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Senate Indian Affairs (Murkowski): Hearings to examine the nomination of Mark Cruz, of Oregon, to be Director of the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services. · Alaska News

Verified speakers (1)

Lisa Murkowski

Lisa Murkowski

Elected

U.S. Senator · U.S. Senate

44 chunks

Pending speakers (2)

MC

Mark Cruz

Pending
55 chunks
TC

Tom Cole

Pending
9 chunks

Unknown speakers (6)

These names appear in the transcript but have no matching speaker record. Create a new speaker or match to an existing one.

SH

Speaker H

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 8 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Mike Rounds · Senator

United States Senate

Evidence (3)
  • Speaker A introduces him at [79:07]: "Senator Rounds."
  • Frame chyron at [79:30]: "MR. ROUNDS"
  • Speaker A addresses him at [89:22]: "Thank you, Senator Rounds."
BS

Brian Schatz

Unknown

Appears in 10 chunks — no matching speaker record

SC

Speaker C

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 8 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Tina Smith · Senator

United States Senate

Evidence (3)
  • Frame chyron at [54:30]: "MS. SMITH"
  • Speaker F addresses her at [59:54]: "Thank you very much. Thank you, Senator Smith."
  • Transcript cue at [54:22]: "Senator Smith."
SF

Speaker F

UnknownAI-identified · medium

Appears in 14 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Ben Ray Luján · Senator

United States Senate

Evidence (2)
  • Speaker A addresses him at [67:17]: "Thank you, Senator Lujan."
  • Transcript cue at [59:54]: "Senator Lujan."
SG

Speaker G

UnknownAI-identified · medium

Appears in 8 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Catherine Cortez Masto · Senator

United States Senate

Evidence (2)
  • Frame chyron at [67:30]: "MS. CORTEZ MASTO"
  • Transcript cue at [67:17]: "Senator Cortez Masto."
SI

Speaker I

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 7 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: John Hoeven · Senator

United States Senate

Evidence (3)
  • Speaker A introduces him at [93:17]: "So let me turn to Senator Hoeven."
  • Frame chyron at [94:00]: "MR. HOEVEN"
  • Speaker A addresses him at [100:11]: "Thank you, Senator Hoeven."