"In February, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged $1 billion toward those long-delayed projects, including $22 million for the Santa Ana Pueblo center. The agency estimates $8 billion is needed to tackle all remaining projects on the 1993 list that, under federal law, must be complete before the IHS can address other major construction needs." https://apnews.com/article/indian-health-service-construction-backlog-1993-native-american-b779a94f5885113da847d997460b1623 #healthcare #hospitals #clinics #infrastructure #IHS #HHS #Indigenous #NativeAmerican