U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández have invited a top federal health official to visit the Gallup Indian Medical Center after Trump administration policies led to reduced care at the facility.

In a letter dated Aug. 13, Heinrich and Leger Fernández extended the invitation to Mark Cruz, a tribal citizen of the Klamath Tribes and a senior adviser to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on American Indian health.

“While in Gallup, you can hear firsthand from local leaders, patients, health care providers, Tribal officials, and community members about the situation at the hospital,” the letter states. “And you can see how bureaucratic red tape is limiting access to essential health care services in this community.”

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