Jamie Pedersen — The speaker agrees with Peterson's earlier remarks.
Manka Dhingra — Named as one of the Senate Majority Leader's deputies; transcript says 'Monka Bingra.'
Liz Lovelett — Named as one of the Senate Majority Leader's deputies.
June Robinson — Named as chair of Ways and Means.
June Robinson — Referenced as the senator under whose name the capital gains tax bill ultimately passed.
June Robinson — Senator Robinson is referenced as having previously explained the reasons this session was uniquely challenging.
Anna Edgerton — Identified herself as being with Bloomberg and asked about tax increases and business impacts.
Annette Cleveland — Referenced as having used versions of the idea in initial budget drafts.
Annette Cleveland — Cited as having regularly made funding requests to the legislature.
Victoria Hunt — Governor Ferguson is discussed as consistently supporting the $100 million for law enforcement, with the speaker noting that this commitment has been present since the campaign and has become more public and vocal this year.
Debra Entenman — Her bill 2015 is cited as another measure passed, giving local communities funding flexibility.
Carolyn Eslick — Asked about his likely response to the budget and whether there is uncertainty about his decisions.
Carolyn Eslick — The speaker says they will not predict his decisions and notes his line-item veto authority.
Carolyn Eslick — Referenced as having received most of what he wanted, except emergency powers.
Carolyn Eslick — The speaker says they told him public schools were a must-have and that they raised it repeatedly.
Carolyn Eslick — The speaker says he initially had concerns about new spending but came to understand the school district challenges.
Carolyn Eslick — Referenced as having discussed the Senate's focus.
Carolyn Eslick — The speaker says he understands the caucus's rent stabilization priority and has followed the details.
Carolyn Eslick — The speaker says he will look at rent stabilization very seriously.
Bill Ramos — The speaker reflects on Senator Bill Ramos’s untimely death, describing it as a shocking and wrenching loss to the caucus and Senate, and notes the difficulty of losing a colleague in such a tragic manner while honoring his memory on the Senate floor.
Chris Gildon — The speaker said this senator recently lost his wife; the name appears transcribed unclearly.
Joe Nguyen — The speaker said they and Joe Nguyen came in the same year and have served together for 15 years.
Laurie Jinkins — Laurie Jinkins is identified as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and later she is thanked for her collaboration and leadership as Speaker.
Laurie Jinkins — Referenced as having worked for years on the capital gains tax before it became law.
Laurie Jinkins — Referenced in connection with the point about how the bill invests in public safety and community.
Laurie Jinkins — The speaker reflected on Speaker Chopp as an important loss, then described their collaboration with the Speaker on a lawsuit that helped undo the initiatives, and finally noted that seeing the Speaker on the dais symbolized their ongoing partnership and shared work.
Joe Fitzgibbon — Named as the House Majority Leader present at the media availability.
Monica Jurado Stonier — Named as the House Floor Leader present at the media availability; transcript says 'Monica Stonyer.'
April Berg — Named as the Finance Committee chair present at the media availability.
Jamie Pedersen — Jamie Pedersen identified himself as the Senate Majority Leader (transcript text appears as 'Jamie Peterson').
Jamie Pedersen — The question is directed to the Senate Majority Leader's caucus and budget decisions.
Jamie Pedersen — The response appears to come from the Senate Majority Leader's side, referring to the chamber's perspective.
Jamie Pedersen — The response attributes the long-term development of the idea to the legislative process and the chambers' budget drafting.