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• </c> with a directed dispensing payment with a directed dispensing payment program<00:01:18.080><c> with
• I am not a child care payments are.
• Um the talk that reimbursement.
• Um, state directed payments are not new. Um, state directed payments are not new.
• </c><03:12:51.439><c> You've</c> reimbursements. You fixed that. You've reimbursements.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• of Louisiana, creation and participation of a phased retirement plan, benefits, contributions, and payment
• The next bill is House Bill 291 by Representative Berault, concerning health insurance payment of claims
• This is the bill that said health plans could not deduct payments from hospitals if a provider, if the
• House Bill 971 by Representative Stagni, Rural Health Clinics, Medicaid reimbursement rates, with Senate
• The Senate amendment adds a payment of per diem spending for the conduct of the business of members'

Bills: HR310 , HR314 , HR316 , HR317 , HR321 , HR275 , HR276 , HR279 , HR282 , HR286 , HR289 , HR292 , HR295 , HR302 , HR319 , HCR112 , HR307 , SCR59 , SCR61 , SCR62 , SCR68 , SCR69 , SCR70 , SCR54 , SCR55 , SCR64 , SCR75 , HCR3 , HCR49 , HCR66 , HCR67 , HB1 , HB2 , HB42 , HB45 , HB66 , HB71 , HB79 , HB126 , HB133 , HB145 , HB159 , HB167 , HB213 , HB218 , HB222 , HB289 , HB291 , HB312 , HB313 , HB316 , HB324 , HB352 , HB383 , HB398 , HB403 , HB429 , HB457 , HB459 , HB511 , HB549 , HB571 , HB579 , HB591 , HB608 , HB616 , HB624 , HB766 , HB769 , HB783 , HB799 , HB804 , HB864 , HB874 , HB909 , HB951 , HB971 , HB983 , HB1005 , HB1017 , HB1051 , HB1056 , HB1095 , HB1126 , HB1129 , HB1186 , HB1193 , HB1223 , HB1224 , HB1230 , HB1235 , HB1249 , HB723 , HB36 , HB140 , HB181 , HB198 , HB205 , HB211 , HB226 , HB259 , HB271 , HB302 , HB335 , HB342 , HB487 , HB513 , HB623 , HB682 , HB730 , HB740 , HB761 , HB775 , HB797 , HB812 , HB816 , HB940 , HB968 , HB979 , HB1028 , HB1029 , HB1038 , HB1049 , HB1084 , HB1161 , HB1194 , HB1199 , HB1201 , HB1203 , HB1247 , HB1256 , SB25 , SB132 , SB155 , SB157 , SB202 , SB228 , SB237 , SB250 , SB405 , SB406 , SB414 , SB433 , SB480 , SB513 , SB149 , HB359 , SB29 , SB43 , SB78 , HB210 , HB258 , HB468 , HB784 , HB134 , HB1117 , SB42 , SB274 , SB382 , SB449 , SB300 , HR74 , HB463 , HB715 , HB998 , SB80 , SB268 , SB444 , SB479 , HB901 , HR20 , HCR65 , HCR71 , HCR98 , HB284 , HB306 , HB341 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB603 , HB605 , HB614 , HB625 , HB646 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB798 , HB911 , HB955 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1191 , HB1240 , HB1255 , SB82 , SB89 , SB97 , SB123 , HB74 , HB119 , HB368 , HB414 , HB552 , HB732 , HB776 , HB848 , HB870 , HB953 , HB956 , HB1236 , SB208 , SB217 , SB283 , SB387 , SB389 , SB401 , SB408 , SB469

Keywords: oil and gas, orphan wells, inactive wells, shut-in wells, marginal wells, plugging and abandonment, well decommissioning, site remediation, site restoration, Oilfield Site Restoration, OSR program, financial security, bonding, taxpayer liability, public liability, offshore wells, onshore wells, coastal erosion, Department of Conservation and Energy, natural resources

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• required to pay the share of the cost of removal the state is entitled to receive in the form of reimbursement
• If they were 40-year bonds, then the annual debt service payments would be about $4.9 million for $100
• interest rate currently of about 4%, excuse me. 50-year bonds would require an annual debt service payment
• for $100 million of bonds of about... ...debt service payment for $100 million of bonds of about $4.5
• So the... ...but the annual payment would be about $4.1 million.

Bills: SB6148

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: regional transit authority, RTA, transit bonds, general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, bond maturity, debt limit, 25-year cap, regional mobility grant program, public transit financing, transportation funding, Washington RCW, bond issuance, municipal finance, infrastructure finance, 904, all

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• , maintenance of property, utility payments depending on how that lease is set up.
• And what the delegate described is the process to evict someone for late payment of rent.
• Is this question about the late payment of rent.
• The late payment of rent as a good cause in this bill does not require going to court.
• Um the the fail the late payment<00:51:34.080><c> of</c><00:51:34.280><c> rent</c> payment of rent payment

Keywords: House streaming session for Friday, April 3, 2026, 957, house, all

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• They would literally drive them, and I forgot what the limit is that you can get reimbursed, 60 miles
• They would literally drive them, and I forgot what the limit is that you can get reimbursed, 60 miles
• They would literally drive them, and I forgot what the limit is that you can get reimbursed, 60 miles
• , the transportation reimbursement program, reimbursement for medical appointments, and combined them
• program the transportation reimbursement program the transportation program<00:15:18.240><c> reimbursement

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• reimbursement services must be reimbursement services must be identified<00:29:44.080><c> on</c><00:29
• Uh, but currently under value-based reimbursement, nursing facilities' care-related payments are limited
• So this proposal includes the payment-driven, uh, payment model casemix class systems classification
• this in proposal includes um the payment driven<00:52:02.960><c> uh</c><00:52:03.119><c> payment</c>
• </c><01:11:03.199><c> That's</c> there reimbursement on it? That's there reimbursement on it?

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Payments will be shut off immediately at the first signs of fraud.
• was not reimbursable under the program.
• We've suspended payments to 115 providers.
• We are proactively suspending payments at the first sign of fraud.
• I'm really glad to stop the payment.

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

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• received by a taxpayer from the federal government for services in the uniform services, and annuity payments
• It was a timing and a fiscal issue, so this covers payments that are made in 2025 or later.
• Recognizing that there are payments that would be made prior to that related to other fires, but also
• Distinction is the timing of the settlement payment itself.
• So if the settlement payment is made in 2024 or prior, retroactively, you're still going to have to do

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The question became uh the question of reimbursement.
• At the time, the senior reimbursement.
• </c> get those payments. get those payments.
• :56.080><c> between</c> governing prompt payment between governing prompt payment between usually<00:
• payment structures affect staffing at facilities that take Medicaid.

Keywords: 916, all

Summary: The committee opened by explaining it would work through a long list of interim topics one at a time and asked members to complete a selection form at the end. The first topic, long-term care, drew testimony from AARP Wyoming and the Wyoming Long-Term Care Association. AARP emphasized Wyoming’s aging population, the state’s roughly $200 million annual Medicaid spending on long-term care, and the need to examine whether more support for home-based care could reduce nursing home use and costs. The association agreed with supporting people at home as long as possible, but asked that any study also consider increased support for nursing homes and assisted living when home care is no longer feasible. Committee discussion also touched on adult day care and PACE-like services, with Mr. Laycock noting prior Department of Health discussion and limited adult day availability due to reimbursement concerns. The committee then heard proposals for neonatal intensive care unit family leave, expanded midwifery scope, and a modification to workers’ compensation law. The NICU leave idea, presented by the Wyoming Women’s Foundation, would explore leave options for families with premature infants in intensive care, potentially paid or unpaid, while considering business size and the burden on families who may need out-of-state care. The midwifery topic was framed as a way to address rural maternity and women’s health gaps by allowing midwives to practice to the full extent of their training. On workers’ compensation, the Wyoming Association of Municipalities sought to classify dispatch personnel as first responders so they could receive mental health coverage under workers’ compensation; the Department of Workforce Services explained that current law covers dispatchers under workers’ compensation generally, but the first responder mental health provision added in 2018 applies to law enforcement and firefighters and does not currently include dispatchers. Other topics included problematic gaming and program funding, breast cancer diagnostic and supplemental exams, prescription drug coverage for advanced metastatic cancer, SNAP education, behavioral health workforce clinical training site shortages, CPR in schools, and broader midwifery oversight. The behavioral health workforce proposal, brought by a WICHE commissioner, focused on increasing psychology internship slots in Wyoming, noting that the state currently has only three and that expanding placements could improve recruitment and retention. The CPR in schools topic drew strong support from the American Heart Association, which argued that CPR training in high school could improve bystander response in a rural state with long EMS response times; committee members asked about cost and curriculum fit, and the witnesses said hands-only CPR could be taught by school staff rather than requiring expensive certification. The midwifery discussion later broadened into concerns about oversight and standards after a representative described a constituent’s pregnancy loss and said complaints involving midwifery practice and staffing delays in investigations warranted a deeper review. No votes were taken during the portion provided, and most topics were simply introduced, discussed, and left open for further testimony or later committee selection.

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• So let's think it through and ensure that we have a payment mechanism and not just a project at the end
• or payment errors over the last decade.
• Paragon estimates that Medicaid issued nearly $1.1 trillion in improper payments over the last decade
• Most healthcare providers will always refund excess payments to the patient.
• There is no statutory requirement that over payment be refunded by a certain date.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And this limits the reduction in bus depreciation payments for the grants and rebates to the 2025-26
• years beyond the outlook to offset the reduction, and normal payments would resume thereafter.
• It requires adjustments to districts’ depreciation reimbursement payments for federal grants and rebates
• so they may not reduce a depreciation payment for a school year below zero. ...reimbursement payments
• for federal grants and rebates may not reduce a depreciation payment for a school year below zero.

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 904, all

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• Long-term care, medical payments, and community behavioral health services.
• We see lowered rates for ABA reimbursement.
• We cannot fix that by reducing reimbursement rates.
• We cannot fix that by reducing reimbursement rates.
• We asked for gas payment relief.

Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2681 , SB5467 , SB5820 , SB5863 , SB5892 , SCR8406 , HB2487 , HB2711 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5995 , SB6278

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, cannabis, license fees, regulatory framework, revenue generation, legalization, SB 5467, water-sewer district, water sewer district, surplus property, public property sale, local government

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• As of last week, the total payments made were $10.5 million.
• Um, and then just to note, payments are issued monthly to LEAs.
• And this is final payments on June 15th.
• </c><00:48:34.960><c> made</c> As of last week, the total payments made As of last week, the total payments
• /c> or that were submitted for reimbursement or that were submitted for reimbursement by<00:49:32.400

Bills: HF3492 , HF3493 , HF3494 , HF3495 , HF3602

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: school safety, grants, education funding, Northern Lights Express, security improvements, rural schools, safe schools, charter schools, nonpublic schools, Tribal education, funding increase, safe schools aid, school security, mental health support, Tribal schools, cybersecurity, funding, mental health, evidence-based plans, public safety

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• </c> accounting site of it and reimbursements accounting site of it and reimbursements and<00:14:30.480
• Those, as you know, are provided to districts quarterly as a lump-sum payment.
• The money is not assigned to a child; it is part of the larger adequacy payment.
• <00:44:54.640><c> thank</c> reimbursement thank reimbursement thank you<00:44:56.640><c> yes</c> you
• </c><00:47:01.119><c> under</c> Adequacy aid and the reimbursement under adequacy aid and the reimbursement

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard HB 295, which would make school building aid funds non-lapsing/non-APS. Representative Cahill said the bill was intended to keep any unused building aid money available for future projects, potentially helping move projects up the priority list or provide a little more funding for school construction. Members asked about how much money has lapsed in past years, whether the education trust fund and building aid are separate, and whether any lapsing dollars could be used to pay down debt. Department of Education official Jim Carney said about $29.1 million would be available if building aid is funded to the $50 million maximum in FY26, confirmed that the fund currently lapses, and said the department would gather historical lapse data. Committee members also discussed whether a dedicated fund structure could achieve the same goal, and the chair noted that the education trust fund statute includes school building aid as one of its uses. No vote was taken; the hearing was closed and the committee said it would later hold a work session after receiving more information. The committee then took up HB 237, introduced by Representative Dan McGuire, which would prohibit the use of special education state funds and differentiated aid for students not receiving special education services. The New Hampshire School Boards Association, through Becky Wilson, opposed the bill as written, saying it was unclear, potentially unnecessary, and difficult to implement because adequacy and differentiated aid are distributed as part of a districtwide lump sum rather than as student-specific dollars. She explained that special education costs are embedded across district budgets, including staffing, training, transportation, and instruction, and that some staff and services benefit both special education and general education students. Wilson also said differentiated aid is not tied to a specific pupil and is used at the district’s discretion, though it is intended to support students with greater needs. Committee members pressed on whether the bill would require districts to track money by individual student, whether it could conflict with federal special education law, and whether it would affect least restrictive environment requirements. Wilson said making the funds student-specific could create privacy and accounting problems and could make it difficult to staff inclusive classrooms, though she did not give a definitive legal opinion on federal compliance. She agreed that students who are not eligible for special education would not be included in the separate catastrophic/special education aid reimbursement program. The discussion continued into the second section of the bill, with members exploring how adequacy aid and differentiated aid are used in practice, but no action was taken during the portion provided.

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• Representative Wilson, so can you tell me what the process for reimbursement is?
• Because I believe what we're talking about is reimbursement, not real-time payments, unless of course
• Is it reimbursement? Is there anything that you've contemplated along with that?
• Now, there are questions about reimbursement.
• This is about reimbursing a woman. This is about reimbursing a woman for the cost of her pregnancy.

Bills: HB2041 , HB2144 , HB2239 , HB2321 , HB2371 , HB2594 , HB2661 , HB2662 , HB2793 , HB2968 , HB2995

Committee: Senate Federalism and Family Law

Keywords: child neglect, financial resources, behavioral health, Christian Science treatment, parental rights, child support, preborn children, retroactive support, medical expenses, child welfare, child care, grant program, low-income, early learning, infrastructure, economic growth, security freeze, credit reporting, dependent children, parental notification

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• Bill 684 creates a new section of code, Section 22-69, to authorize a sheriff's office to seek reimbursement
• But I don't know what the issue actually was, whether it was the overtime issue or the reimbursement
• This is specific to finding savings for these specific provider payments, the ACT and peer support.
• they are able to find additional savings in the future, that that could go towards the provider payments
• You want them to go to provider payments to restore the 4% cuts, is that correct? Correct.

Summary: The committee first considered trailer appropriations for House Bill 684 and Senate Bill 1226. HB 684 would allow sheriffs to seek reimbursement for costs of collecting absconded prisoners, probationers, or parolees from out of state, with a fiscal impact estimated at up to $200,000; the committee approved a FY 2027 addition of $200,000 ongoing to the Department of Correction and recommended a due-pass. SB 1226 would add sexual battery and domestic violence misdemeanors to crimes requiring DNA samples and thumbprints, with an estimated annual cost of $63,000; the committee approved a FY 2027 addition of $63,000 ongoing to the Idaho State Police and also recommended due-pass. The committee then revisited the Secretary of State budget after House Bill 909 failed on the floor. The analyst reviewed the requested voter pamphlet funding, overtime transfer, and ITS replacement items. The committee adopted a revised FY 2027 motion adding $235,800 from the General Fund, including a one-time $350,000 voter pamphlet appropriation, a $20,000 transfer to personnel, and a 2% base reduction, and sent the budget forward with a due-pass recommendation. A major portion of the meeting focused on restoring behavioral health programs using a mix of Millennium Income Fund, opioid settlement funds, and federal matching dollars. Members debated options to restore ACT, peer support, skills training, transportation, partial hospitalization, and early serious mental illness programs. A broader restoration motion failed in the House committee, but a narrower FY 2027 motion for ACT and peer support services passed, as did a separate $250,000 opioid-settlement appropriation for peer support services in mental health courts. The committee also adopted language directing the Department of Health and Welfare to identify savings for future continuation of the restored programs and approved a FY 2026 supplemental of $200,000 for a legislative consultant to support oversight of the Medicaid managed care transition under HCR 30, despite objections that it duplicated department efforts. The committee adjourned after noting it would likely meet again Wednesday to handle remaining trailers, transfers, and supplemental items.

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• Before a municipality is required to connect a property, it must receive full payment or other legally
• Senate Bill 1594, a bill to be entitled, an act relating to veteran benefit payments to minor clients
• Senate Bill 1594, a bill to be entitled, an act relating to veteran benefit payments to minor clients
• But any money received from those benefits is now used by the agency as reimbursement.
• Money received from those benefits is now used by the agency as reimbursement for the minor's care.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and a doctor of the day announcement. Members also observed a moment of silence for former Senator Charlie Dean, with tributes offered to his service and family. Several introductions were made, including guests in the gallery and visiting students. On the special order calendar, the Senate temporarily postponed bills on Citizens Property Insurance, artificial intelligence, public records, and data centers, then took up and passed several measures. SB 198/HB 505 on virtual currency kiosks was substituted to the House bill, amended to adopt the Senate language, and passed 37-0 to address fraud, registration, transaction limits, warnings, receipts, and refunds for scam victims. SB 382 on electric bicycles passed 37-0 after amendment to broaden the task force to micro-mobility devices and collect crash data. SB 844 on sickle cell disease continuing education passed 37-0, requiring one-time board-approved training for certain licensed health professionals. SB 1014 on municipal utility service outside city limits passed 37-0, prohibiting cities from denying water or wastewater service solely because an owner refuses annexation, subject to service and funding conditions. The Senate also passed SB 428 on the swimming lesson voucher program by 36-0 after amendments expanding eligibility to ages 1 through 7 and adding postpartum drowning-prevention education and safe bathing guidance. SB 540 on the Office of Financial Regulation passed 36-0, creating cybersecurity program and oversight requirements for certain financial licensees and clarifying anti-money-laundering enforcement. SB 1440 on public records passed 35-1 after technical amendments, extending cybersecurity-related public records exemptions and reporting provisions. SB 1594 on veteran benefit payments to minor clients passed 36-0, directing benefits received on behalf of foster youth toward post-secondary education or aftercare rather than agency reimbursement. At the end of the session, the Rules Chair moved to waive rules so all bills passed that day would be immediately certified to the House and the postponed bills would remain on the special order calendar; both motions were adopted. The Senate then adjourned until the next morning for committee meetings and other business.

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• Before a municipal utility is required to connect a property, it must receive full payment or other legally
• Please read the next bill: Senate Bill 1594, a bill to be entitled an act relating to veteran benefit payments
• But any money received from those benefits is now used by the agency as reimbursement.
• Money received from those benefits is now used by the agency as reimbursement for the minor's care.
• the bill a third time: Senate Bill 1594, a bill to be entitled an act relating to veteran benefit payments

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and observed a moment of silence for former Senator Charlie Dean. The chamber also received several introductions, including guests from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and visiting Polk County students. After routine business, the Senate took up a special order calendar, temporarily postponing several bills including measures on Citizens Property Insurance, artificial intelligence, public records, and data centers. The Senate then passed a series of bills, most by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Approved measures included SB 198/HB 505 on virtual currency kiosks, which creates registration, disclosure, transaction-limit, warning, receipt, and fraud-refund requirements; SB 382 on electric bicycles, which adds pedestrian-yield rules, speed limits near pedestrians, and creates a micro-mobility safety task force; SB 844 on sickle cell disease continuing education for certain health professionals; and SB 1014 on municipal utility service, which bars cities from denying water or wastewater service outside city limits solely because the owner refuses annexation. Each of these bills was explained by the sponsoring senator, amended as needed, and passed on recorded votes. The Senate also passed SB 428, expanding the state swimming lesson voucher program from ages 0-4 to ages 1-7 and adding drowning-prevention education for new parents through a merged amendment with related language; senators from both parties spoke in support, emphasizing child safety and autism-related drowning risks. Additional bills passed included SB 540 on Office of Financial Regulation cybersecurity and oversight changes, SB 1440 on related public-records and cybersecurity exemptions, and SB 1594 to protect veterans’ benefits received on behalf of foster children by directing those funds toward post-secondary education or aftercare rather than agency reimbursement. Final votes were largely 36-0 or 37-0, with SB 1440 passing 35-1. At the end of the session, the Rules Chair moved to waive rules so all bills passed that day would be immediately certified to the House and all temporarily postponed bills would remain on the special order calendar. The Senate then adjourned until the next morning for committee meetings and other business.

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• required to pay the share of the cost of removal the state is entitled to receive in the form of reimbursement
• would enable WSDOT or utilities to more efficiently receive competitive federal grant funding or reimbursements
• If they were 40-year bonds, then the annual debt service payments would be about $4.9 million for $100
• Fifty-year bonds would require an annual debt service payment for $100 million of bonds of about $4.5
• So the annual debt service payment for $100 million of bonds would be about $4.1 million.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on Second Substitute Senate Bill 5690, which would require WSDOT to improve coordination with utilities on fish barrier removal projects and utility relocations, provide advance notice when feasible, and seek to maximize federal funding for relocation costs. Staff described the bill’s background, including the federal culvert injunction and WSDOT’s fish barrier work, and noted fiscal impacts tied to grant monitoring and possible revenue changes. Senator McEwen said the bill was narrowed from a prior version to reduce fiscal concerns and cited a district example where poor coordination allegedly wasted public and ratepayer funds. Utility representatives from PUDs testified in support, emphasizing better communication, advance notice for budgeting, and access to federal funds; no opposition was presented on this bill before the public hearing was closed. The committee also heard Senate Bill 6148, which would extend the maximum term for regional transit authority bonds from 40 years to 75 years and remove eligibility for regional mobility grant funds if an RTA uses bonds longer than 40 years. Staff and committee fiscal discussion focused on how longer terms reduce annual debt service but increase total interest paid over time, with examples comparing 25-, 40-, 50-, and 75-year bonds. Supporters, including Sound Transit board members, local officials, labor, and transit advocates, argued the bill would give Sound Transit flexibility to manage inflation, preserve project schedules, and align financing with long-lived infrastructure and the federal TIFIA loan program. Opponents argued the bill would increase long-term costs, shift burdens to future generations, and is premature because Sound Transit is still revising its plan and already has substantial cash and bonding capacity. The hearing ended after questions about debt safeguards, refinancing, and how the proposed authority would interact with TIFIA loans.

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• to resume the payments and reimbursements amidst a sustained legal and harassment campaign by the organization
• to resume the uh payments and directed to resume the uh payments and reimbursements reimbursements reimbursements
• ,</c> them to do and stop payment, them to do and stop payment, would<00:06:56.680><c> could</c><00:06
• When you used that example, and you talked about payments were cut, and then payments were reinstated
• were cut, and then talked about payments were cut, and then payments<00:18:47.280><c> were</c><00:18

Keywords: 1183, house