated and adaptable
- We would also add that fentanyl flow through express consignment carriers, private industry partners
Keywords:
Coast Guard, maritime drug enforcement, illegal drugs, fentanyl crisis, legislative reforms, public testimony
Summary:
The meeting of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation addressed critical issues surrounding maritime drug enforcement and the Coast Guard's role in stopping the influx of illegal drugs. The chairman highlighted the alarming consequences of current policies allowing drugs to cross borders, emphasizing the need for legislative reforms, such as the Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2025. There was an intense discussion regarding the operational challenges faced by the Coast Guard, which has recently made significant drug seizures, indicating progress but also revealing gaps that need addressing. Several witnesses, including victims of the drug crisis, shared their compelling testimonies, which underscored the urgency for stricter controls and comprehensive support for law enforcement agencies involved in drug interdiction efforts.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/01/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm happy to express our support for SF ...
- In conclusion, I'd just like to again express our full support for SF 2735 as written.
- In conclusion, I'd just like to again express our full support for SF 2735 as written.
- our full support for SF to again express our full support for SF 2735<00:07:16.400>
is <00:07: - The DNR has reached out to the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association, and they have expressed their support
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Staff are currently managing 49 grant contracts and six active loans.
- The technical review is unique to each project's proposed activity and location.
- They have been actively deployed and incorporated into designs for years.
- Our engineers are actively studying multiple technologies for future integration.
- You are actively causing harm by not taking immediate action.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Governor Newsom also expressed concern about the personal liability of any individual involved in the
- Good afternoon, Daniel Rodriguez with Americans Rising, also here to express support on behalf of the
- So I appreciate it, but with that I will vote to advance the bill today, but I do just want to express
- parents to really, Notice of the petition for a guardianship, the rights of the parents to receive active
- I am in active litigation against Shasta County over what has been done to my family.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- But let me express to you what the 67 supervisors around the state have tried to talk through in some
- Members, welcome to Education Express, because I'm about to take you all on a little ride.
- Education Express, because I'm about to take you all on a little ride.
- He's active in student leadership and is going to pursue a career in corporate and immigration law.
- Awards, specifies that the governor appointees to the Medical Examiner Commission remain active until
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of recognitions for interns, staff, and guests. Members also honored retiring Senate staffer Susan Miller and recognized a veteran injured in combat. After routine announcements, the chamber moved to returning messages from the House and began taking up bills and amendments.
The Senate concurred in House amendments and passed SB 118 on RV park assessments and SB 572 on ethics for public officers and employees, both by 38-0 votes. It then took up the elections bill, CS/CS/HB 991, which drew extensive debate. Supporters said it would strengthen election integrity by tightening citizenship verification and ID rules; opponents argued it would burden eligible voters, especially students, seniors, disabled voters, and others without the newly required documents. The bill passed 27-12. The chamber also passed the education package SB 182 after adopting a Senate amendment to the House amendment, and approved SB 474 on military affairs, SB 425 on historic cemeteries, HB 929 on local regulation of chickees, and HB 35/SB 1370 on habitual traffic offender designation, all with unanimous or near-unanimous votes.
The Senate then considered SB 902/ HB 733, the Department of Health package. Members adopted an amendment and amendment-to-amendment that preserved most Senate provisions while modifying or removing several House additions, including some early steps and medical marijuana-related changes, and the bill passed 37-0. The chamber also began work on HB 905, the foreign influence bill, with a strike-all amendment offered to expand restrictions on foreign influence, sister-city agreements, linkage institutes, and related activities, but the debate on that measure was still underway when the transcript ended. Several other returning messages and bills were temporarily postponed, and the Senate recessed briefly before resuming business.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee Mar 24th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- and $27.82 million for business-type activities.
- Those are some of the activities that are going on regarding that. Okay. Thank you.
- Again, we expressed an unmodified opinion on the financial statements for this agency.
- Below is a summary of the new activity and revenues those projects have generated.
- a summary of the new activity and revenues those projects have generated.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Mar 11th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- My understanding is we're trying to extend to Ireland specifically an expression that we are interested
- But just during tourist activities or commerce activities, could somebody from here go there, rent a
- Well, for tourist activities, for short visits, For tourist activities, for short visits, both West Virginians
- We have one in Japan that's been very active and successful.
- There's a lot of reshoring activities from all over the world, and I think West Virginia is showing that
Summary:
The Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee met, approved the March 9, 2026 minutes, and then took up the engrossed committee substitute for House Bill 4577 relating to driver's licenses. Counsel explained that the bill would authorize the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to enter reciprocal agreements with Ireland and Japan to recognize each other’s driver’s licenses, provided the foreign licensing standards are at least as stringent as West Virginia’s. The bill also requires drivers using recognized foreign licenses to carry insurance and comply with state financial responsibility laws, clarifies that foreign license holders are not eligible to register to vote through the DMV, and allows the commissioner to set related fees and adopt rules. A strike-and-insert amendment and a title amendment were adopted.
The committee heard from DMV counsel Adam Hawley and the bill’s House sponsor, Delegate Mike Hornby. Hawley said the measure would allow citizens of the listed countries to avoid retaking written and skills tests when transferring licenses, and noted West Virginia already has similar arrangements with Taiwan, South Korea, and Germany. Hornby said the bill was intended to support economic development and trade ties, especially with Ireland, where American workers and companies face licensing hurdles; he said Ireland had requested state-level reciprocity and that Japan was added because of West Virginia’s existing trade relationship there. Several senators expressed support, describing the bill as a symbolic and practical step toward foreign investment and job creation.
After discussion, the committee voted to report the engrossed committee substitute for House Bill 4577, as amended, with a recommendation that it do pass. The title amendment was then adopted, and the committee adjourned.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, November 19, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Freedom of speech in America extends to expression not only of verbal communication but in art, writing
- Certain forms of expression are forbidden by Sharia.
- expression are forbidden by Sharia. expression are forbidden by Sharia.
- Their son Mike also remains actively involved, especially during the busiest times of the year.
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HI
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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Health and Human Services Oversight Committee (06/26/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- The interim final rule expressed rule.
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- we definitely want to increase activity we definitely want to increase activity on<01:32:18.000>
Summary:
The committee first approved the draft minutes from its May 29 meeting and then received an informational update from the Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing about the state’s ASL interpreter pipeline. Representative Woods and Associate Commissioner Ann Landry explained that the American Sign Language program at UNH Manchester, the nation’s first fully accredited program, is facing viability concerns because high tuition has left only two of a potential 20 students committed so far. They warned that if enrollment does not recover, the program could face a teachout and eventually be lost, which they said would be detrimental because many state services and legal proceedings require qualified interpreters. Members discussed possible alternatives, including whether community colleges could help, and asked for follow-up research and contact information for UNH officials. The committee also heard that interpreter demand across DHHS continues to rise and that the department must ensure compliance with civil rights and service-access requirements.
The committee then turned to Medicaid policy changes tied to Senate Bill 134 and a new federal interim final rule on Medicaid community engagement, or work, requirements. DHHS officials Olivia May and Ann Landry explained that the state law and federal rule align in many areas, but the committee still needed to decide how to implement several remaining policy choices. The department recommended adopting all four short-term hardship exceptions because the federal rule requires states to take them all or none: inpatient or institutional care, federally declared emergencies, high-unemployment areas, and extensive out-of-state travel for serious medical care. Members generally supported the exceptions but raised concerns about how they would be defined and applied, especially the emergency and medical-travel categories.
Several legislators asked for more clarity on terms like “extensively” and “serious or complex medical care,” and DHHS said the federal rule does not rigidly define them, though the state could refine implementation through rulemaking if authorized. The department also said the emergency exception would apply only to federally declared emergencies, not state declarations, and would be tied to the emergency event itself. No final vote on the Medicaid policy was recorded in the portion provided, but the discussion indicated the committee was reviewing the remaining decisions needed to implement Senate Bill 134 under the new federal framework.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- An ESF, as has been noted, has been activated operationally.
- That task force is actively still working and will continue.
- That task force is actively still working and will continue to work.
- Chair and Senator, the executive expresses a $40 million ask.
- That's not the total number of abandoned wells or active wells in the state.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I guess that has me concerned because you've expressed that one of the main objectives of this bill is
- Chair. there's been a lot of economic activity there's been a lot of economic activity that<00:35:32.240
- So, for example, if a 40-year-old company with R&D activities and sales tax...
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Keywords:
tax relief fund, budget surplus, surplus revenue, tax rebate, tax refund, one-time refund, income tax, property tax, constitutional amendment, Minnesota Constitution, general fund, budget reserve, taxpayer relief, state surplus, fiscal forecast, wealthy taxpayers, high-income exclusion, 2026 ballot, referendum, surplus distribution
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee May 21st, 2025
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- The current revenue coming from active fishers will remain and continue as they continue fishing and
- Do we have additional folks that wish to express support? Please name, organization, and position.
- Any additional folks in the room wish to express support? Any primary witnesses in opposition?
- Any additional folks in the room wish to express opposition?
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Mar 11th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transcript Highlights:
- My understanding is we're trying to extend to Ireland specifically an expression that we are interested
- But just during tourist activities or commerce activities, could somebody from here go there, rent a
- Well, for tourist activities, for short visits, For tourist activities, for short visits, both West Virginians
- We have one in Japan that's been very active and successful.
- There's a lot of reshoring activities from all over the world, and I think West Virginia is showing that
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Veteran and Military Affairs REVISED: Links added Feb 5th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Veteran and Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- This defines what state active duty is, where members can still get paid for their military service,
- That mirrors compensation of the active duty paying benefits for state employees.
- or on active duty assignment.
- So when they are not on active duty assignment, they have 45 days to respond if they're being charged
- When they are on active duty assignment this would mirror the UCMJ, and they've had, they would have,
Keywords:
veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, veterans benefits, workplace poster, human resources, employment law, mental health resources, educational resources, HB3043, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, ODVA, seasonal employees, project labor, pro rata jobs, unclassified service, state personnel law, state employee benefits
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- There's this idea that we're not already requiring claimants to actively seek work and accept suitable
- Most claimants are actively trying to return to the workforce.
- I will, although my voice can't express the vitriol and the hate that you hear in the voicemail from
- forward because none of us should have to endure that in a democracy where we should all be able to express
- our opinions without fearing being murdered. ...democracy where we should all be able to express our
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It requires any relevant agency to publish a list of actively suspended statutes on their websites to
- I'm here to express opposition to House Bill 2844.
- We've expressed our concerns to Representative Geren's office and look forward to continuing discussions
- But we're building because of the activity in the Permian to the largest petrochemical complex in the
- And the agency has been consulted on all of this, and they have really expressed no concerns with this
Bills:
HB842, HB1907, HB2844, HB2892, HB3439, HB4211, HB4536, HB5111, HB5138, HB5182, HB5247, HB5269, HB5323, HB5435, HJR201, SB871, HB3896, SJR40
Keywords:
power lines, Gulf Coast, weather-related outages, Public Utility Commission, infrastructure, government contracts, Chinese companies, information technology, cybersecurity, state regulations, food safety, mobile vendors, licensing, permitting exemptions, health inspections, nonprofit organizations, personal information, government disclosure, privacy, criminal penalties
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to once again express our gratitude.
- I want to once again express our gratitude. pet owners and the general public.
- The more flies I get, the more activities our teams can do with them.
- So this is in the case where you've got an active case in that herd, or is that?
- Lamb has expressed, we're on a very good track to get this done.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We're here today to express strong support for the inclusion of work zone safety content in driver's
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strong 1942 we're here today to express strong 1942 we're here today to express - There was an activity that paralleled that dealt with a different work zone than is presented today,
- There was an activity that paralleled that dealt with a different work zone than is presented today,
- your our in our packet uh expressing your our in our packet uh expressing support<01:37:37.000><