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• Removed various corneal foreign bodies.
• Removed various corial<00:11:09.200> foreign<00:11:09.519> bodies.
• <00:11:10.320> Administering corial foreign bodies. Administering corial foreign bodies.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• AND REPRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF COUNTRIES OF CONCERN AND A SECOND FUNDING OF POLITICAL ACTIVITY BY FOREIGN
• COUNTRIES AS CHINA, RUSSIA, IRAN, NORTH KOREA TO BIND VENEZUELA THE STRIKE ALL CHANGES THE TERM FROM A FOREIGN
• TO GET AT AND WE'RE LOOKING TO ALIGN, WE'RE NOT SHOOTING AT THE DARK, WE'RE LOOKING TO ALIGN WITH FOREIGN
• NEED TO REGISTER IF YOU'RE GOING TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITIES AND YOU ARE AN AGENT RELATED TO A FOREIGN

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Uh, numerous vulnerabilities, uh, Potentially allowing for entry of foreign animal diseases.
• Shrimp, we have a, uh, uh, huge disadvantage of, of foreign-raised shrimp.
• Right now, USDA inspects all foreign shrimp. They only inspect 2% of the, uh, uh, shipments.
• To foreign ownership of land. Right to Farm was great.
• And finally, uh, foreign ownership of agland, uh, is a priority for us this session.

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• Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered printed under the Speaker's announced policy
• Just last week, alarming new information came to light regarding foreign governments making business
• making business foreign governments making business deals<02:42:24.319> using<02:42:25.040>
• entities, Trump has asked Americans to withstand the pain.
• frozen enforcement for the foreign frozen enforcement for the foreign corrupt<02:57:50.479> practices

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 8, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• SB 571 also provided access to do not hire registry. to entities and subcontractors, entities that contract
• providers on page three of the bill. that relate to contractor, subcontractor, tutoring services, entity
• and the roles of it, it starts with. good memorandums of understanding between the law enforcement entities
• And. want to say that putting this bill in place, putting this legislation in place based on one entity
• or maybe a handful of entities I'll wrap it up right is is a way that we put something in that is it's

Bills: SB604, SB843, SB1636, SB2395, SB571, SB1224, SB1832, SB2392, SB747, SB2623, SB2624, SB2185

Keywords: bonds, education funding, Texas Permanent School Fund, financial transparency, speculative rating, school funding, deferred maintenance, tax revenue, education budget, school districts, education, finance, Texas Education Code, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension

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• New Mexico, the Court held that private federal contractors are independent taxable entities and are
• Independent taxable entities and are subject to taxes and fees.
• Those entities or those operations that we do not like.
• If all those entities that are eligible for the exempt...
• Fully 41% of our population are immigrants, foreign born.

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• fewer for an individual source and 25,000 metric tons of emissions for sources owned by the same entity
• So both of those entities will be looking at this, and that's just a requirement of the plans that we
• Entities of Concern, in terms of the supply chain.
• Entities of foreign concern, which are essentially those entities are Iran, North Korea, Russia, and
• The next steps for those potential awardees is to begin contract negotiations with each entity.

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• There's no state entity that we have to report to to verify that.
• There's no state entity that we have to report to to verify that.
• There's no state entity that we have to report to to verify that.
• There's no state entity that we have to report to to verify that.
• <06:15:37.920> adversaries and foreign adversaries and foreign adversaries by<06:15:39.840

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• This doesn't include the small businesses and other private entities whose businesses fell victim to
• businesses and other private entities businesses and other private entities whose<00:35:43.920><
• States are not permitted to obstruct the enforcement of Federal law. under foreign flags set cars on
• fire, under foreign flags set cars on fire, threw<00:44:41.680> concrete<00:44:42.400> blocks
• Foreign markets are starting to pull out of Federal Treasuries.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, June 27, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Johnson made a statement that foreign governments demand this CCS operation.
• Foreign governments demand this CCS operation?
• Johnson made a statement that foreign governments demand this CCS operation.
• So I also heard it mentioned that we're doing what foreign governments want us to do.
• It's not foreign governments.

Summary: The committee took up public comment on a package of similar local-option bills related to carbon capture and sequestration, including House Bills 5, 6, 497, 498, 501, and 504. The bills would let parishes, or in some cases specific parishes such as Rapides and Livingston, decide by local vote whether Class VI wells, CO2 sequestration, and related pipeline infrastructure could be permitted. The chair grouped the bills together for testimony, adopted a three-minute public comment rule, and noted that the bills were not yet under consideration for a vote during the public-comment portion. Supporters, including Speaker Pro Tem Mike Johnson, parish officials, local activists, and residents, argued that communities affected by carbon capture projects should have a direct voice through local option elections. They said the bills were about self-determination, local control, and allowing residents to decide whether the risks are worth the benefits. Several speakers said their parishes had passed resolutions opposing carbon capture or asking for local choice, while others emphasized concerns about eminent domain, aquifer protection, lack of public understanding, and the need for more information about project impacts and financial benefits. Some supporters also said a local vote would force industry to engage more directly with communities and could improve transparency. Opponents, including representatives of the Department of Conservation and Energy, the Louisiana Chemistry Association, the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, and the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, warned that the bills would create uncertainty, undermine Louisiana’s primacy over Class VI permitting, and invite litigation under federal preemption and the Supremacy Clause. They said the state already has a strict permitting process with public input and technical review, and that allowing parish-by-parish approval could delay or block billions of dollars in investment, jobs, and export-related projects. The department testified that if the state adopted a local-option referendum system, EPA could determine Louisiana was not implementing the program consistently and could move to remove primacy. No committee vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• They want their foreign policy back. Republicans want to keep everyone divided and distracted.
• They want their foreign policy back. Republicans want to keep everyone divided and distracted.
• I do a lot of work on the Foreign Affairs Committee over the years on food security.
• <06:09:40.480> affairs We serve together on the foreign affairs We serve together on the foreign
• Uh, the floor is yours, and thank you. serve with you on the foreign affairs serve with you on the foreign

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• <03:21:56.960> or add something like any entity or add something like any entity or controller
• It refers to any entity that is fund.
• is selling data to a private entity that is selling data to a private entity, if it's personal or private
• <03:25:33.600> of circumstance is a government entity of circumstance is a government entity
• is sharing data with a private entity. is sharing data with a private entity.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It also includes leaders from the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, the Disabled American
• It also includes leaders from the veterans of foreign wars, the American Legion, the disabled American
• prospective number, because their need every year to... ...their need every year to go review every entity
• database showing basic information about settlement agreements entered into by state agencies and entities
• Individuals in crisis to the entity that should reference, or do they still take them to the emergency

Bills: HB165, HB175, HB198, HB272, HB457, HB488, HB566, HB603, HB763, HB902, HB909, HB971, HB981, HB1066, HB1125, HB1154, HB1231

Keywords: HB165, lottery proceeds, Lottery Proceeds Fund, Veterans Service Grant Fund, constitutional amendment, veterans, military veterans, veterans' benefits, veterans services, family support, state lottery, education funding, Minimum Foundation Program, problem gambling, compulsive gaming, state treasurer, ballot proposition, constitutional referendum, lottery revenue, Louisiana resident veterans

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• Most know we've been trying to ban foreign ownership of property since we got into office.
• A bill to ban foreigners passed the Senate. Nobody was talking about its constitutionality.
• ownership of property since we foreign ownership of property since we got<00:43:29.119> into<
• A bill<00:43:57.119> to<00:43:57.280> ban<00:43:57.520> foreigners<00:43:58.079>
• passed<00:43:58.319> the bill to ban foreigners passed the bill to ban foreigners passed

Bills: HCR1, HCR2, SB2001, SB2002, SB2003, SB2004, SB2005, SB2006, SB2007, SB2008, SB2009, SB2010, SB2011, SB2012, SB2013, SB2014, SB2015, SB2016, SB2017, SB2018, SB2019, SB2020, SB2021, SB2022, SB2023, SB2024, SB2025, SB2026, SB2027, SB2028, SB2029, SB2030, SB2031, SB2032, SB2033, SB2034, SB2035, SB2036, SB2037, SB2038, SB2039, SB2040, SB2041, SB2042, SB2043, SB2044, SB2045, SB2046, SB2047, SB2048, SB2049, SB2050, SB2051, SB2052, SB2053, SB2054, SB2055, SB2056, SB2057, SB2058, SB2059, SB2060, SB2061, SB2062, SB2063, SB2064, SB2065, SB2066, SB2067, SB2068, SB2069, SB2070, SB2071, SB2072, SB2073, SB2074, SB2075, SB2076, SB2077, SB2078, SB2079, SB2080, SB2081, SB2082, SB2083, SB2084, SB2085, SB2086, SB2087, SB2088, SB2089, SB2090, SB2091, SB2092, SB2093, SB2094, SB2095, SB2096, SB2097, SB2098, SB2099, SB2100

Keywords: recess, legislative session, Hawaii State Legislature, 2026, Governor address, joint session, legislature, Hawaii, state of the state, Banyan Drive, Waiakea peninsula, Makaokū, Hilo, Hawaii Island, HCDA, Hawaii Community Development Authority, community development district, redevelopment, urban renewal, blight

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• I don't understand why that's such a foreign idea to government, but that is pretty much what's happening
• And that process started just a couple weeks ago, and we have engaged in an outside entity to look at
• administrative and care management functions to a qualified managed care organization or another capable entity

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services held a fourth hearing in its ongoing review of alleged fraud, waste, and abuse involving AHCCCS/Access and DHS, with a major focus on Medicaid eligibility verification for the aged, blind, and disabled (ABD) population, behavioral health and sober living oversight, and payment delays to providers. Senator Shamp presented findings she said showed major gaps in ABD asset verification, including claims that only a fraction of enrollees were checked and that many ineligible members may remain on the rolls. She urged referrals to law enforcement, tighter verification requirements, better PARIS data sharing, and legislative changes to close what she described as a compliance and taxpayer-risk gap. Reva Stewart also testified that patient brokering and fraudulent recruitment of vulnerable people, including Native Americans, continues through social media and other channels, and she called for stronger enforcement and transparency. Heather Dukes, representing behavioral health and sober living operators, argued that the state’s response to fraud has become overly punitive toward legitimate providers. She said ADHS often sends technical paperwork deficiencies straight to enforcement instead of allowing plans of correction, that zoning approvals are being questioned despite not being within ADHS authority, and that long Access approval timelines are creating licensing and billing delays. ADHS Deputy Assistant Director Tiffany Slater said the department has seen a large volume of unlicensed complaints, that it is trying to improve staffing and data systems, and that some enforcement tools have been expanded for sober living homes. She also said many sober living operators are in recovery themselves and provide low-cost housing and support rather than direct billing to Access. Access Director Virginia Roundtree said the agency is trying to balance fraud prevention with support for legitimate providers. She reported steps such as daily internal huddles, live dashboards, added project management support, an outside review of the Division of Fee-for-Service Management, and a new external claims vendor to help reduce backlogs. Senators pressed her on a specific provider’s long-delayed payments and prepayment review, and she said the agency would provide answers early the following week. Access staff also described provider resolution roundtables and said unadjudicated claims had been reduced to zero, though members questioned whether that was due to denials rather than resolution. The hearing ended with the chair announcing legislation to preserve the American Indian Health Plan as a fee-for-service option while requiring Access to contract administrative and care management functions to another entity, citing structural failures in Access’s ability to operate the plan safely and effectively.

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• But generally the one of the best way to think about it, if it if it's a smaller entity, such as an insurance
• That's and then also all the foreign language because that those contract for to go there, there's recognition
• We have regulation of regulatory oversight over the financial solvency of the entities.

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• public-private partnership where uh we issue an RFP, a call for proposals, um, those private and public entities
• is That we get to producing more US steel and, and, and then I don't know what percentage of, of foreign
• And the district also works closely with 10 tribal governments and 17 local government entities in order

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• DeSantis' Hope Florida program, existing partners like our community-based care lead agencies, managing entities
• improving fiscal account... existing partners, like our community-based care lead agencies, managing entities
• Under their framework, foreign medical graduates who have not passed U.S. or even their home country

Summary: The Health Policy Committee met for its final meeting of the session and handled a very full agenda, beginning with a few housekeeping items and a brief thank-you to staff. Senate Bill 596 was temporarily postponed. The committee then reconsidered and amended SB 1606 on patient access to records, clarifying portal access obligations and deleting a section that would have improperly affected nursing home facility records; the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. The committee also recommended confirmation of a block of appointees and separately confirmed Chavon Harris as Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration after testimony focused on transparency, financial oversight, Medicaid managed care accountability, and internal controls at AHCA. Harris said she would prioritize staffing, monitoring, and improved reporting, and several health care groups waived in support. The committee next heard and passed several bills, including claims bills SB 28 and SB 22 for South Broward Hospital District settlements, both reported favorably. It also approved SB 772 on undesignated glucagon in schools, SB 998 on allowing physician assistants and APRNs to complete death certificates under hospice/palliative protocols, SB 1412 on home health agency administration and staffing flexibility, SB 1800 creating a Parkinson’s disease research consortium at USF, SB 306 on Medicaid managed care network access during holidays and after hours, SB 1768 on stem cell therapies and informed consent, SB 1602 on pediatric readiness standards in emergency departments, SB 1156 on the home health aide program for medically fragile children, SB 1490 on Children’s Medical Services and Medicaid managed care administration, and SB 1182 on Medicaid coverage of continuous glucose monitors. Most of these bills were amended, generally to narrow scope, align with the House, or make technical changes, and most received support from provider associations, advocacy groups, or affected institutions. The most debated measure was SB 1270, which combined several health freedom and medical marijuana provisions. The strike-all amendment retained language prohibiting discrimination based solely on vaccination status, added protections related to mRNA vaccine documentation requirements, and included medical marijuana regulatory and background-screening language. The committee heard extensive testimony both in support and opposition, including concerns from senators about whether the bill would force providers to treat patients contrary to medical judgment, and support from witnesses arguing it protected patient autonomy and access to care. After a time-certain motion, the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. At the end of the meeting, senators recorded their votes on selected tabs, and the committee adjourned.

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• Senate Bill 388 by Senator Hodges authorizes review of state contracts for foreign adversaries and terrorist
• talked with the Division of Administration about the potential contracts that we might have with foreign
• adversary nations or foreign terrorist organizations, and he said that they could do it without any

Bills: SB143, SB367, SB388, SB398

Keywords: bulletproof vests, body armor, peace officers, law enforcement funding, police equipment, officer safety, local police, sheriff's office, municipal police, parish law enforcement, grant fund, special fund, Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, criminal justice, protective gear, NIJ standards, USMCA, small agencies, public safety, Act 739

Summary: The House Committee on Appropriations met on May 18, 2026, and considered four Senate bills. SB 143 would create a special protective equipment fund for bulletproof vests for peace officers, with the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement to regulate distribution; an amendment was adopted to standardize fund language, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. SB 367 would create the Watershed Restoration and Conservation Fund and direct remaining severance tax revenue from sand and stone mining into it; an amendment was adopted to align it with HB 802, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. Members discussed the bill as a way to support watershed and flood-related restoration efforts, including the Amite River Basin. SB 388 would authorize review of state contracts involving foreign adversary nations or terrorist organizations and remove a trigger clause from a prior law; members noted it carried no fiscal note and that the Division of Administration said the review could be done at no cost. The bill was reported favorably. SB 398 would reorganize manufactured housing regulation by moving oversight from the fire marshal’s office to the Contractors Board, consolidating residential housing oversight, moving licensees to Title 37, and increasing inspection rates statewide; an amendment was adopted to conform fund language, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee then adjourned.

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• Senate Bill 388 by Senator Hodges authorizes review of state contracts for foreign adversaries and terrorist
• talked with the Division of Administration about the potential contracts that we might have with foreign
• adversary nations or foreign terrorist organizations, and he said that they could do it without any

Summary: The House Committee on Appropriations met on May 18, 2026, and considered four Senate bills. Senate Bill 143 would create a Special Protective Equipment Fund to finance bulletproof vests for peace officers, with the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement to regulate distribution; an amendment standardizing fund language was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. Testimony and cards in support came from law enforcement groups and the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement. Senate Bill 367 would create the Watershed Restoration and Conservation Fund, depositing remaining severance tax revenues from sand and stone mining after constitutional allocations; an amendment was adopted to align it with House Bill 802 by adding reporting and appropriation language, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. Support was noted from the Louisiana Concrete Association and Chiefs of Police, and members discussed flood-related concerns and broader watershed restoration goals. Senate Bill 388 would authorize review of state contracts involving foreign adversary nations or terrorist organizations and remove a trigger clause from a prior 2023 law. The sponsor said the review could be done at no cost, and the bill was reported favorably. Senate Bill 398 would reorganize manufactured housing regulation by moving oversight from the fire marshal’s office to the Board of Contractors, consolidating residential housing oversight, moving licensees to Title 37, and changing inspection procedures; an amendment to conform fund language was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee then adjourned.