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• I'm director of state engagement for the Combat Antisemitism Movement.
• I'm director of state engagement for the Combat Antisemitism Movement.
• So how do we combat anti-Semitism?
• So how do we combat anti-Semitism?
• My issue is not with the efforts to combat antisemitism in schools. I am for that.

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• During World War II, these Oklahomans endured 511 days of combat, participated in four amphibious landings
• Over the last 25 years of sustained combat operations, the Oklahoma National Guard has deployed thousands
• We're the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, the 45th Artillery Brigade, the 90th Troop Command, the
• Whether it's overseas in combat or here in the state of Oklahoma, they're serving and they're responding
• distinction in World War II, liberating Dachau concentration camp, and later provided substantial combat

Bills: SB1290, SB1530, SB1847, HR1050, SB169, SB1377, SB1990, SB1991, SB1778, SB1579, SB1992, SB3, SB2028, SB1928, SB2127, SB2117, SB1439, SB1930, SB330, SB1191, SB2110, SB2134, SB2069, SB2095, SB1613, SB1246, SB1976, SB1346, SB1509, SB2071, SB259, SB1314

Keywords: 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria, healthcare, senior services, Taiwan, Oklahoma, sister-state relationship

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• We are requesting $15 million for the SAFE program to support local law enforcement and combat fentanyl
• areas. $3.5 million is for search and analytics technology, very important technology to help us combat
• That helps us combat the illicit cell phones, contraband cell phones in our institutions that are used
• We combat it as best we can. We're dealing with drones, drone drops.
• The way you combat it is what we're doing.

Summary: The committee received a presentation on the Governor’s fiscal year 2026-2027 public safety budget, which totals $8.2 billion for the public safety silo and includes funding for the Departments of Law Enforcement, Juvenile Justice, and Corrections, along with courts and legal affairs. The Governor’s Office highlighted recurring reductions and vacancy eliminations, while agency heads outlined their major requests: FDLE sought funding for fentanyl enforcement, career offender registry staffing, alert-system upgrades, alcohol testing modernization, officer wellness, criminal intelligence, and immigration-related intelligence work; DJJ requested money for the Florida Scholars Academy, uniforms, residential services, a new Broward detention center, and facility maintenance; and DOC requested major increases for officer pay, additional staff, facility construction and maintenance, communications upgrades, inmate health care, pharmaceuticals, and food service. Members questioned FDLE about immigration enforcement and public records burdens, and DOC about staffing, capacity, mental health services, contraband, housing, and whether prison beds were being used for immigration detainees. Public testimony also urged better prison conditions and basic necessities for incarcerated people. The committee then took up and reported favorably CS/SB 156, the Jason Rayner Act, which would strengthen penalties and clarify that a person may not resist an officer with violence when the officer is performing official duties. An amendment conforming the bill to House language was adopted, and the bill passed with Senator Smith voting no. The committee also adopted an amendment and reported favorably CS/SB 54, which concerns use of substances affecting cognitive function and limits certain medical-record disclosures to information relevant to investigations of violent offenders; Senator Smith voted no on that measure as well. Next, the committee considered Senator Berman’s bills on domestic and dating violence. CS/SB 296 would direct a study of a secure web-based alert platform for victims, including a discreet phone-number/code system and geolocation support, and would expand the Address Confidentiality Program to dating-violence victims. The bill drew emotional support testimony from survivors and advocates describing the dangers victims face when trying to leave abusive situations, and it was reported favorably. Its companion, CS/SB 298, would extend public-records protections in the Address Confidentiality Program to dating-violence victims; it was also reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.

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• Senate Bill 2201 seeks to provide law enforcement agencies the tools they need to combat this ever evolving
• Senator Birdwell's SB 2201 will enhance a useful resource for tracking, preventing, combating, and prosecuting
• I understand the bill aims to combat cartel corruption of government resources at the border, a worthy
• And training prohibitions and reporting requirements designated to combat foreign influence and foreign

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• He explained that the legislature has taken measures to combat fentanyl, but Senate Bill 1234 takes aim
• But I understand from the layout and bill analysis that the bill is aimed at combating cartel corruption
• My name is Ron Burnett, and I am with Combating Global Organ Trafficking, and I am a board member there
• Because of this, we at Combating Global Organ Trafficking believe it is imperative that tough legislation
• I'm a professor of criminal justice, also executive director of Combating Global Organ Trafficking.

Summary: The committee heard and laid out a series of criminal justice bills, with public and invited testimony on restitution, juvenile justice, child abuse reporting, public-safety protections, organ trafficking, property fraud, disaster-response worker protections, fentanyl exposure, emergency data disclosure, insurance-fraud investigations, blood warrant execution, human smuggling, and TJJD advocacy access. Several measures drew support from prosecutors, clerks, law enforcement, utility companies, and victims who described real-world harms and delays in current law; opposition or caution came from civil-rights and advocacy groups on bills involving expanded criminal liability, data disclosure, and juvenile-facility access. Most bills were left pending after testimony, with the committee later voting out SB 127 favorably and placing it on the local and uncontested calendar. SB 1666 would streamline restitution payments for parole or mandatory supervision cases by requiring TDCJ to include victim information when forwarding payments, shortening the period before unclaimed funds go to the Crime Victims’ Compensation Fund, and clarifying confidentiality and contact procedures; county clerks supported it as an efficiency measure. SB 2776 would let TJJD disclose certain information, with written consent, to support the Credible Messengers Program, and SB 127 would extend limitations periods for failure-to-report child abuse and concealment offenses, with testimony emphasizing delayed discovery of abuse and the need for accountability. SB 1980 would increase penalties for assaulting or interfering with peace officers, parole officers, and community supervision officers, and SB 456 would raise penalties for organ purchasing/trafficking and create a more specific criminal framework for the offense; both drew strong support from law enforcement and victims. The committee also heard SB 2611 on real property theft and deed fraud, which would create separate offenses for real property theft and fraud, add a ten-year limitations period, require criminal judgments to be filed in county property records, and expand restitution and title-clearing remedies. Witnesses described forged deeds, stolen church and family properties, and long, costly efforts to restore title; county clerks and prosecutors said the bill would help victims and streamline civil remedies. SB 482 would increase penalties for offenses against utility workers during declared disasters or evacuation orders, prompted by reports of threats and assaults during Hurricane Beryl; utility representatives said the bill is needed to keep mutual-aid crews coming to Texas. SB 1234 would add fentanyl to the endangerment statute for vulnerable people, while SB 816 would allow providers to disclose electronic data in immediate life-threatening situations; both drew support from prosecutors and criticism from civil-rights advocates concerned about overbreadth and liability protections.

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• He's an Oklahoma City native and a decorated combat veteran who served 10 years in the United States
• earned him the Bronze Star medal and the Purple Heart, reflecting both his leadership and sacrifice in combat
• So, as a combination of combat experience, professional leadership, and continued advocacy for veterans

Bills: HB3257

Keywords: veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, 914, all

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• nationally recognized in combating nationally recognized in combating insurance<00:04:39.919>
• Oh yeah, we got to combat fraud. Let's go combat fraud.
• Oh yeah, we got to combat fraud. Let's go combat fraud.
• We support these efforts because we understand the importance of combating fraud.
• We support these efforts because we understand the importance of combating fraud.

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• The emergency use of animal drugs through the FDA will help combat screwworm infestations.
• To combat this thing, and we want to be a part of the solution.
• Combat this disease, and hopefully, as Commissioner Miller talked about, we can keep it in Mexico.
• But should it get here, the sterile flies are going to be the key to combat this.
• The question was about the infestation of screw worms through this method that we already use to combat

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• When you see a Combat Infantry badge, that tells you something.
• , kind of an Army experiment saying we'll get into the mountains of Europe and we need some elite combat
• the Army and service to his country has been recognized with many awards and medals, including the Combat
• The last time I was there, it was just before the deployment of the First Brigade Combat Team.
• THE LAST TIME I WAS THERE, IT WAS JUST BEFORE THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE FIRST BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with ceremonial opening proceedings, approved the prior journal, and then moved through a series of calendar actions, including discharging and substituting identical companion bills from committee and restoring several bills to the Third Reading Calendar after reconsideration. The chamber also took up a supplemental budget calendar and a controversial supplemental budget extender, with Senator O’Mara questioning the delay in final budget negotiations, the size of the extender, table targets, and unresolved policy issues such as auto insurance reforms, SEQRA, New York for All, and CLCPA changes. Senator Serrano responded that negotiations were ongoing and that the extender was a clean measure to keep state government functioning. The budget extender bills were then passed, with Senator Weik voting in the negative on one of them. The Senate also adopted a resolution memorializing May 4, 2026, as 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum Day, and hosted Major General Scott Naumann and other Fort Drum leaders and soldiers for remarks on the division’s deployments, readiness, economic impact, and requests for continued state support on items such as microreactors, health care, DMV services, dining facilities, airports, and mineral-related development. The Fort Drum resolution drew extensive bipartisan praise from Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, Minority Leader Ortt, Senator Scarcella-Spanton, Senator Ashby, Senator Walczyk, and others, who emphasized the division’s military history, its role as a major employer and economic driver in Northern New York, and the sacrifices of service members and their families. Several senators highlighted individual soldiers in attendance and their service records, while the resolution was opened for co-sponsorship and adopted. The Senate also recognized a visiting child author, Thomas Ortiz, who was introduced for publishing a book encouraging kindness and friendship. After the ceremonial segment, the Senate returned to regular business and passed a series of bills on the calendar, including measures affecting environmental conservation, executive law, public service, education, public authorities, real property tax, criminal procedure, election law, and civil rights. Some bills drew negative votes from a bloc of senators, particularly on the environmental, criminal procedure, election, and civil rights measures, but all listed bills were ultimately passed. The Senate then adjourned until the next day.

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• have significantly increased the amount of dollars that went to the attorney general's office to combat
• bills we have increased funding<00:13:01.360> uh<00:13:01.519> to<00:13:01.760> combat
• <00:13:02.079> human<00:13:02.399> trafficking funding uh to combat human trafficking
• funding uh to combat human trafficking uh<00:13:03.440> substantially.
• And the reason it will say an act relating to combating human trafficking, which is what we're trying

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Senate Message 05:11 Report of Committees 06:05 Orders of the Day/HB 320 07:52 HB 366 14:55 HB 389 17:22 HB 56 22:10 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 25:47 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 29:20 Petition of Impeachment Filed 31:24 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 32:03 ConC/Rules Report 36:31 Floor Amendments 37:29 Adjournment 37:47, 958, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the pledge, recorded 96 members present, excused absences, and approved the journal from January 27, 2026. The Senate clerk announced passage of Senate Bills 17 and 181 and requested concurrence. Committee reports advanced a number of bills on health insurance, judiciary, local government, and transportation topics, including measures on pharmacist reimbursements, hearing aid coverage, feeding and eating disorders, grooming a minor, local government liability, water fluoridation, cigar bars, chickens on residential property, highway pavement markings, motor vehicle titles, and pedestrian issues; all favorable reports were treated as first readings and placed on the calendar. The House then took up and passed House Bill 320 on human trafficking, with the sponsor explaining it would equalize penalties for promoting human trafficking with those for trafficking itself and increase the penalty when the victim is under 18. A member asked whether the bill included additional funding for cyber enforcement; the sponsor replied it was not an appropriation and would not require new funding, though prior budgets had increased support for anti-trafficking efforts. The House adopted a title amendment changing the bill’s title to combating human trafficking. The chamber also passed House Bill 366, which clarifies that materials portraying a sexual performance by a minor include computer-generated images and requires 85% service of the sentence before probation or parole; the sponsor said it was supported by law enforcement and prosecutors. House Bill 389 on reading and writing in schools also passed as amended by House Committee Substitute 1. The sponsor said it would require annual updates to the state dyslexia toolkit, expand professional development and coaching, require local school boards to develop processes for universal screening and diagnostic tools, and add dyslexia instruction to teacher preparation programs; the substitute added conformity with IDEA and revised the instructional language. Members spoke in support of early dyslexia detection and one member noted the bill updated prior legislation associated with former Rep. Bam Carney. House Bill 56, an omnibus Department of Agriculture bill, then passed; it addressed amusement ride inspections, grain warehousing penalties, egg handler licensing renewal timing, exemptions for small producers, and repealed obsolete tobacco and egg marketing board provisions. All three bills passed by roll call with 95 or 94 votes in favor and none opposed, and clinchers were applied. During announcements, members noted upcoming committee meetings and events, including a suits-and-sneakers day and cancer-related breakfast, caucus meetings, and committee meetings. New bills and resolutions were introduced, including measures on local occupational license fees, early learning and child care, tuition waivers, an adult workforce diploma pilot, motor vehicle usage tax, contract procurement, Fish and Wildlife Resources, adoption, veterans’ benefits, Cabinet for Health and Family Services operations, organ donation safety, hate crimes, prescription drugs, and resolutions on the Kentucky-Japan partnership and veterans’ benefits accreditation. The clerk also reported a petition of impeachment filed against Judge Julie Goodman. The House then referred a group of bills to committees, reported floor amendments for House Bills 321 and 416, and adjourned until 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 29, 2026.

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• When combating malign influence, transparency is our superpower and Beijing's kryptonite.
• Boosting transparency should always be step one when combating malign influence.
• The now-shuttered State Department Global Engagement Center was the primary U.S. mechanism for combating
• That's very difficult to combat directly, but one brilliant element of the former Global Engagement Center
• It enabled the United States to leverage voices around the world to combat Chinese disinformation.

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• . >> I would hope the best way to fly out of a combat. >> And besides, the only Air Force troops that
• hope the best way to fly out of >> I would hope the best way to fly out of a<00:00:42.640> combat
• a combat. a combat.

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• So the DFL senator has proposed the creation of a new office of Inspector General to kind of combat these
• General<00:03:38.200> to<00:03:38.400> kind<00:03:38.519> of<00:03:38.799> combat
• <00:03:39.319> these<00:03:39.599> issues General to kind of combat these issues General
• to kind of combat these issues you<00:03:40.120> know<00:03:40.239> is<00:03:40.360>

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• Joint Resolution 55, a joint resolution directing Kentucky's public postsecondary institutions to combat
• 00:27:24.600> to institutions shall adopt policies to institutions shall adopt policies to combat
• anti-Semitism that include the combat anti-Semitism that include the definition<00:27:27.720> of<
• <00:35:29.640> anti-Semitism<00:35:30.640> all Kentucky to combat anti-Semitism all
• Kentucky to combat anti-Semitism all these<00:35:31.040> flagrant<00:35:31.640> issues

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Summary: The committee first took up SB 19, which would require a daily moment of silence or reflection in Kentucky public schools and clarify that students may use the time as they choose without coercion or religious direction. The sponsor and supporters, including representatives of the Kentucky Jewish Council, argued the bill is nonsectarian, intended to promote calm and focus, and supported by research and prior bipartisan backing. Opponents from the Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass said they supported the anti-coercion language but objected to making the moment of silence mandatory rather than permissive, citing concerns about the statute’s interaction with the Lord’s Prayer language already in law. After discussion, the committee voted to pass SB 19 unanimously with favorable expression. The committee then considered SB 83, which revises the KEES scholarship program so homeschool and non-certified school students can receive awards using an ACT-to-GPA conversion and be treated more comparably to public school students. The sponsor described the bill as a recurring measure and walked through how the award amounts would be calculated under the substitute. There was no opposition raised during the hearing, and the committee adopted the substitute and passed SB 83 unanimously with favorable expression. Finally, the committee heard Senate Joint Resolution 55, directing Kentucky public postsecondary institutions to combat anti-Semitism. The resolution would require campuses to adopt policies using the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism, notify students of Title VI and state-law complaint rights, recognize Jewish organizations as community resources on the same basis as other religious organizations, take action against student groups supporting designated terrorist organizations, and collect and report campus anti-Semitism data. The presenters and supporters described a sharp rise in anti-Semitic incidents on campuses after October 7 and said schools have not responded adequately. The committee adopted the substitute and began hearing testimony on the resolution, but the transcript cuts off before any final vote on SJR 55.

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• is particularly effective in treating traumatic brain injury, which is disturbingly common in our combat
• It's estimated that 40% of all combat veterans are afflicted by one or more of these conditions.
• disturbingly common in our combat disturbingly common in our combat veterans,<00:06:21.960> and
• It's estimated that 40%<00:06:29.640> of<00:06:29.720> all<00:06:29.840> combat<
• 00:06:30.360> veterans<00:06:30.760> are<00:06:30.880> afflicted 40% of all combat

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• Um, your bill is just one of several aimed at combating fraud this session.
• one of several Um, your bill is just one of several aimed<00:02:48.800> at<00:02:48.959> combating
• aimed at combating fraud this session. aimed at combating fraud this session.

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• Local police who have been in combat situations said they had never seen anything as bad as what
• <00:20:33.120> have<00:20:33.440> been<00:20:34.159> in<00:20:34.400> combat
• Local police who have been in combat Local police who have been in combat situations<00:20:35.679

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Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, led the pledge of allegiance, and approved the January 15, 2026 journal as corrected. Senate Services was reported to have correctly printed Senate Bills 3 and 9 and correctly introduced and enrolled Senate Joint Resolutions 2 and 3; the president signed the two joint resolutions and Senate Resolution 2. During announcements, Senator Pelton promoted the upcoming morning prayer breakfast. Senator Sullivan then gave a lengthy personal privilege statement reflecting on the 704th Friday since his son Alex was killed in the Aurora theater shooting, describing his annual return to the theater, the support of President Coleman and others, and his view that returning is an act of defiance and remembrance for victims of gun violence. The majority leader announced that after recess and adjournment the House MLK joint resolution would be heard on the House floor, followed by a joint session at 10:30 a.m. for the State of the Tribes address. Members were reminded the Senate would be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Day and would reconvene Tuesday, January 20 at 10 a.m. The Senate then adopted a motion to recess until 11:30 a.m. that day.

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• recap, the bill includes $3 million for identification verification systems in the MnSCU system to combat
• Let's bust the ghost students and combat enrollment fraud.
• 00:15:27.080> ghost<00:15:27.400> students<00:15:28.040> and<00:15:28.320> combat
• Let's bust the ghost students and combat Let's bust the ghost students and combat enrollment<00:

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Summary: The House first took up a resolution commemorating Peace Officer Memorial Day and Police Week in Minnesota. Members read a series of “whereas” clauses honoring fallen peace officers, including the addition of three names to the Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial Honor Roll, and recognizing the service of the state’s more than 10,000 peace officers. The resolution was adopted without objection. The chamber then moved to conference committee reports and calendar actions, including a Rules and Legislative Administration report placing several bills on the calendar for the next day. The main substantive item was the conference committee report on House File 4252, the higher education finance and policy bill. Supporters said the bill included $3 million for identity verification systems to combat enrollment fraud or “ghost students,” $2.7 million to cover a shortfall in the Fostering Independence grant program for foster youth, and $5,000 for tree replacement at Bemidji State University. They also noted the bill did not address the larger state grant shortfall, which several members described as a structural problem. During debate, supporters emphasized the need to stop enrollment fraud and protect foster students’ access to higher education, while also praising the conference committee process and public deliberations. Opponents criticized the bill for failing to fix the state grant deficit and argued that Minnesota students were not being prioritized. After discussion, the House adopted the conference committee report, gave the bill its third reading, and then repassed House File 4252 as amended by conference by a vote of 101 yeas to 33 nays.

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• The entire time in office, Governor Walz has not taken action to combat fraud.
• The entire time in office, Governor Walz has not taken action to combat fraud.
• The entire time in office, Governor Walz has not taken action to combat fraud.
• The entire time in office, Governor Walz has not taken action to combat fraud.
• Walls has not taken action to combat fraud. As Leader Niska mentioned, no one's lost their job.

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• World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen, despite facing racial discrimination, proved their excellence in combat
• The stress and trauma of combat can cause our veterans to deal with depression, PTSD, and worst thoughts
• I was a little kid growing up in a small town of 1,900 people, but we had a number of combat veterans
• have never served that I didn't go to war; I served in the state guard, but that's not the same as combat
• Chair Cortez did an excellent job outlining the work that we're doing to combat veteran suicide, and

Bills: HCR92, HB 114, HB561, HB 1171, HB1894, HB2026, HB2143, HB2337, HB2564, HB114

Keywords: Tuskegee Airmen, commemoration, African American history, civil rights, military recognition, veterans, mental health, Texas Veterans Commission, peer support, suicide prevention, community mental health, grant program, defense, grants, local government, economic support, community development, health and wellness, outdoor recreation, state land use