After lengthy wait, Biden nominates Indian Health Service director

White House won't explain why nomination of Roselyn Tso took so long during pandemic that killed many Natives.

Mar 9, 2022

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WASHINGTON — Tribal advocates are widely heralding that President Joe Biden today finally made a nomination to head the Indian Health Service (IHS).

His selection is Roselyn Tso, a Navajo Nation citizen and longtime IHS official, and we’ll talk more about her record — and early support for her nomination — below.

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