{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/release/schatz-murkowski-lead-oversight-hearing-on-federal-resources-to-address-fentanyl-in-native-communities", "Schatz, Murkowski Lead Oversight Hearing On Federal Resources To Address Fentanyl In Native Communities", "2023-12-11", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "AK", "Lisa Murkowski", "M001153", "www.murkowski.senate.gov", "murkowski", "https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/press-releases?PageNum_rs=16", "scraper", "Second Hearing In Series On Fentanyl Impacts In Native Communities\n\nU.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai\u2018i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), vice chairman of the Committee, led an oversight hearing titled, \u201cFentanyl in Native Communities: Federal Perspectives on Addressing the Growing Crisis,\u201d a continuation of the Committee\u2019s oversight work on fentanyl.\n\n\u201cOur hearing last month was important \u2013 not just for our work in this Committee and Congress, but also for the Executive Branch \u2013 to better understand the situation on the ground and inform our next steps. That\u2019s why today\u2019s hearing with our federal panel is an important follow-up,\u201d said Chairman Schatz. \u201cThe United States must live up to its trust and treaty responsibilities to promote the health and wellbeing of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians, and that responsibility must include responding to modern threats, including illicit fentanyl.\u201d\n\n\u201cIn our second hearing in a series on fentanyl, federal witnesses outlined the challenges that they face as they work to address the health and public safety impacts affecting Native people,\u201d said Vice Chairman Murkowski. \u201cDrug traffickers are targeting Native communities because so many of these communities are more rural, isolated, with less law enforcement presence, and traffickers can charge more for their products. Congress must provide better support for federal agencies, law enforcement at all levels, and Native communities to end this crisis.\u201d\n\nThe following witnesses participated in the oversight hearing:\n\nAdam W. Cohen, Deputy Director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Washington, DC\n\nThe Honorable Roselyn Tso, Director, Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC\n\nThe Honorable Vanessa Waldref, U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Washington, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC\n\nRichard \u201cGlen\u201d Melville, Deputy Bureau Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC\n\nThe full video of the oversight hearing is available here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:56:20Z"]], "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://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/release/schatz-murkowski-lead-oversight-hearing-on-federal-resources-to-address-fentanyl-in-native-communities"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9376611560583115, "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"}