Mark Cruz
36:30 - 36:57
"I'm Marc Cruz. I'm deeply honored, as are my family, the Klamath Tribes, and my fellow Oregonians, that President Trump has nominated me to serve as the 12th Director of the Indian Health Service."
“I'm Marc Cruz. I'm deeply honored, as are my family, the Klamath Tribes, and my fellow Oregonians, that President Trump has nominated me to serve as the 12th Director of the Indian Health Service.”
- Speaker
- Mark Cruz
- Timestamp
- 36:30 – 36:57
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- June 24, 2026
From the transcript
Great. Wákleesi, Chair Murkowski, Vice Chair Schatz, and distinguished members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. I'm Marc Cruz. I'm deeply honored, as are my family, the Klamath Tribes, and my fellow Oregonians, that President Trump has nominated me to serve as the 12th Director of the Indian Health Service. My life has been profoundly shaped by people who took a chance on me growing up in a rural community.
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