Video & Transcript Research : 'illegal investment'
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WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Minerals, Business & Economic Development, February 16, 2026
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- It has been attractive to companies to invest again billions of dollars here.
- It has been attractive to companies to invest again billions of dollars here.
- It has been attractive to companies to invest again billions of dollars here.
- It has been attractive to companies to invest again billions of dollars here.
- If you continue down page four, it talks about illegal investments and what the penalties are.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, February 16, 2026
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- investment under U 63-1102 and 63-1103.
- uh investment under this article.
- So that particular illegal activity.
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- <c> currency</c><01:29:01.840><c> exchange</c> investment company, a currency exchange investment company
Keywords:
foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws, civil actions, speech protection, legal jurisdiction, joint liability, money laundering, illegal investment, financial institutions, criminal activity, Wyoming legislation, First Amendment, free speech, lawsuits, immunity, public participation, strategic lawsuits
WY
Keywords:
foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws, civil actions, speech protection, legal jurisdiction, joint liability, money laundering, illegal investment, financial institutions, criminal activity, Wyoming legislation, First Amendment, free speech, lawsuits, immunity, public participation, strategic lawsuits
WY
Keywords:
foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws, civil actions, speech protection, legal jurisdiction, joint liability, money laundering, illegal investment, financial institutions, criminal activity, Wyoming legislation, First Amendment, free speech, lawsuits, immunity, public participation, strategic lawsuits
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- I THINK YOU WILL FIND US AGGRESSIVE IN COMBATING THE PROBLEM OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND THOUGHTFUL IN
Summary:
The Florida House of Representatives convened for a special session on February 11-14 to address illegal immigration legislation. Speaker Perez announced they would consider two bills and a memorial filed the previous night, with committee meetings scheduled for Wednesday and final passage on Thursday. The Speaker emphasized the legislature's role as equal participants rather than recipients of instructions, describing their approach as aggressive in combating illegal immigration while being thoughtful in methods. The session was designed to be surgical and efficient, bypassing the normal committee process except for Budget Committee review.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider an authorization to subpoena the production of memoranda, documents, records, and other materials from the Massachusetts Port Authority, and an authorization to subpoena the production of memoranda, documents, records, an Mar 5th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I would note as well, the prospect of housing illegal aliens in public airports, illegal aliens who may
- How many children were assaulted by illegal aliens in airports?
- by illegal aliens housed at Logan Airport?
- He flew to Martha's Vineyard, not 10,000 illegal immigrants, not 1,000 illegal immigrants, not even 500
- He flew 50, 50 illegal immigrants. to Martha's Vineyard.
Keywords:
oversight, subpoena, illegal immigrants, Massachusetts Port Authority, O'Hare Airport, legislative practices
Summary:
The meeting was convened by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, where robust discussions were held regarding the need for improved oversight within the Senate. The chairman emphasized the historical decline in oversight activities and proposed motions to authorize subpoenas related to an ongoing investigation involving the Massachusetts Port Authority and allegations of illegal immigrant sheltering at airports. This prompted a detailed examination of the current practices and measures needed to address such issues effectively, particularly in light of recent reports from O'Hare Airport. The committee engaged in deliberations that highlighted the importance of maintaining legislative oversight to safeguard national interests.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We know of at least six million who have crossed illegally into our state.
- We know of at least six million who have crossed illegally into our state.
- I do have a question about the definition of illegal immigration: is it your intention to... ...of illegal
- The intention is to look at the cost of those who have come here illegally.
- immigrants... ...buckets of money, for example, to house illegal immigrants.
Bills:
SB825
Keywords:
illegal immigration, economic impact, environmental impact, financial impact, annual study, Texas, government report
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Border Security heard testimony on Senate Bill 825 by Senator Middleton, as substituted, which would require an annual or biennial study of the economic, environmental, and financial impacts of illegal immigration in Texas. Middleton said the bill is intended to provide lawmakers with comprehensive data on costs to law enforcement, health care, education, infrastructure, and taxpayers, and to support possible federal reimbursement claims. Several senators, including Hinojosa and Eckhardt, agreed that a study is needed but raised concerns about bias, the scope of the study, and whether the Comptroller’s Office rather than the governor’s office should conduct it. Middleton argued the governor’s office was the best coordinating entity because it could direct multiple agencies to provide data, while Hinojosa and others emphasized the Comptroller’s expertise and prior 2006 study.
Public testimony was generally supportive of the idea of a study but critical of the bill’s framing. Sarah Cruz of the ACLU of Texas said the study should be a full cost-benefit analysis and warned that focusing only on costs could create an anti-immigrant narrative. Danny Woodward of the Texas Civil Rights Project also supported the concept but recommended moving the study to the Comptroller or, alternatively, creating a neutral commission. Jaime Pointe of Every Texan likewise supported updating the 2006 analysis and said state agencies should be able to cooperate with a governor-led study.
Resource witnesses from the governor’s office, HHSC, TEA, OCA, TDCJ, and DPS explained that data collection would be uneven across agencies. HHSC and TEA said they often do not collect immigration status and, in TEA’s case, federal law limits schools from requesting such information; OCA and TDCJ said they could provide only partial or indirect data unless new reporting requirements were added. DPS said it already has Operation Lone Star data but would need to collect additional information if tasked with the broader study. The chair asked the governor’s office to provide a follow-up answer on separation-of-powers and related authority questions by the following Tuesday, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair without taking a vote on the bill.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine interdicting illicit drug trafficking, focusing on a view from the front lines. Feb 26th, 2025 at 10:00 am
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- But you cannot stop illegal drugs from crossing a border if you don't believe in having them.
- ignored the painful connection between their open border policies and the devastation wrought by illegally
- In the last month, the Coast Guard interdicted an historic amount of illegal drugs.
- Those cutters had been diverted. to interdict illegal immigrants.
- So I'm all for investing more money in the Coast Guard. We have a big lake in Ohio.
Keywords:
Coast Guard, maritime drug enforcement, illegal drugs, fentanyl crisis, legislative reforms, public testimony
Summary:
The meeting of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation addressed critical issues surrounding maritime drug enforcement and the Coast Guard's role in stopping the influx of illegal drugs. The chairman highlighted the alarming consequences of current policies allowing drugs to cross borders, emphasizing the need for legislative reforms, such as the Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2025. There was an intense discussion regarding the operational challenges faced by the Coast Guard, which has recently made significant drug seizures, indicating progress but also revealing gaps that need addressing. Several witnesses, including victims of the drug crisis, shared their compelling testimonies, which underscored the urgency for stricter controls and comprehensive support for law enforcement agencies involved in drug interdiction efforts.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Making informed decisions about addressing the costs and consequences of illegal immigration has become
- And we all know this illegal immigration crisis is a tax on our citizens, and we are all... paying the
- They've had to be utilized for illegal immigrants.
- To increase certain buckets of money for example to house illegal immigrants.
- immigration and to the extent illegal immigration could be determined.
Bills:
SB825
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 5th, 2025
County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
inhalants, butyl nitrite, nitrous oxide, amyl nitrite, possession, sale, misdemeanor, felony, criminal penalties, public health, school safety, resource officers, law enforcement, public schools, private schools, liability insurance, contracting, library governance, board appointment, library diversity
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Fraud Committee Meeting - 2025-05-05
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And for the 25% match, the state gets a great return on investment.
- who see a system and figure out how to exploit it. ...create government as a profit center using illegal
- thing that, you know, I don't know how much that's come up, but they just, so you all know, they invest
- So we would have to invest in this, members, but seven million to stop hundreds of millions in fraud
- I think would be well worth the investment.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/26/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Military Affairs and Border Security
Transcript Highlights:
- person's status be given to federal authorities for pursuing the law and detaining that he or she is illegally
- To a police officer stop or any official that finds out that somebody's here illegally.
- If you arrest them, you've got to know if they have illegal status; if you're illegal, you've got to
- And they will really exercise force and, you know, illegal tactics like was done to that little boy.
- There are millions of undocumented residents who are here illegally by the nature of being here without
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee Apr 2nd, 2026
Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety
Keywords:
firearms, assault weapons, minors, prohibition, criminal penalties, HB13, Laken Riley Act, illegal immigration, immigration enforcement, ICE, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Department of Justice, DOJ, immigration detainer, detainer request, I-247, Law Enforcement Support Center, LESC, county jail
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 5/5/25
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And for the 25% match, the state gets a great return on investment.
- </c><00:05:19.600><c> Uh</c> gets a great return on investment.
- Uh gets a great return on investment.
- It's going to require some investment in IT infrastructure. Thank you, Representative Elkins.
- c><00:34:01.039><c> IT</c> require some investment in IT require some investment in IT infrastructure
NM
TX
Keywords:
tax, ad valorem, voter-approval, local government finance, property tax, repeal, tax rates, school finance, tax reduction, compressed tax rate, education, funding, HB 176, Texas border security, interstate compact, Government Code Chapter 794, Texas-Mexico border, border enforcement, immigration enforcement, ICE 287(g)
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Public Pensions Oversight Board (4-24-23)
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KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk8pg0icLIk, 2026-06-21T07:17:04+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call: 00:00:09
Investment, Cash Flow, Legislative, and Actuarial Update (JFRS): 00:01:38
Investment, Cash Flow, Legislative, and Actuarial Update (KPPA): 00:23:22
Investment, Cash Flow, Legislative, and Actuarial Update (TRS): 01:05:18
Adjournment: 01:27:30, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate of the 89th Legislature Feb 19th, 2025 at 11:00 am
Texas Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We're also driving innovation. economic expansion with strategic investments in advanced manufacturing
- Unfortunately, the surge has also led to cases where illegal immigrants have committed serious crimes
- Or sometimes they self-report that they're here illegally, as you well know, they voluntary. voluntarily
- For an illegal alien charged with an offense punishable as a felony. Recognize for a motion.
- Well certainly after today it'll be illegal. Correct.
Keywords:
bail denial, illegal aliens, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, law enforcement, bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunctive relief, taxpayer rights, bail, criminal justice reform
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine housing roadblocks, focusing on paving a new way to address affordability. Mar 12th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- raises an important question, why do we continue to confront roadblocks despite massive government investment
- Which would help fuel more lending and investment in low-income and underserved communities.
- One of them was the Home Investment Partnership.
- Could it be that we let 10 million illegals come into this country?
- And so, because the market cannot, by itself, serve these households without federal investments.
Keywords:
affordable housing, government investment, barriers, legislative solutions, public testimony
Summary:
The committee meeting focused on addressing the significant issue of affordable housing in America. Members expressed concern over the persistent barriers faced in the housing sector, despite substantial government investment aimed at alleviating these issues. It was highlighted that government interference plays a critical role in complicating the housing landscape, and discussions revolved around potential legislative approaches to mitigate these challenges. Several witnesses provided testimony, contributing to a thorough exploration of the topic.