Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration — Closed Captions

>> I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AND STATE ADMINISTRATION BUDGET AND AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENTAL AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CELL PHONES AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES ARE TURNED OFF OR PLACED ON SILENT. SENATOR BRODEUR, I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE AN OFFICE FOR THE HOUSE? >> YES, SIR MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU MEMBERS. BEFORE YOU, YOU HAVE AN OFFER FROM THE SENATE FROM THE BUDGET SPREADSHEET ON PROVISO PROJECTS ON THE BACK OF THE BILL AND THE IMPLEMENTING BILL. AND I WELCOME ALL OF YOU THE MOST POPULAR COMMITTEE MEETING GOING ON. OBVIOUSLY WE ARE OUT OF SEATS. WE THINK THIS IS A VERY GOOD FIRST OFFER. WE SEE A LOT OF STUFF GRAYED OUT IN ADDITION YOU SEE A LOT OF STUFF IN YELLOW WHICH IS ALSO EITHER MOVEMENT AND MOST IF THAT IS AGREEMENT AS WELL. IN THE NEXT COMMITTEE IT WILL BE A TON GRAYED OUT AS WELL. WE THINK THIS IS A VERY GOOD OFFER THAT WILL BRING US MUCH CLOSER ON A NUMBER OF ISSUES AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE. >> THANK YOU SENATOR BRODEUR FOR YOUR OFFER AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO REVIEWING YOUR OFFER AND FOLLOWING UP VERY SOON. FROM WHAT I SEE SO FAR THIS LOOKS REALLY GOOD AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE ON THE SENATE SIDE. MANY GRAYED OUT LINES AND WE HAVE REACHED AGREEMENT. SENATOR BRODEUR, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER FURTHER COMMENTS? >> NO. >> IS THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENT? ANY OTHER, IT IS LIKE WORKING WITH LAWRENCE. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? ANYONE WISH TO ADDRESS THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE? SEEING NONE, MEMBERS PLEASE WATCH FOR THE NOTICE OF OUR NEXT MEETING. AS A REMINDER WE ARE ONE HOUR NOTICE. IF THERE'S ANY OTHER OR NO OTHER FURTHER BUSINESS AND CONFERENCE COMMITTEE TODAY, SENATOR ANNA MARIA SAYS WE MOVE AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.