Hearing: Update on the U.S. Public Health Response to the Ebola Outbreak

Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 1:30pm (ET)

Oversight and Investigations

2123 Rayburn

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Tom Frieden and other federal health officials testify before the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on the federal response to the Ebola epidemic.

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Update on the U.S. Public Health Response to the Ebola Outbreak

Background Documents and Information: 

Hearing Notice

Background Memo

To read a related press release, click here. 

Witnesses: 

Panel I

Dr. Thomas R. Frieden

• Director
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Witness Testimony (Truth in Testimony and CV)

Dr. Nicole Lurie

• Assistant Secretary
• Preparedness and Response
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Witness Testimony (Truth in Testimony and CV)

Rear Admiral Boris Lushniak, M.D.

• Acting Surgeon General
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Witness Testimony (Truth in Testimony and CV)

Panel II

Mr. Ken Isaacs

• Vice President
• Programs and Government Relations
• Samaritan’s Purse
• Witness Testimony (Truth in Testimony and CV)

Dr. Jeffrey Gold

• Chancellor
• University of Nebraska Medical Center
• Witness Testimony (Truth in Testimony and CV)

Dr. David Lakey

• Commissioner
• Texas Department of State Health Services
• Witness Testimony (Truth in Testimony and CV)