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Murkowski Morning Meeting For Wednesday, May 14, 2014
What DC is Reading
- The Wall Street Journal: Democratic Senate Majority Continues Policy Blockade
- CNBC: Health Care Premiums Expected to Rise Further in 2015
- Politico: It’s Not Just the NSA: Who Watches Private Data Monitoring?
U.S. Senate Events:
Murkowski: “Push a Little Harder” with Arctic Military Innovation
Alaskan Impact: Alaska’s military presence is composed of a wide array of innovative projects: our VA/I.H.S. partnership for care, energy considerations, HAARP in Gakona, and telecommunications. However as America recalibrates its agenda to reflect an Arctic Nation, Senator Murkowski today asked the head scientists within the Pentagon about its Assured Arctic Awareness initiative, and the work being done there.
6:00am AKDT
Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing
Topic: “Defense Programs and Innovation”
Witnesses:
- Alan Shaffer, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
- Dr. Arati Prabhakar, Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Rear Admiral Matthew Klunder, Chief of Naval Research
(Click image to watch excerpt)
Sen. Murkowski: Please push a little harder on getting data and research from the Arctic.
Watch full recording of hearing by clicking here.
Health Care Reform Becoming the Titanic?
Alaskan Impact: After the glitch-ridden rollout of the health care website in Alaska, thousands have enrolled only to find steep spikes in premium costs – in addition to some first responders seeing their hours cut. Last week, Senator Murkowski raised the concerns of many Alaskans with the nominee to take over health care reform implementation – with one Senator comparing the position to the Captain of the Titanic. Today the nominee will field questions from the Senate Finance Committee.
10:00am AKDT
Senate Finance Committee Hearing
Topic: “Sylvia Burwell’s nomination to be Secretary of the Health and Human Services Department.”
Witnesses:
- Sylvia M. Burwell, Nominee, Health and Human Services Department
Click here to watch the LIVE webcast of the hearing, or for the recording afterwards.
Honoring Law Enforcement Officers
Last night, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial held its annual Candlelight vigil to remember peace officers who have died in the line of duty this past year. As Alaskans continue to mourn the loss of two Alaska State Troopers on May 1st – and three other brave Alaskans over the past year – Senator Lisa Murkowski read the names of the fallen in front of a standing room only crowd of police drawn from across the nation.
(Murkowski honors fallen Alaskans; the flood of candlelight in the crowd attending the vigil)