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• </c><00:15:24.240><c> and</c> contributions of US Army veteran and contributions of US Army veteran and
• Wendy Winterstein on announcing her retirement from president of Iowa State University.
• </c> the state in research, and advanced Iowa the state in research, and advanced Iowa State's<00:35:
• </c><00:35:59.200><c> State</c> phenomenal leader for our Iowa State phenomenal leader for our Iowa State
• </c> yesterday and will be attending Iowa yesterday and will be attending Iowa State<00:36:59.040><c>

Bills: HB1969 , HB1701 , HR1 , HR435 , SJR31 , HR436

Keywords: veterans, VA, Department of Veterans Affairs, suicide prevention, mental health, emergent suicide care, Columbia Protocol, Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, No Wrong Door for Veterans Act, title 38, adaptive prostheses, prosthetic devices, recreational activities, sports prosthetics, pension payments, veterans benefits, Veterans Affairs Committee, suicide screening, crisis care

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• Closing veterans' servicing offices—veterans are astounding what is happening already.
• CLOSING VETERANS' SERVICING OFFICES. VETERANS ARE ASTOUNDING WHAT IS HAPPENING ALREADY.
• Cared for our veterans and active military.
• Veterans' benefits are owed to our veterans for service previously rendered and the promise to every
• PREY ON OUR VETERANS WHO SERVED THIS COUNTRY.

Bills: HB1969 , HB1701 , HR1 , HR435 , SJR31 , HR436

Keywords: veterans, VA, Department of Veterans Affairs, suicide prevention, mental health, emergent suicide care, Columbia Protocol, Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, No Wrong Door for Veterans Act, title 38, adaptive prostheses, prosthetic devices, recreational activities, sports prosthetics, pension payments, veterans benefits, Veterans Affairs Committee, suicide screening, crisis care

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• Minnesota has nearly 296,000 veterans and Minnesota has um more rural veterans than urban veterans.
• 11.360><c> also</c><00:21:11.679><c> veterans</c><00:21:12.080><c> are</c> veteran and a veteran also
• veterans are veteran and a veteran also veterans are people.<00:21:12.799><c> So</c><00:21:13.120><c
• I do have one question about the veterans home comment that was made, where a veteran at a veterans home
• Um, veterans, my siblings were veterans.

Bills: HF4588 , HF3685 , HF4577 , HF4932

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Keywords: veterans, veterans affairs, mental health, behavioral health, rural health, rural areas, access to care, task force, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, general fund appropriation, veteran suicide prevention, PTSD, service members, military families, telehealth, rural psychiatry, high school diploma, armed forces, education policy, military service

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• Uh, line 60 describes it'll be a disabled veteran spouse.
• Um, and then on down to line 65, there will be a new disabled veteran spouse plate issued for one motor
• Uh, and then she has to return the disabled veteran plate when she receives that one, providing proof

Bills: HB1 , HB198 , HB11 , HB32 , HB33 , HB34 , HB56 , HB68 , HB72 , HB101 , HB102 , HB110 , HB154 , HB166 , HB168 , HB274 , SB114 , HB1 , HB198 , HB11 , HB32 , HB33 , HB34 , HB56 , HB68 , HB72 , HB101 , HB102 , HB110 , HB154 , HB166 , HB168 , HB274 , SB114

Committee: House Public Safety and Homeland Security

Keywords: DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program

Bills: SB1177 , HB3705 , SB1942 , SB2026 , SB1533 , SB1327 , SB2065 , SB2155 , SB2159

Keywords: education funding, mental health services, public safety, housing, state budget, tax credit, parental choice, private school, income tax, dental insurance, health care, medical necessity, insurance claims, dentist rights, military discharge, veterans, DD Form 214, confidentiality, grandchildren access, veteran burial

Bills: HB2514 , HB2352 , HB2475 , HB2206 , HJR4210 , HB2447 , HB2661 , HB2572

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: HB 2514, global war on terror, GWOT, war on terror memorial, Capitol campus memorial, Washington veterans, fallen service members, military memorial, post-9/11 veterans, Iraq War, Afghanistan War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation New Dawn, veterans memorial, capitol grounds, state memorial, Secretary of State, Capitol Committee, Department of Veterans Affairs

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• Department of Veterans Affairs more accessible for our disabled veterans.
• </c> veterans from losing their homes. veterans from losing their homes.
• veterans of all genders.
• veteran who today veteran, a fellow Navy veteran who today relies<05:38:06.718><c> on</c><05:38:06.878
• The Veterans Claims Education Act provides educational resources to steer veterans toward veteran service

Bills: HR1286 , HR1263 , HB1578 , HR1364 , HB2201 , HB1823 , HB1815 , HR1147 , HR217 , HB1701 , HB1453 , HR1223

Keywords: trade policy, tariffs, trade enforcement, workers rights, labor standards, environmental standards, Buy America, domestic content, offshoring, manufacturing jobs, factory closures, family farmers, small business, supply chains, dumping, countervailing duties, antidumping, trade agreements, USMCA, investor-state dispute settlement

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• work group include representatives from various agencies, legislators, and representatives from veterans
• This bill is something that's of significant importance to not only the veteran community, but especially
• But my observation in speaking with the veterans community and with the Secretary of State's office is

Bills: HB2514 , HB2551 , HB2236 , HB2470

Committee: House Capital Budget

Keywords: HB 2514, global war on terror, GWOT, war on terror memorial, Capitol campus memorial, Washington veterans, fallen service members, military memorial, post-9/11 veterans, Iraq War, Afghanistan War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation New Dawn, veterans memorial, capitol grounds, state memorial, Secretary of State, Capitol Committee, Department of Veterans Affairs

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• Veterans off the streets.
• Texas Veterans Commission.
• Veterans Land Board.
• I represent the Texas Veterans Commission within our veterans mental health department.
• Homeless veterans.

Bills: HCR7 , HB1557 , HB1608 , HB2061 , HB2201 , HB2210 , HB2426 , HB2754 , HJR165 , HB2513 , HCR7

Committee: House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: Veterans of Foreign Wars, veterans, commemoration, military service, recognition, September 29, waiver programs, toll roads, discount programs, transportation, affordable housing, land bank program, low-income households, Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation, HB 2061, Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 225, State Highway 242, Interstate Highway 69, Montgomery County

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• </c> that no dependent of a disabled veteran that no dependent of a disabled veteran is<01:19:53.960>
• I’m a 100% disabled American veteran.
• I’m a 100% disabled American veteran.
• <01:25:10.560><c> at</c> veteran at veteran at 100%<01:25:13.480><c> I'm</c><01:25:14.280><c> I'm</c>
• I was on the veterans committee um and I was on the veterans committee um and it<01:36:36.320><c> it<

Bills: HF2090 , HF982 , HF2229

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: higher education, scholarship, financial aid, state grant, tuition assistance, Pell grants, student retention, education equity, disabled veterans, veterans' dependents, dependent children, college affordability, books and fees, University of Minnesota, public colleges, Office of Higher Education, veterans benefits, military families, permanent disability, 100 percent disability

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• It deals with a certificate that a veteran has been deemed 100% disabled.
• or closing officer from considering ad valorem taxes in a debt-to-income ratio calculation if the veteran
• It replaces line 76 through 77 with the following. >> It deals with a certificate that a veteran has
• or closing officer from considering ad valorem taxes in a debt-to-income ratio calculation if the veteran
• or closing officer from considering ad valorem taxes in a debt-to-income ratio calculation if the veteran

Bills: HB166 , HB487 , SB130 , SB181 , HB166 , HB487 , SB130 , SB181

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund

Keywords: education policy, wireless communication devices, internet safety, social media, mental health, HB487, Alabama G.I. Dependent Scholarship Program, veterans, disabled veterans, dependents, spouse benefits, widow benefits, children of veterans, tuition assistance, education benefits, scholarship, college aid, undergraduate tuition, private school reimbursement, books and fees

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• preparation, presentation, or prosecution of claims. ...presentation or prosecution of claims for veterans
• Veterans organizations came to an agreement.
• I won't applaud them, but just remember the last couple of days I've been on phone calls with veterans

Bills: SB206 , HB554 , SB206

Committee: House Military and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: codification, laws, Alabama Code, Secretary of State, technical corrections, legislative acts, license plate, military, combat veterans, criminal penalty, distinctive tags, veterans benefits, advising, deceptive trade practices, accreditation, compensation

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• Connor Junkin, Executive Counsel for the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Counsel for the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Council for the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Unsatisfied with the VA care, veterans go to private health care facilities.
• So what this bill would do is allow a one-time use per facility, per veteran.

Bills: HB135 , HB142 , HB170 , HB194 , HB215 , HB216 , HB226 , HB284 , HB292 , HB297 , HB609

Committee: House Civil Law and Procedure

Keywords: exemption, motor vehicles, health savings accounts, debt relief, bankruptcy, civil procedure, abandonment, default judgment, court costs, notice requirements, construction contracts, jurisdiction, dispute resolution, public policy, Louisiana law, professional engineer, peremptive periods, construction, architect, real estate developer

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• This is a veteran military. Can I ask if you allow all veterans to speak?
• We are veteran-owned and operated, with over 200 employees who are veterans, spouses of veterans, or
• veterans, is a veteran looking to protect veterans.
• We feel that veterans know what the needs of other veterans are.
• We feel that veterans know what the needs of other veterans are.

Bills: SB1232 , SB1421 , SB1505 , SB1511 , SB1520 , SB1803

Committee: Senate Military Affairs and Border Security

Keywords: undocumented immigrants, financial services, identification requirements, loans, foreign remittances, transitional housing, military, veterans, grant program, supportive services, SB1511, commercial driver license, CDL, nondomiciled CDL, nondomiciled commercial driver license, commercial motor vehicle, CMV, lawful presence, lawful immigration status, immigration verification

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• </c> another veteran service organization. another veteran service organization.
• </c> veterans.
• And the Veterans Second veterans.
• Veterans Affairs Committee. Democrats Veterans Affairs Committee.
• Veterans are veterans. Let me explain.

Bills: HR1300 , HB2616 , HB1993 , HCR86 , SB1003 , SB2393 , HB5317 , HB4544 , HB3234 , HR1299

Keywords: H.Res. 1300, HR1300, rules resolution, House Rules Committee, veterans affairs, VA, NICS, National Instant Criminal Background Check System, firearms background check, gun control, veteran privacy, Department of Justice, disability compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, DIC, veterans benefits, Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, National Mall, House procedure, floor consideration

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• In Washington, nearly 27 percent of the state's veteran population, approximately 135,000 veterans, served
• As a veteran, we advocate for all veterans, and on September 11th, it was just not a date on the calendar
• For veterans' memorials are not just abstract symbols.
• So 100 years ago, there were veterans from World War I, like there are veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan
• I'm also a veteran advocate with Milta Vet Veteran Podcast.

Bills: HB2514 , HB2661 , HB2637 , HB2632 , HB2499 , HB2198 , HB2520

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: HB 2514, global war on terror, GWOT, war on terror memorial, Capitol campus memorial, Washington veterans, fallen service members, military memorial, post-9/11 veterans, Iraq War, Afghanistan War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation New Dawn, veterans memorial, capitol grounds, state memorial, Secretary of State, Capitol Committee, Department of Veterans Affairs

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• The bill before you is House Bill 2324, concerning tuition waivers for children of eligible veterans.
• The DEA program offers education and training opportunities to eligible dependents of veterans who are
• The bill before you is House Bill 2342, concerning tuition waivers for children of eligible veterans.
• The DEA program offers education and training opportunities to eligible dependents of veterans who are
• permanently and totally disabled due to a service-related condition or of veterans who are permanently

Bills: HB2286 , HB2324 , HB2363 , HB2098

Committee: House Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Keywords: social work, licensure, alternative routes, education requirements, professional regulation, tuition waivers, veterans, education, children of veterans, higher education, military families, music therapy, temporary exemptions, healthcare, therapy practice, funding, tuition, financial aid, state budget

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• John Almodin, Office<00:35:37.680><c> of</c><00:35:37.760><c> Veterans</c><00:35:38.120><c> Services,
• </c><00:35:38.760><c> State</c><00:35:39.000><c> of</c> Office of Veterans Services, State of Office
• </c> comprised of Office of Veterans comprised of Office of Veterans Services, Services, Services, our
• </c> the grounds of the Hawaii State Veterans the grounds of the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
• If you're familiar with the cemetery grounds at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe, towards the

Bills: HCR92 , HCR46 , HCR172 , HCR147 , HCR112 , HCR100 , HR84 , HR42 , HR139 , HR104 , HR92

Committee: House Labor

Keywords: automated external defibrillator, AED, cardiac arrest, state buildings, health education, public health, lifeguards, first responders, public safety, ocean safety, emergency response, Hawaii, workers' compensation, auditor, procurement audit, compliance, Department of Human Resources Development, transparency, accountability, medical care

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• The proceeds from these bonds were used to buy land, which was then resold to veterans.
• that the Veterans Land Board can serve by not raising this bond limit.
• Texas ranks number one amongst all states for a population of living veterans.
• An estimated 1.6 million veterans chose to call this state home and I believe helping out these veterans
• This is an opportunity to help out our veterans. We appreciate your favorable consideration.

Bills: HB3015 , HB3521 , HB5632 , HJR182 , SJR57

Committee: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Keywords: healthcare, direct primary care, insurance deductibles, Texas Health Benefit Plans, telemedicine, police retirement, disability pension, municipalities, law enforcement, retirement benefits, retirement, beneficiary, Employees Retirement System of Texas, divorce decree, beneficiary designation, Veterans' Land Board, general obligation bonds, constitutional amendment, veterans, housing assistance

Bills: SB200 , SB206 , SB200 , SB206

Committee: Senate State Governmental Affairs

Keywords: accountability courts, drug offenders, mental health, substance abuse, veterans, court reform, recidivism reduction, treatment programs, veterans benefits, advising, deceptive trade practices, accreditation, compensation, minority affairs, civic engagement, Alabama office, community outreach, government affairs, codification, laws