that's why i am calling on this legislature to finish the job.or 205 million more, we could we canmake that promise of free childcare real for every single new mexico family. let's become the first in america to give every child the start they deserve with universal access to high-quality childcare today and for the future set the standard for america. we also know world-class education meet students where they are at every stage of their development. now together we have launched a structured literacy program teaches the science of reading resulting in higher scores. our summer literacy program enrolled nearly 10,000 students across the state. the kids who participated this summer showed an amazing 11% increase in her reading reading. 11%. [applause] that is just one program in one summer. so do not tell me we cannot do even more. we can and we support the legislature we will keep doing that and more for every child in every school, every year from now on. raising these achievement scores, we can and we must do it. so let's replicate these progr

red state and i think the legislature is pretty well postured employees to do it.roviding fully supported behavioral health system that meets new mexicans where they are. [applause] we need long-term addiction support services and comprehensive efforts to reduce homelessness. we must do better at keeping drugs off of our streets. but we should not let these long-term needs prevent us from taking action today. we need to do both. it is the time that we have left today let's turn quickly to healthcare. because it looks like it might be dinner time. but, thank you for our new healthcare authority. that is amazing. a deal. [applause] they are leading the charge, but we have increased medicaid provider rates among the nation 's highest. it is already resulting in more than 2700 new providers joining the medicaid program just since july. [applause] we, together, created a healthcare affordability fund that today covers about 65,000 new mexicans. we have expanded the loan repayment program which now supports more than 1200 healthcare providers living and practicing in new

i did chair the westchester legislature more than 25 years ago before going on to state legislature. host: where did the interest in politics first come from? mr. latimer: i grew up in an every remark the vietnam war during high school. watergate scandal in my college years. that transfixed attention of my generation on what was happening in government and politics. i didn't envision i'd ever be here in washington. i thought my service would be at a more localized level. but one thing led to another over time. but when we -- but we would talk about politics at the dinner table because of vietnam, what was happening in those years. 1968. it was a long time ago. i was a tweener in those days. then in college the debate about watergate was overwhelming. it sparked an interest in politics that might be unique for that generation. host: how do you -- when did you know you were a democrat and what was that like? mr. latimer: i grew up in a democratic household my mom and dad were middle class blue collar folks. truman democrats. roman catholic. john f. kennedy's presidency connected with u

when the legislature did not, i did. [applause] >> i remain committed to true bipartisan reform to protect our groundwater but mark my words, if this legislature fails to act, i will again. >> further, any bills that attack our assured water supply program undermine our water fourth or cover for this lack of action will meet my veto pen. finally, securing our long-term water supply means defending our right full share of the colorado river. whether i'm meeting people in the state or other tkpwhofrs my message is the same. i will always stan up for arizona's water rights. i'm proud to have protect the them from forced cuts through 2026 but solutions won't come from washington, d.c. they will come from western states working together, not against each other. arizona has led the nation in water management for generations. it is our responsibility to continue that ensure your water future and protect the arizona promise for those that follow our footsteps. finally, our children deserve the best public education. from page it

in our first year we worked with the legislature, all of you, and double the earned income tax credit in the food credit, increased the existing child tax credit to save hawaiian families $188 million in taxes. last year you the legislature passed and i signed into law the largest income tax break, largest income tax cut, for hawaiian families in our state's history. [applause] for everyone out there this tax cut will take effect in steps over the next seven years. it provides an estimated $5.6 billion in savings for our people. it reduces taxes from between 10% to 71% for working families depending on household income. it moves hawaii from having the second highest tax rate to the fourth lowest tax burden in the country. this is something you should be proud of and thank you for doing that for the people of hawaii. [applause] people feel this and understand better, family of four making $88,000 in hawaii will see the take-home pay increase by more than $3600 per year by 2031. these tax cuts are already going into effect now. by 2031 the number of hawaii households that will pay zero

how i work in the state legislature. people first heard my name during covid but it is important for them to know that was not my first rodeo, my first challenge. i did have a life before that and served in congress and some of those experiences along the way would give people a better understanding about how i make my decisions when it comes to this public office i hold today. david: "not my first rodeo: lessons from the heartland" opens with my favorite story of yours. i bet you a lot of people have not heard this story, so i want to go to your words. it is chapter one and i thought it was fitting given how often you talk about this in terms of how it shaped you. chapter one is titled the tapes. you start the book like this. don't know why i'm doing this, he said over the cackles of the tape recorder. i guess i will go check cows. click, the tape stopped, that was the end. i couldn't believe what i just heard. what i had just found. what i held in my hands and what a gift it was. suddenly i knew everything would be ok

many of you here today are new to this legislature. but all of you are passionate in your desire to serve. all of us in this room stand on the shoulders of those who have served before us. they built this great state, and i congratulate you on your election and wish you godspeed. we do have a lot to do, and i have no doubt that the people in this room can get it done. we are here to uphold the wyoming constitution, to protect our way of life. we have serious responsibilities to those that require us to work together to serve those who entrusted us with our positions, and we are all part of something much bigger than ourselves. from generation to generation wyoming has grown and continues to thrive because of our conservative values and common sense decision-making. we have always been able to adapt to breakthroughs, the challenges and build a few hundred future by assuring our government is accountable, efficient, and responsible. we are accountable to the people not just for what we authorized to be spent, but for the decisions we mak

the legislature has invested in housing, daycare, workforce attraction, and retention.e must evaluate how those resources are being spent, figure out what is working and what isn't, and streamline those programs and deploy them to communities large and small in a way that works for them. we need more solutions and fewer programs. we need more solutions and fewer programs. if we can increase access to hunting, fishing, and outdoors, we can create an entire generation of north dakotans who want to make this place their home. north dakota is a special place. since its inception, it has been home to risktakers. climbing up a rock in norway, packing everything you own into one trunk, getting on a boat, and ceiling halfway across the world to a place you have never been is not for the faint of heart. the native people who made north dakota their home long before the first immigrants ever got here tough. the people that settled here were tough. the people that live here now are tough. we deal with blizzards, floods, tornadoes, hail, and drought. but most people call climate ch

even when i was in the legislature with david chu, he warned me about san diego politics and elected officials and i still walk on eggshells because i forget who's friends with who. but it seems like everybody's here. so you must be a unifying force. i'm proud to represent 2.3 million workers in california as the head of the california afl-cio. but prior to serving in this position, i took a detour out of organized labor and i actually served in the state legislature and is a as an assemblywoman at the same time that david chiu was there as an assembly member. >> and it was a great partnership we had and i was able to serve with him. in fact on the progressive caucus the the legislators who are who are really battling for progressive ideas and in david to form of course he took the helm as policy chair of that caucus and he pushed us and he pushed us in all the right ways taking on wall street, taking on you know, landlords taking on big pharma. and then in the david chu way he was successful he'd win. >> he'd win for people. and so we were always looking to him as a moral guidance o

well that situation, you know, i was brand new to the legislature, you know wanted to to do something impactful. we had just had a ballot initiative. that would have completely banned abortions in the state. it had gone to the public and it had failed and i wanted to immediately bring another bill forward that that would have the debate in the legislature. i remember having a meeting with those who cared about this issue and just being shocked that the state's president of right to life was against bringing a bill and it was a man from my own district my other representative, but he also was my husband's cousin so that tells you how small south dakota is, but i was just so surprised by it that i you know went and immediately after the meeting emailed people back home and said they needed to call him and talk to him and then that made it. into the public news stories and i just realized immediately how bad i sounded like, i know it all that. i didn't even go to him and really discuss it with him instead. i decided to start emailing people back home who didn't have a context of what was

[applause] i am so grateful to those of you in the legislature and beyond who have been working withe to change decades of inaction on our water supply. the kansas water authority has gone all over the state listening to farmers, crop insurers, lot owners, and bakers . as a result, we have set a goal. from now on, each generation will work to protect the water supply for the next two generations. we are calling the multigenerational promise. it may look different in different areas of the state, but the fundamentals are the same -- stabilize the aquifer, maximize the capacity of our reservoirs, and ensure all kansans have access to clean, sustainable water. [applause] that requires us to attract -- attack the issue on two fronts. first, we have to develop a better water management system. right now, water faces some of the same issues i described in early childhood. it is managed by 14 different agencies, making it difficult if not impossible to align efforts around possible, planning, and investment. if this is going to work, that has got to change, so let's create an office of natu

. >> nevada governor joe lombardo called on state legislature -- legislators to increase the state's budget by 9% and make permanent pay raises for teachers for egovernor made the remarks in his 2025 state of the state address from the capitol in carson city. [applause] >> would everyone please be seated. governor lombardo, we welcome you to the assembly chamber and look forward to your message. governor lombardo: welcome, everybody. speaker yager, majority leader canazero. lieutenant governor anthony. members of the senate and assembly. honorable justices of the supreme court. constitutional officers. where are you at? there you are. welcome. welcome. distinguished guests. my fellow nevadans. good evening. i'm going to go offscript here forthwith. we had an incident i just found out about, i want to thank the first responders who helped. [applause] please, please, please, keep her in your prayers. additionally, i want to acknowledge that all of us have friends and family who have been affected by the devastating wildfires in southern california. our hearts go out to those who are de

it's time we have a legislature that's held accountable and responsible. we watched the state evolve over 30 years, republicans and democrats. woke democrats radical agendas spending the billing dollars. last year 35 million and we let it happen not to mention what you said about officers while you were in the assembly saying more dangerous jobs and lease officer in volunteer so they are paid much so the voters need to choose better leaders and that's why i'm presenting myself here tonight. >> the voice of the public can only be heard through i invert the first thing is state spending at 2%. municipalities are capped at 2%. it's time to allow voters to vote that's why i support i enter. >> there's nobody to test more than chris christie yet he had them just prior helping him raise money so comforting when you get the chance. >> jack hates bill murphy and chris christie, he hates anybody except jack. [laughter] [talking over each other] >> the legislature for a few years, you don't understand. the governor signs is work with the government -- let me ask you

i for the state legislature and he for congress. he has been a big source of health and support for me. the he has walked me through how this place works and pointed out people that i should reach out to in particular. i think he really enjoyed his time here. i think there were some frustrations of course. all members of congress face some frustrations. he like i am is a really patriotic american and loves mi. [inaudible conversations]

. >> a battle brewing in florida between ron desantis and republican control legislature.rackdown on illegal immigration, how to do it and who should be in control. ron desantis saying it's week and transfer immigration power to a bureaucracy desantis was one of the first governors to take a stand and send illegal immigrants from florida to a blue state. that went well a top priority in this year's presidential election, living presidency to donald trump joining us to discuss is florida governor ron desantis. great to see you. can you tell everyone was going on between you and your fellow republicans in the legislature? >> sure, i called a few weeks ago for a special session of the florida legislature to address this issue of illegal immigration and specifically how we can help the trump administration based on executive orders, enforce immigration laws and increase the number illegal aliens removing from the state of florida, they have problems that are local and state government can enter into and we want our governments in the end we have people deputized by ice to act

i asked the legislature not to get nervous when he plops that bill down on the table. i saw it. it's big. but we'll get through it. two years ago, i said to you, the right to vote is one of the most fundamental rights in american society. i also said that for our election system to function properly, it is vitally important to, one, verify the identity of our voters. [applause] two, ensure that all mail-in ballots are received by the time the polls close on election day. [applause] on the first point i argued that while we require people to have a valid form of i.d. for many daily functions, but not an i.d. to vote, makes no sense. i vowed that if we couldn't reach agreement, that i would put it before the people and ask them to get it done. you know what happened? [applause] nevada voters agreed with me. [applause] voter i.d. received more total votes than any candidate or question on the 2024 ballot. [applause] and i expect it to pass overwhelmingly again in 2026. [applause] on the second point, it makes zero cents to keep counting billion lots for days after an election. [app

i for the state legislature and he for congress. he has been a big source of health and support for me. the he has walked me through how this place works and pointed out people that i should reach out to in particular. i think he really enjoyed his time here. i think there were some frustrations of course. all members of congress face some frustrations. he like i am is a really patriotic american and loves our couni ink we both want good things for all-americans. >> this week, tune in for c-sp new members of congress series where we talk with both republicans and democrats about their early lives, us careers, families and why they decided to run forice. watch new members of congress all weekning at 9:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. here's a preview. >> after graduating, i worked in finance for several years, first as an virmt banker and then as an -- investment banker and then a hedge fund analyst. getting to experience the private sector. got to work long hours. got to see a little bit of what the real world is about. how our global fin

i for the state legislature and he for congress. he has been a big source of health and support for me. the he has walked me through how this place works and pointed out people that i should reach out to in particular. i think he really enjoyed his time here. i think there were some frustrations of course. all members of congress face some frustrations. he like i am is a really patriotic american and loves -- about their early lives, previous careers, families and why they decided to run for office. tonight at 9:30 p.m. eastern, our interviews include democrat congressman eugene vindman who served as a u.s. army officer and played a role in the story of his brother, alexander vindman who came to national attention in 2019 for his testimony before congress on president trump's relationship with ukraine. >> i was lt. col. assigned to the white house on a detail, deputy legal advisor on national security staff. the chief official on the national security council staff. i worked right across the hall from my twin brother. he had the por

guest: i, from the state legislature so i have served three terms in the texas house, judiciary, and focusing a lot about health care policy. unfortunately texas leads in the nation in undesirable statistics. we lead the nation in maternal mortality, in infant mortality and lead the nation in persons without access to health care. that was something i focused a lot on in the legislature and i hope to do that in congress and i'm a lawyer, i practice law in dallas for 33 years, i am married and have two sons. host: you have been a month in, how is the first month. guest: it is crazy. it's been a fire hose for sure and use to it. i think having the legislative experience from the state really does give a leg up to those of us who have that experience and the freshman class i'm really amazed at how many of us, from the state legislature. i think we have one the most capable experienced freshman classes coming into the congress it really has made a difference and so a lot of my staff for a long time understands the process getting used to d.c. and try to figure out my way around those tun

of course as the only ob/gyn in the legislature, i hope to lead the effort to access to reproductive health care in minnesota which was a needed protection in the wake of the dobbs decision. >> we had to pay our way through school, fortunate enough to receive a scholarship to towson university. i got really involved in student government, eventually appointed to date regents system at the diversity of maryland and fell them up with the idea of public service. >> dad was a construction worker, get up every day and work hard. that means you'll have a stable life. because i was raised catholic, still am catholic, my mom said every person has been given this gift of god to make the world a better place. find out what that is, everyone's is different, and use it. went to college and really wanted to give back, wanted to be able to figure out what my piece of that was going to be. it ended up being in public policy. i work for a children's foundation, chief of staff of the department of education. right before i went into the state senate, i work for an economic policy public think tank. >

i have been in the legislature of new jersey for 26 years until a couple days ago. i have lived a life of service. the opportunity arose that i could continue to serve. that has always been my goal. >> my time in the legislature i was there six years. four years in the house and two years in the senate. i worked hard to be a bridge builder, to do more listening than talking. i passed more than 90 bills into law, many with bipartisan support or authors. and as the only ob/gyn in the legislature i led the effort to protect access to reproductive health care in minnesota a week at the dobbs decision. >> we had a deal in my family to pay your way through school. i was fortunate to receive a scholarship. i signed up for political science and got really involved in political their student government. i got appointed to the board of regents for the university system of maryland and fell in love with the idea of public service. >> my dad was a construction worker. he got every day to work hard. that means you have a stable life. my mom said because i was raised catholic and

you have all the that you're going to get, the supreme court decided if generally if the legislature has just done their job and you had a chance to vote for them. so i'm not sure that that's necessarily going to solve the problem. there's analogy, i don't think she was necessarily making the argument that we should import legal doctrine analy, anal guised this, and they will go into a sovereign nation and take over because of the way that i think so this are going and i'm not sure there's clear standards for such thing other than perhaps a vote for the un or countries to do that so i'm not sure that's necessarily going to solve the line drawing problem. and i'll leave with the thought i briefly mentioned before, again, i think the family is the fundamental unit of society and parental rights and children's rights are often not in conflict, but we have to figure out the scenarios where they are and i would agree with marci, instances like abuse are heinous and should be-- we should not have a society where that occurs and we should make sure that the law recognizes that, but the devi

still, republicans in the legislature argued the project is unaffordable. they already introduced a bill to require the high speed rail authority provided detailed funding plan and another bill to shift 1 billion dollars from the project to water, infrastructure and fire prevention. how we can show the people that are paying for this, which is the taxpayers, that they're getting more bang for their buck with the high-speed route. i would always argue water, infrastructure and wildfire prevention is the way to go. high speed rail did not have a plan in place. and if they started building. >> that's like putting together its starting building the basement. when you don't even have the plans for the 39th floor of 100 foot skyscraper. >> who does that make sense to anybody? >> and remains unclear how long duffy's review will last and when the trump administratson will make a final decision about whether to continue funding the project reporting at the state capitol. a tonn wallace kron. 4 news. former house speaker nancy pelosi is hosting a round table to talk

i think the legislature for the work to get that bill done. [applause] speaking of healthcare, we've got a terrible company, stewart, at a massachusetts. out of massachusetts. and in the course of that we say six hospice can protect a 13,000 jobs, short of festival of healthcare market and i just want to say we did that because we work as a team. we had unions and management working together. we had a great not-for-profit system step in and i really, really appreciate it and ulcerative appreciate the leadership of our own typos sick of health and human services kate walsh. -- our own fabulous secretary of health and human services kate walsh. [applause] we still have much work to do. patients are paying more than ever for premiums and out-of-pocket costs. oftentimes just so hard to get an appointment. it was frustrating, isn't it? it's unacceptable. it should be unacceptable in our state so we got to change it. here's what i think we need to do. i know i'm going to direct my administration to shift healthcare resources to the front lines. what

that's how legislatures work.king together in the legislature, i think senatorial courtesy is important. trying to build a more courteous legislature in which we have in trenton compared to what we see in washington, d.c. is a critically important. >> let's be clear on this one. >> i promise i come to you. >> okay. okay, i'll answer. to your point which is important and should be advice and consent. we can't have one person taking. will solve some issues were talking about, that we can address all of these issues if we change the way the process works. that's critically important. >> we got to be careful. if are using the united states supreme court as a model for what we want to see that would want to go to, that's problematic. anybody talk about appointing, it's a conversation about what your views are, what your beliefs are. not necessarily the letter that afternoon. that's our start place. that is gotten to where we have had bipartisan support on iss including in the courts who shouldn't just make it political

he is the first african american speaker of the virginia legislature's 400 year history.ate you being here with us tonight. thank you. >> thank you for having me, rachel. >> i'm honored. >> to be on. >> i can tell a little bit about the impact of what's happening in washington on the good people of virginia, just by looking at the numbers, looking at the proportion of virginians who have jobs with the federal government or who are contractors paid by the federal government. looking at the raw numbers in terms of how much of the state's economy is buoyed by federal contracts tied to the federal government. so i can see how vulnerable virginia is, particularly to this chaos. but what can you tell me about how it is resonating thus far, how it is affecting people on the ground in your state? >> thank you. rachel. >> i live. >> in. >> a community in. >> portsmouth, virginia. >> the portsmouth. >> naval hospital. >> is there not far. >> a few miles away. >> it's the largest. >> naval station. >> in the world. norfolk naval base. i'm a former naval officer and a veteran. every

i think the legislature for their work to get that build on. -- that bill done. [applause] speaking of health care, we've got a terrible company, steward, of massachusetts and in the course of that we saved six hospitals and protected 13,000 jobs, short of the stability of the health care market, and i just want to say we did that because we worked as a team. we had unions and management working together and had a great not-for-profit system stop in and i really, really appreciate it. i also appreciate the leadership of our own secretary of health and human services, kate walsh. [applause] we still have much work to do. patients are paying more than ever for premiums and out-of-pocket costs. often times, it's just so hard to get an appointment. it's really frustrating, isn't it? it is not acceptable. it should be unacceptable in our state, so we've got to change it. here's what we're going to do. i am going to direct my administration to shift health care resources to the front lines. and what i mean by the front lines is primary care. [applause] if we focus on p

. >> that was kron four's gayle ong reporting a new state bill going through the state legislature.other news tonight, the state legislature wants to limit the utility rate hikes heyward senator authored a bill known as the investor owned utility accountability act. if it's signed, it would prohibit the utility company from proposing more than one rate increase per year cap pose increases for residents to no more than the consumer price index and audit the use of utility equipment and fire risk areas. >> i you know, i have seen residents share their bills where it's $800 a month where summer it's $1000 a month, right? depending on if it's a single family home or they're renters right. and how can somebody do that when they're on a fixed income? >> and response pg e released a statement saying they are aware of higher energy costs and they are taking action to limit future rate increases and stabilize customer bills. >> as beer week is coming back, despite the name, there's actually 10 days of festivities planned all spread across the bay area. events will kick off tomorrow and san f

you worked with the legislature and passed legislation in your state legislature to make the broadest changes you wanted to make. that is not what is going on right now when we talk about doge and everything else. you even mentioned at the beginning of the hearing you were so proud to say you did this all without massive layoffs. without forcing a large percentage of your workforce to leave because you saw them as valuable. i respect you for that. that is not what is going on at the federal level. let's move on to fema. trump said he wants fema to go away. he would like to see the states take care of disasters on their own. i come from florida. we work very closely with fema. do you think most iowans would agree with president trump that fema should stop existing? gov. reynolds: i don't think he's eliminating. what i understood was he's thinking it should go back to the states. >> sorry governor, i will reclaim. the president was clear. he believes the agency, fema should be completely eliminated. do you agree or not? it is ok to disagree sometimes. gov. reynolds: i'm not afraid to di

you worked with the legislature and passed legislation in your state legislature to make the broadest changes you wanted to make. that is not what is going on right now when we talk about doge and everything else. you even mentioned at the beginning of the hearing you were so proud to say you did this all without massive layoffs. without forcing a large percentage of your workforce to leave because you saw them as valuable. i respect you for that. that is not what is going on at the federal level. let's move on to fema. trump said he wants fema to go away. he would like to see the states take care of disasters on their own. i come from florida. we work very closely with fema. do you think most iowans would agree with president trump that fema should stop existing? gov. reynolds: i don't think he's eliminating. what i understood was he's thinking it should go back to the states. >> sorry governor, i will reclaim. the president was clear. he believes the agency, fema should be completely eliminated. do you agree or not? it is ok to disagree sometimes. gov. reynolds: i'm not afraid to di