Hearing to conduct oversight on options for addressing the continuing lack of reliable emergency medical transportation for the isolated community of King Cove, Alaska

April 14, 2016
09:00 AM

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. to conduct oversight on options for addressing the continuing lack of reliable emergency medical transportation for the isolated community of King Cove, Alaska.

The hearing will be webcast live on the committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing is complete. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.

Archived Webcast

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Opening Remarks

  • Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

    Chairman
    Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  • Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

    Ranking Member
    Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Witness Panel 1

  • The Honorable Byron Mallott

    Lieutenant Governor
    State of Alaska
  • The Honorable Stanley Mack

    Mayor
    Aleutians East Borough, Alaska
  • Ms. Denise Desiderio

    Policy and Legislative Director
    National Congress of American Indians
  • Ms. Della Trumble

    Spokeswoman
    Agdaagux Tribal Council and King Cove Corporation
  • Commander John Whiddon

    United States Coast Guard, Retired
  • Ms. Nicole Whittington-Evans

    Alaska Regional Director
    The Wilderness Society