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Mark Cruz

44:26 - 44:49

"the Secretary created this senior advisor position and I'm the first such to do this job."

“the Secretary created this senior advisor position and I'm the first such to do this job.”
Speaker
Mark Cruz
Timestamp
44:26 – 44:49
Source
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.
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Alaska News
Captured at
June 24, 2026

From the transcript

Thank you. Yeah, thank you, Chair. First, to Your question about the dual role, the Secretary created this senior advisor position and I'm the first such to do this job. And so, we're still figuring out a lot. But as you mentioned, there's a lot of work in— of tribal affairs in the different operating divisions.

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