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Mark Cruz

98:47 - 99:09

"putting that '93 construction list on a glide path to completion, um, is just one of the passion projects of mine."

“putting that '93 construction list on a glide path to completion, um, is just one of the passion projects of mine.”
Speaker
Mark Cruz
Timestamp
98:47 – 99:09
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.
Community
Alaska News
Captured at
June 24, 2026

From the transcript

Yeah. Thank you, Senator. I think putting that '93 construction list on a glide path to completion, um, is just one of the passion projects of mine. I think also, uh, the EHR is a critical component, making sure that we have a game plan. We're not going to solve it overnight.

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