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• </c> to the flag of the United States of to the flag of the United States of America<00:07:51.919><c>
• my Democratic colleagues, outnumbering the members of the Freedom Caucus we saw on the floor this week
• of of um of happen today simply because of of um of the<01:41:02.800><c> permitting</c><01:41:03.360
• The signers of this letter expressed their strong opposition to this bill.
• c> going to pass out of the out of the going to pass out of the out of the House<03:04:05.120><c> of<

Bills: HR498 , HR845 , HR1366 , HB4776

Keywords: antisemitism, Jewish safety, civil rights, hate crimes, freedom of expression, political protest, drowsy driving, road safety, public awareness, preventative measures, traffic accidents, NEPA, National Environmental Policy Act, environmental review, permitting reform, permit streamlining, infrastructure, economic development, federal agencies, categorical exclusion

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• made in the defense of freedom and justice. honors the memory of fallen heroes and honors the memory
• <02:20:19.600><c> freedom</c><02:20:20.000><c> and</c><02:20:20.200><c> justice</c> of freedom and justice
• of freedom and justice Congressman<02:20:22.040><c> Moore's</c><02:20:22.520><c> bipartisan</c><02:20
• of Americans to revere and support the brave men and women who we owe our freedom to.
• </c> religious freedom in December of 1890 religious freedom in December of 1890 the<03:11:22.720><c>

Bills: HR187 , HR186 , HR375 , HR165 , HR204 , HR197 , HR207

Keywords: government oversight, accountability, federal employees, transparency, administrative leave, Elon Musk, conflict of interest, government efficiency, federal contracts, renewable fuels, ethanol, E15, ethanol-15, renewable fuel standard, RFS, RINs, renewable identification numbers, refinery capacity, farmers, refiners

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• It allows for various things, personal expression of rights, workplace safety, instructional employment
• was kind of the premise of the Kennedy case as well.
• of thing.
• have to abandon my conscience or my freedom of conscience whenever I walk into that classroom to do
• through this, and you start on page one with number one where it says the right to free expression of

Bills: SB843 , SB1733 , SB1476 , SB1237 , SB1410 , SB1894 , SB1272 , SB1204 , SB1721 , SB1725 , SB1735 , SB1337 , SB1339 , SB1461 , SB1975

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: school boards, educational governance, conflict of interest, employee relations, Oklahoma statutes, child abuse, reporting requirements, sexual misconduct, law enforcement, school personnel, confidentiality, student safety, land office, land exchange, investment, education funding, real estate management, Teachers' Bill of Rights, education, teachers' rights

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• These orders immediately implement policies that will unleash American energy, ensure the freedom of
• These orders immediately implement policies that will unleash American energy, ensure the freedom of
• These orders immediately implement policies that will unleash American energy, ensure the freedom of
• freedom of speech have arms and even the freedom of speech have become<00:40:58.880><c> top</c><00:40
• </c> freedom and the lives and well-being of freedom and the lives and well-being of countless<02:18:

Bills: SB5 , HR165 , HR53 , HR55 , HR54

Keywords: immigration, detention, theft, security, enforcement, Laken Riley Act, deportation, mandatory detention, ICE detainer, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, noncitizen, alien, inadmissibility, burglary, larceny, shoplifting, assault on law enforcement, serious bodily injury, parole

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• it's it's remarkable tale of of because it's it's remarkable tale of of resilience<02:56:29.520><c>
• </c> of years. of years.
• How do you properly celebrate 250 years of freedom?
• One very uniquely American of freedom?
• </c><03:39:43.439><c> State</c> risk of risks of extinction. State risk of risks of extinction.

Bills: HR432 , HR312 , HR311 , HR310 , HR309 , HR308 , HB1676 , SB356 , HR1372 , HB2175 , HB1461 , HB2466 , SB2283 , HB1830 , HR1009 , HR1008 , HR323 , HB5131 , HB4503 , HR573 , HB2916 , HB2306 , HB2290 , HB2389 , HB2388 , HB3857 , HB2293 , HR655 , HB4285 , HR1276 , HB2302

Keywords: federal labor relations, executive order, labor management, federal oversight, government reform, wildlife conservation, Pittman-Robertson, state plans, environment, approval process, Secretary of the Interior, Secure Rural Schools, reauthorization, federal land payments, county payments, state payments, payments in lieu of taxes, PILT, rural counties, forest counties

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• We're going to call our first meeting of the Postsecondary Committee for the House of Representatives
• Of all of our 25 colleges and universities.
• That type of thing.
• duplication of duties.
• giving this extra requirement at the top of page two out of four.

Bills: HB3700 , HB3315 , HB3242 , HB3379 , HB3129 , HB3132 , HB2950

Committee: House Postsecondary Education

Keywords: education policy, grading system, student assessment, academic integrity, state funding, opinion conduct, higher education, bachelor's degree, feasibility study, Oklahoma State Regents, accreditation, credit hours, emergency declaration, gender, privacy, public schools, sleeping quarters, restrooms, criminal history, admissions process

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• We do have a couple of members of the committee that are still in.
• Uh, there's a lot of misinformation out there, but we passed this bill out of committee last year.
• Just one of those that got caught up on the last day of school.
• understanding of sexual risk avoidance. understanding of sexual risk avoidance.
• I can kind of show you. This is a mock of what it would look like right here.

Bills: SB209 , SB248 , HB122 , SB99 , SB209 , SB248 , HB122 , SB99

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: sales tax exemption, Consumer Price Index, local government, clothing, school supplies, emergency preparedness, Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, APA, administrative law, judicial review, agency deference, Chevron deference, de novo review, contested case, state agency, regulatory power, individual liberty, statutory interpretation, rule interpretation, license revocation

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• Representative Hasbe asks if it is the intent of this legislation to have any discussion of how to disarm
• Certainly, neither one of us would want to do something that would allow the type of abuses that this
• Chair Would you agree, Representative, that some of the concerns by myself and some of the other members
• We've had lots of conversations, and we've been involved in lots of meetings.
• It's been a labor of love, I guess. Committee, it's been a labor of love, I guess.

Bills: HB1937 , HB2210 , HB2398 , HB3021 , HB3129 , HB3312 , HB3557 , HB4358

Committee: House Education Oversight

Keywords: HB1937, Oklahoma schools, student communications, electronic communication, digital communication, parent notification, legal guardian, school personnel, teachers, coaches, administrators, charter schools, public schools, administrative leave, corroborated report, investigation, employee file, discipline, termination, school board

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• Um, I have an amendment that the genesis of this amendment is basically making this instead of the fifth
• </c><00:05:33.039><c> this</c> amendment that the genesis of this amendment that the genesis of this
• They were already partnering with the Department of Workforce and the Department of Education with the
• They were already partnering with the Department of Workforce and the Department of Education with the
• Be safe. favor of uh giving the bill a favor favor of uh giving the bill a favor report<00:09:27.200>

Bills: HB584 , HB604 , HB584 , HB604

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: marriage, religious solemnization, probate court, marriage license, traditional practices, HB604, Alabama veteran tag program, distinctive license plate, veteran license tag, radiation-exposed veterans, atomic bomb testing, ionizing radiation, World War II veterans, nuclear weapons cleanup, veterans affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, motor vehicle tag, special license plate, military and veterans affairs, Cold War veterans

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• If we could just brief all of the bills, with the exception of HB 2668 and the amendments.
• I know there are some concerns out of housing, and I think some of the concerns out of housing, and I
• think some of bill as it came out of housing.
• Rising up in support of our folks who have went and fought in Operation Freedom from Iraq, Afghanistan
• We want to honor all of those in the case of those devastating days.

Bills: HB2236 , HB2281 , HB2514 , HB2551 , HB2668

Committee: House Capital Budget

Keywords: housing finance, affordable housing, housing commission, state agency, financial assistance, tribal relations, government, state policy, sovereignty, federalism, 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

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• It has that reporting of the data, setting of the processing times, and the refund of the application
• It has that reporting of the data, setting of the processing times, and the refund of the application
• of Licensing.
• I'm here today on behalf of the Cosmetologists of Washington United in support of Senate Bill 5968.
• One of the key indicators of this is our total ratio of applications received versus those resolved.

Bills: SCR8406 , SB5825 , SB5842 , SB5863 , SB5840 , SB5827 , SB5968

Committee: Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Keywords: civic health, community engagement, committee reestablishment, public participation, governance, Washington State Leadership Board, WSLB, gift acceptance, grants, endowments, private funding, public funding, fundraising, state board, youth leadership, civic engagement, leadership development, Washington World Fellows, sports mentoring, Boundless Washington

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• languages vanishing for lack of use and lack of recognition.
• So that's just one example. ...vanishing for lack of use and lack of recognition.
• The matter of a sort of nexus of when an individual who lives overseas has lived here in Washington.
• an elector of the state who is outside of the United States.
• First off, a couple of things about this. Am I speaking of the final?

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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• Speaker, freedom of speech is the beating heart of a democracy.
• freedom, the pursuit of a personal freedom, the pursuit of a better<00:24:44.799><c> life</c><00:24:
• Speaker, freedom of speech is the Mr.
• Constitution, which protects freedom of Constitution, which protects freedom of speech<05:27:51.840><
• </c> speech and freedom of assembly. speech and freedom of assembly.

Bills: HR1047 , HB3015 , HB3062 , HR719

Keywords: mentoring, youth support, education, community engagement, National Mentoring Month, coal industry, energy, advisory council, regulation, Department of Energy, cross-border infrastructure, renewable resources, investment, state regulation, political violence, Charlie Kirk, civil discourse, freedom of speech, unity, political extremism

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• That's one of the interesting nuances of this bill, and one of the tasks that, if this bill is signed
• I think all of you have heard about the state of finances of school districts across the state.
• of Washington.
• of cultural resources as part of the planning and construction process as the state of Washington is
• of uncertainty.

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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• of faith, family, and freedom.
• in the promise of freedom and opportunity.
• of freedom and<00:26:35.120><c> opportunity.
• And that's our First Amendment, freedom of speech.
• </c><08:39:15.840><c> freedom</c> and has served as a beacon of freedom and has served as a beacon of

Bills: HR713 , HB5143 , HB5125 , HR722 , HB3481

Keywords: censure, Ilhan Omar, Committee removal, ethical conduct, freedom of speech, political discourse, law enforcement, vehicular pursuits, public safety, District of Columbia, policing standards, judicial reforms, nominations, executive power, termination of commission, appropriations, fiscal year 2026, government resolution, continuing funding, legislative process

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• I'm co-director of Health Freedom Louisiana.
• And that's true of many of the vaccines.
• the Louisiana Department of Health, to provide for the duties of the Office of the Fire Marshal, and
• “Safety, of course. Sanitation, of course. Privacy, of course. Habitability, of course.
• They kind of just sort of stayed out of it.

Bills: HB414 , HB457 , HB475 , HB611 , HB616 , HB740 , HB897 , HB925 , HB926 , HB931 , HB949 , HB962 , HB1076

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: healthcare, criminal convictions, employment, background checks, prohibited offenses, consent, recording, artificial intelligence, patient rights, pregnancy help centers, healthcare services, licensure, Department of Health, medical services, counseling, regulatory compliance, public health, healthcare data, privacy, pregnancy services

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• He's got a lot of personal experiences of how that's affected him.
• <00:02:54.080><c> of</c><00:02:54.319><c> how</c> lot of personal experiences of how lot of personal
• >> No, it would be part of the cost of the project. >> No, it would be part of the cost of the project
• Second of So, I'm appreciative of that.
• a lot of national support. 77% of Americans favor expanding solar power. 77% of Americans favor expanding

Bills: SB341 , SB340 , SB341 , SB354 , SB340

Committee: Senate Transportation and Energy

Keywords: SB341, Alabama, veteran license plate, veteran tag, distinctive license tag, specialty plate, radiation exposure, atomic bomb testing, ionizing radiation, World War II veterans, Vietnam veterans, Korean War veterans, Cold War veterans, Desert Storm, Desert Shield, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Inherent Resolve, Department of Veterans Affairs, probate judge

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• Adoption of the amendment. Uh, any objection to the previous amendment?
• Chairman, members of the committee.
• A constituent of mine actually was part of the cleanup process on the atomic bombs.
• It's the people who actually were part of the program in the state.
• cleaned up some of the waste after the fact.

Bills: HB506 , HB480 , HB105 , HB403 , HB513 , SB341

Committee: Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety

Keywords: emergency vehicles, off-road vehicles, public safety, liability, regulations, foreign nationals, voter identification, driver licenses, immigration documentation, Alabama election law, law enforcement, retirement benefits, Alabama Peace Officers, agency-issued badge, agency-issued pistol, criminal enterprise, database, data privacy, criminal justice, background check

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• of requests closed within five days, average number of days from receipt of request to final disposition
• And then, again, just because of the complexity of public records, I think that a task force of the experts
• of over 400 Gold Star families... ...families of Washington, our organization of over 400 Gold Star
• As if they were to say, we're all into this freedom of speech stuff, but, you know, people use it to
• One of them is that folks have to figure out how to opt in or opt out of being part of the PRA.

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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• So at a high level, every single state has a Freedom of Information Act or some kind of public records
• issues because of the principle of separation of powers.
• issues because of the principle of separation of powers.
• expressed power to override that veto as an expression of the will of the people that they, not the
• expressed power to override that veto as an expression of the will of the people that they, not the

Bills: H5004

Committee: Joint Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions

Keywords: public records, public records law, transparency, open government, government accountability, legislature, general court, governor's office, executive records, legislative records, constituent communications, policy drafts, deliberative process, freedom of information, FOIA, records access, Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 66, Chapter 4, veterans services records, initiative petition