Tribal leaders and agency heads prepare to testify during a hearing on federal disaster response held by the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and chaired by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski at the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation hospital in Bethel on May 6, 2026.
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