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Steve Cohen: “There is no rationale for the historically low level of funding for Indian Health Service (IHS) other than the federal…”

On the recordApril 4, 2022
There is no rationale for the historically low level of funding for Indian Health Service (IHS) other than the federal government's failure to uphold the trust and treaty obligation to provide healthcare to all American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs).
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen highlights the lack of justification for inadequate funding for Indian Health Service.

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