Mark Cruz
38:51 - 39:22
"For more than a year, I have served as senior advisor to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. I thank the Secretary for creating this position in response to tribal leaders' requests and for entrusting me with that role."
“For more than a year, I have served as senior advisor to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. I thank the Secretary for creating this position in response to tribal leaders' requests and for entrusting me with that role.”
- Speaker
- Mark Cruz
- Timestamp
- 38:51 – 39:22
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- June 24, 2026
From the transcript
In some places, it takes a village to raise a child. In Indian Country, it often takes an auntie or a grandmother. For more than a year, I have served as senior advisor to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. I thank the Secretary for creating this position in response to tribal leaders' requests and for entrusting me with that role. I work closely with department colleagues, tribes, and advisory committees to address the variety of issues that come before the department.
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