LAS CRUCES — With federal cuts to food assistance and Medicaid looming, students at Mayfield High School told Sen. Martin Heinrich on Thursday that their school-based health clinic, whose provider relies on Medicaid funding, provides crucial services for the community.

Heinrich, a Democrat, opened a two-day visit to Las Cruces hearing from students along with school officials and health provider La Clinica de Familia. Later in the day, he met with community agencies about the impacts of enhanced requirements and cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

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