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The Senate Commerce Committee today met with representatives from the airbag manufacturers and car companies impacted by the recall to understand how such a hazard came to be.\n6:00a.m. AKST\nSenate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Hearing\nTopic: \"Examining Takata Airbag Defects and the Vehicle Recall Process.\"\nWitnesses:\n \nHiroshi Shimizu, Senior VP for Global Quality Assurance at the Takata Corporation\nRick Schostek, Executive VP of Honda North America\nDavid Friedman, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration\n \n(Click to watch excerpt)Senator Heller (R-NV) seeks accountability and honesty from airbag manufacturer.\nWatch the entire hearing by clicking here.\nLowering the Cost of Medicine\nAlaskan Impact: Alaskans already deal with some of the highest costs of healthcare in the nation, and unfortunately prices only continue to rise. Senator Murkowski wants to ensure that access to healthcare in Alaska is affordable and a big part of that is making sure generic medications stay affordable. Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee discussed why the cost of generic drugs are on the rise.\n9:00a.m. AKST\nSenate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Hearing\nTopic: Primary Health and Aging Subcommittee Hearing on \"Why Are Some Generic Drugs Skyrocketing In Price?\"\nWitnesses:\n \nHouse Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD)\nStephen Schondelmeyer, University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy's PRIME Institute\nRobert Frankil, President of Sellersville Pharmacy Inc.\nErez Vigodman, President and CEO of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.\nScott Gottlieb, Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute\n \nWatch the hearing by clicking here.\nU.S. House Events\u00a0 \nWildlife Refuge Mismanagement\nAlaskan Impact: Alaskans know first-hand what it\u2019s like when the federal government mismanages its wildlife refuges. On numerous occasions, Senator Murkowski has fought in the Senate to ensure our nation\u2019s refuges are being managed in a way that truly benefits our nation and the communities they occupy. The Midway Atoll is just one more example of a wildlife refuge that needs oversight in how it\u2019s being managed.\n6:00a.m. AKST\nHouse Natural Resources Committee Hearing\nTopic: Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs Subcommittee hearing on \"Is the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge Being Properly Managed?\"\nWitnesses:\n \nKevin Foerster, regional chief for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wildlife Refuge System in the Pacific Region\nJames D'Angelo, chairman of the International Midway Memorial Foundation\n \nWatch the entire hearing by clicking here.\nYesterday Afternoon: Alaska Will Be Polite No Longer\nAlaskan Impact: Village built clinics are the backbone of Alaska\u2019s rural health system, but they have been underfunded for years \u2013 in stark contrast to the full funding given to similar centers and programs in the Lower 48.\u00a0 Yesterday, Senator Murkowski sternly told the Acting Director of the Indian Health Service that Alaskans have been polite until now, but we demand change and full support.\nThis story was covered by KTUU, Alaska Public Radio and ABC/Fox-Alaska.\n(click to view excerpt)Senator Murkowski: We have tried being polite; it\u2019s time to demand equal treatment.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20141205235845/http://www.murkowski.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/murkowski-morning-meeting?ContentRecord_id=4ceb0a34-05f1-4993-8ed1-b71bbf551c26"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.4962620809674263, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}