Murkowski Morning Meeting For Thursday, October 1, 2015

What DC is Reading

• Washington Post: Can We Trust China’s Promise To Stop Engaging In Cyberwarfare?
• USA Today: Russia Mounts New Airstrikes In Syria
• Politico: Clinton’s Email Woes Deepen As Classified Messages Pile Up

U.S. Senate Events

Refugee Resettlement

Alaskan Impact: President Obama recently announced that the United States will take in at least 10,000 out of the more than 4 million Syrian refugees over the next year. Syrian refugees haven’t been assigned to Alaska yet, but Catholic Social Services, the organization that operates the Refugee Resettlement Program in the state, is making preparations. Today the Senate Judiciary Committee discussed the potential fiscal and security impacts of an increase in the nation’s refugee resettlement program.

10:00a.m. AKDT

Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest Hearing

Topic: “Oversight of the Administration’s FY 2016 Refugee Resettlement Program: Fiscal and Security Implications.”

Witnesses:

• Larry Bartlett, Director of Admissions. Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, Department of State
• Barbara Strack, Chief, Refugee Affairs Division, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security
• Matthew Emrich, Associate Director, Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security
• Robert Carey, Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Department of Health and Human Services

Watch the entire hearing by clicking here.

U.S. House Events

Improving Medicare

Alaskan Impact: Many of Alaska’s seniors face serious problems when it comes to accessing affordable care, not to mention, even finding a doctor who will see them under the Medicare program. This is why Senator Murkowski recently introduced legislation to eliminate the bureaucratic red tape currently restricting seniors’ access to medical professionals. Today the House Commerce Subcommittee examined various ways to improve the Medicare program.

6:00a.m. AKDT

House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health Hearing

Topic: “Examining Potential Ways to Improve the Medicare Program.”

Witnesses:

• Bruce Gould, President, Community Oncology Alliance
• Sarah Meyers, Executive Director, Oregon Association of Health Care
• Sandra Norby, Owner, HomeTown Physical Therapy

Watch the entire hearing by clicking here.