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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine certain pending nominations. Apr 30th, 2025 at 09:15 am
Senate Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- Do you believe the Communist... this Chinese party, if they had more will, could do a better job?
- The other thing of note that we briefly spoke about yesterday was the amount... of Chinese influence
- Say a little bit, if you would, about the scale of the growing Chinese influence in Mexico.
- Some of the biggest money laundering cases. that were being conducted in Mexico City were of Chinese
- Mexico fueled by the Chinese.
Committee:
Senate Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
fentanyl crisis, DEA, drug trafficking, public safety, Judea Serrata, Terrence Cole, judicial security, social media, drug prevention
Summary:
The committee meeting centered on the urgent crisis of fentanyl abuse and the government’s response to the drug trafficking epidemic. Key discussions revolved around the nomination of Terrence Cole as the Administrator of the DEA and Judea Serrata as Director of the U.S. Marshals Service. Cole emphasized his commitment to combating the fentanyl crisis, highlighting the rising number of overdose deaths and the necessity of bipartisan efforts to dismantle drug cartels. Members engaged in dialogue on the effectiveness of various strategies and the importance of education aimed at preventing drug-related deaths among youth. Additionally, the challenges of social media in drug trafficking were highlighted, indicating a need for greater accountability in how platforms handle such issues. Senators voiced concerns about the impact of administration policies on judicial security and the resources available for marshals to perform their critical roles.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We have these Chinese students who are fleeing communism, and they're being persecuted by these groups
- I would assume it's Chinese students that participate in this association. I've never been.
- So this is not about a group of students gathering, whether they are German students or Chinese students
- Certain Chinese Students and Scholars chapters have received funding from Chinese embassies and consulates
- That's what the bill is about: to determine where that communist Chinese money is actually going.
Committees:
Senate Education , Senate Education K-16
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 119th Congress; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine eliminating waste by the foreign aid bureaucracy. Feb 13th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- That the Chinese will happily fill, thus eating our lunch in great power competition.
- And two, it isn't clear that the Chinese experience with aid will be any better than ours at creating
- Indeed, there is evidence the Chinese aid efforts have been backfiring.
- Communist Party's expanding global influence.
- Yet no grants to the Chinese lab. appeared on usaspending.gov.
Keywords:
fiscal responsibility, government waste, foreign aid, funding resolution, legislative oversight
Summary:
The committee meeting addressed government spending and foreign aid, with a particular emphasis on perceived wasteful expenditures. A significant portion of the meeting was dedicated to discussing a funding resolution for the committee, which received unanimous support from the members present. The chair noted a quorum at the beginning of the meeting, signaling that the committee was ready to conduct its business. Discussions highlighted ongoing debates concerning fiscal responsibility and the necessity of legislative oversight, notably regarding foreign aid allocations and their implications for domestic fiscal health.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It was run by the same international fugitive with ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
- And that concern was echoed by a report by the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.
- And while the Chinese Communist Party.
- </c><04:02:54.160><c> Well,</c><04:02:54.399><c> we</c> on the Chinese Communist Party.
- Well, we on the Chinese Communist Party.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions Mar 31st, 2026
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions
Transcript Highlights:
- The parties did.
- That also, I believe, gives us stronger parties for all the parties, major parties and minor parties.
- As a... ...parties, major parties and minor parties, says as a follow-up, we're in the provision here—is
- No party enrollment required, no choosing a party ballot.
- No party enrollment required, no choosing a party battle.
Bills:
H5001
Keywords:
election day registration, voter registration, proof of residency, provisional ballot, party affiliation
Summary:
The Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions held a public hearing on Initiative Petition 25-12, H.503, an act to implement all-party state primaries. Committee leaders explained the Article 48 process and said the hearing was part of the Legislature’s review before any measure could advance toward the 2026 ballot. The hearing format included subject-matter experts, proponents, opponents, and public testimony, though this excerpt mainly covers the expert and proponent panels.
The first expert, Northeastern University political scientist Costas Panagopoulos, described top-two primaries used in states such as California, Washington, Alaska, Louisiana, and Nebraska, and said the research shows only modest or mixed effects. He argued that top-two systems do not reliably reduce polarization, can weaken party gatekeeping, may increase campaign spending and incumbent advantages, and can lead to undervoting when voters do not see a preferred candidate on the ballot. In response to questions, he said turnout effects are mixed and not substantially higher overall. Katie King of the National Conference of State Legislatures then outlined different primary systems, including closed, open, top-two/top-four, nonpartisan, all-comers, and blanket primaries, and reviewed Supreme Court cases holding blanket primaries unconstitutional while upholding Washington’s top-two system. She also noted that changing primary systems would require significant voter education and administrative preparation.
The proponent panel, led by Danielle Allen of the Coalition for Healthy Democracy, argued that Massachusetts has too many uncontested elections, low primary participation, and too little accountability, and that all-party primaries would give every voter a meaningful choice in a higher-turnout general election. Supporters said the proposal is tailored to Massachusetts, would keep party endorsements visible on the ballot, and could broaden competition, improve representation, and help independent and minor-party candidates. Jim Henderson, coalition counsel, said the bill is narrowly focused on state-level primaries and was drafted to fit Article 48 requirements. Other proponents, including Kevin Johnson, Kate Kavanaugh, and Spencer Reynolds, echoed that the current system overrepresents a small partisan electorate and that the reform would shift power to voters. Committee members pressed the proponents on turnout evidence, party endorsements, ballot access, the role of fusion-style cross-endorsements, the effect on polarization, and whether the change would actually improve representation or simply move party influence to an earlier stage. No votes or final committee action were taken in the excerpt.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions Mar 31st, 2026
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions
Transcript Highlights:
- The parties did.
- That also, I believe, gives us stronger parties for all the parties, major parties and minor parties.
- As a parties, major parties and minor parties. As a follow-up, where in the provision here is this?
- No party enrollment required, no choosing a party ballot.
- No party enrollment required, no choosing a party battle.
Bills:
H5001
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- And that's a requirement for them to impose a one-party state, one party will impose on everyone.
- And that's a requirement for them to impose a one-party state, one party will impose on everyone.
- will</c> impose a one party state, one party will impose a one party state, one party will on<02:50:
- </c> who are refugees from communist systems. who are refugees from communist systems.
- </c> improve communication between parties. improve communication between parties.
Committee:
Senate Education
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 119th Congress. Feb 19th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We are fighting a global technology race against communist China.
- Chinese infiltrations, like the ranking member. Thank you Mr. Chairman.
- And the Chinese just falsely kick them out, right?
- prompted this committee to fully fund a multi-billion dollar dollar rip-and-replace program to remove Chinese
- Perl, would American national and economic security be harmed if Chinese firms like Y-1, Y-2, Y-3, Y-
Keywords:
spectrum policy, FCC auction authority, national security, innovation, technology development, 9-1-1 modernization, adaptive technologies, China competition
Summary:
The meeting centered on the critical examination of spectrum policy and its implications for innovation and national security. The committee discussed the lapse of the FCC's spectrum auction authority, which has been in effect since March 2023, emphasizing the urgency of restoring this authority to maintain U.S. technological leadership against competitors like China. Witnesses provided testimony regarding the need for adaptive and reconfigurable spectrum technologies to enhance communication capabilities for both civilian and military applications. Senator Klobuchar highlighted the importance of modernizing 9-1-1 systems and ensuring robust emergency communication frameworks leveraging new spectrum innovations.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- That's the way I see for the committee to decide: either third party all the time or third party with
- To have third-party review, they've created their own program.
- We are okay with third-party reviews.
- We are okay with third-party reviews. It just has to be a.
- Again, counties are not against third-party reviewers.
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
Keywords:
county platting, subdivision platting, Local Government Code Chapter 232, Section 232.022, Section 232.0014, model subdivision rules, Water Code Section 16.343, Texas county subdivision law, residential subdivision, land conveyance, gift deed, family transfer, consanguinity, affinity, third degree relative, five acres or less, county land use, platting exemption, rural land division, property subdivision
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, June 23, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Communist Party, which passed overwhelmingly with hundreds of Democrats and Republican votes.
- while</c> Chinese Communist Party, all while Chinese Communist Party, all while helping<02:58:46.800
- It also helps to ensure that America remains competitive with the Chinese Communist Party by retaining
- </c><03:00:35.120><c> our</c> Chinese Communist Party by retaining our Chinese Communist Party by retaining
- It's necessary in the face of increasingly unscrupulous tactics from the Chinese Communist Party, such
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine stemming the tide of antisemitism in America. Mar 5th, 2025 at 09:15 am
Senate Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- the American Communist Party.
- There's a growing wing, Hamas wing of their party.
- , the Trump Republican Party, like Steve Bannon or Elon Musk.
- party leader, this embrace of the alt-right at home and abroad.
- Not a one is here, and it's because the Democrat Party has decided the pro-Hamas wing of the party is
Committee:
Senate Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
anti-Semitism, hate crimes, college campuses, civil rights, public safety, protests, intimidation
Summary:
The committee meeting focused on addressing the rising tide of anti-Semitism across the nation. Among the discussions, members expressed concerns about the disturbing acts of hate witnessed on college campuses, with instances of harassment and intimidation targeting Jewish students being highlighted. High-profile incidents, including vandalism and the display of extremist symbols, prompted urgent calls for investigations and measures to protect civil rights. The importance of moral clarity in confronting such hate crimes was emphasized as well, outlining the responsibilities of leaders to ensure safety and uphold justice.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Apr 1st, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It would allow homeowners and developers to hire licensed third-party professionals to conduct plan checks
- On April 30th, 1975, the communists in North Vietnam took over South Vietnam.
- When my family was ready for dinner, several communist agents came to my house, and they did a lot of
- After 50 years, Vietnam is still a communist regime.
- completing her fourth year toward a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science with a concentration in Chinese
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then took up a series of procedural motions and a large third-reading file focused heavily on housing, wildfire recovery, insurance, and related regulatory changes. Early actions included a successful motion to place Senate Concurrent Resolution 1 on the third-reading file, followed by a unanimous vote on SB 26, a cleanup measure related to lemon-law civil discovery procedures and automaker opt-outs from the AB 1755 framework.
The chamber then moved through a package of urgency bills tied to the January 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires and broader housing affordability concerns. Measures approved included AB 311 allowing displaced tenants to temporarily house wildfire victims and pets, AB 299 extending hotel/motel/short-term rental stays beyond 30 days for disaster-displaced families, AB 226 giving the California Fair Plan access to bond financing in catastrophic-loss scenarios, AB 253 allowing third-party plan checks when local review exceeds 30 days, AB 301 aligning state permitting timelines with local deadlines, AB 306 imposing a six-year pause on new residential building-code updates, AB 462 exempting certain ADUs in Los Angeles County coastal zones from coastal development permits, AB 493 requiring interest to be paid to homeowners on insurance proceeds held by lenders, and AB 597 tightening rules on public adjuster solicitation, fees, and contract transparency. Each of these urgency bills passed, generally with strong bipartisan support and mostly unanimous or near-unanimous votes.
The Assembly also approved several non-urgency measures, including AB 293 on groundwater transparency and board disclosure, AB 251 on elder abuse litigation standards when evidence is intentionally destroyed, AB 59 removing a sunset on Reclamation District 108’s hydropower authority, AB 417 streamlining EIFD and CRIA financing tools, and AB 312 updating procedures for agricultural theft proceeds. In addition, ACR 6 was adopted by voice vote, recognizing Black April Memorial Month and the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, with extensive remarks from Assembly Member Ta and support from other members. The consent calendar was adopted, and the body later heard adjournment-in-memory tributes for David Myers and Olivia Guerrero before adjourning to April 3, 2025. Several vote changes were announced after adjournment, including changes on AB 251 and AB 417.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Organizational business meeting to consider committee rules for the 119th Congress, an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 119th Congress, designation of subcommittees for the 119th Congress, designation of member Feb 6th, 2025 at 08:50 am
Finance Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So I don't want that word to be misconstrued by the Chinese or anybody else.
- government because there is this Chinese military-civilian fusion.
- Communist Party.
- of Chinese power into a whole bunch of areas.
- Manufacturers that are going to have access to Chinese steel.
Committee:
Senate Finance Committee
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes bill to expand recognition, benefits for veterans of 'Secret War' 5/4/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We know of being overtly taxed by the Chinese government. of what you know is China of what you know
- <00:11:03.040><c> the</c> We know of being overt taxed by the We know of being overt taxed by the Chinese
- </c> Chinese government. We know what a wall is being built for and for whom it is to keep out.
- And because of our alliance with the United States, when America pulled out of the war, the communists
- </c><00:30:22.240><c> persecuted</c> of the war, the communists persecuted of the war, the communists
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- There is no domain that the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party is not weaponizing
- Multiple times in the past year alone, the Chinese Communist Party and People's Republic nationals have
- They have people at home who the Chinese Communist Party has no problem hurting to get them to do their
- They have people at home who the Chinese<00:07:23.120><c> Communist</c><00:07:23.520><c> Party</c><00
- :07:23.919><c> has</c><00:07:24.160><c> no</c><00:07:24.479><c> problem</c> Chinese Communist Party has
Committee:
House Education Funding
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Jan 22nd, 2025
Senate Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- We've kind of talked about it already, but the Chinese Communist Party.
- contracting process to make sure that our adversaries and entities that are hostile to us, like the Chinese
- Communist Party, are not being subsidized by our American tax dollars?
Committee:
Senate Senate Budget
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, July 21, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The chair will alternate recognition between the parties, with time equally allocated between the parties
- </c> It deters adversaries with border security in countering the Chinese Communist Party worldwide.
- It's whether the U.S. or other competitors, particularly those in China and the Communist Party, will
- It's whether the U.S. or other competitors, particularly those in China and the Communist Party, will
- </c> Month after month, the Chinese Communist Party government further presses at the edges of Taiwan
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (04/16/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Communist Party collapse; we're going to expand internationally.
- Paid by Chinese over a decade.
- It was in English and Chinese.
- The Chinese companies include Chinese state enterprises who work for Chinese militaries and go into our
- And I speak Mandarin Chinese.
Summary:
The committee first discussed a budget-related issue involving liquor commission enforcement staff and tobacco enforcement funding. A member explained that proposed cuts to “group two” enforcement positions at the liquor commission could jeopardize the tobacco enforcement money that flows to Health and Human Services, and expressed confidence that the enforcement division would ultimately be preserved.
The main hearing was on Senate Bill 19, which would modernize hotel and motel statutes by repealing outdated requirements. The sponsor and the New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association said the bill would remove obsolete rules such as the old guest book/card system and antiquated posting requirements for room rates and motel signs. Members questioned whether the bill would eliminate the requirement to record guest departure dates or affect inspection rights, and the witnesses said the intent was only to remove the book-and-card reference while leaving the rest of the recordkeeping requirement in place. Supporters argued the rate-posting rules are widely ignored, hard to enforce, and outdated in an era of digital reservations and variable pricing; the committee also discussed whether any consumer-protection purpose remained. The public hearing on SB 19 was then closed.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 280FN, which would require food delivery services to have an agreement with a restaurant or food retail store before offering delivery from that business. The sponsor said the bill restores a prior law that had sunset and was intended to prevent third-party platforms from listing restaurants without consent. Restaurant industry testimony strongly supported the bill, describing problems with unauthorized listings, delayed deliveries, and reimbursement disputes, and saying the agreement requirement protects restaurant brands and consumer expectations. Members shared examples of delivery problems and voiced support for reinstating the safeguard.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Specifically, Princeton Review and Tudor.com are owned by a Chinese company and are subject to all Chinese
- the Scholars Association, which are on campuses across Texas. ...Department as the long arm of the Chinese
- Communist Party on campuses across the United States.
Committees:
Senate Education , Senate Education K-16
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, July 15, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- From the Chinese Communist Party using its digital currency to track and control citizens to Prime Minister
- When the Chinese Communist Party thinks CBDC is a good idea, I think that tells us exactly how we should
- When the Chinese Communist country.
- When the Chinese Communist Party<03:18:51.040><c> thinks</c><03:18:51.439><c> CBDC</c><03:18:52.080><
- 03:25:09.040><c> these</c> Communist Party, write rules for these Communist Party, write rules for these