Leaders in D.C. say more needs to be done for rural New Mexico [Video]

NO OFFICERS WERE INJURED. THE US SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES VISITING NEW MEXICO TODAY, AS JULIAN BORDAS REPORTS, HE JOINED LAWMAKERS TO HEAR ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THAT MANY NEW MEXICANS HAVE FINDING HEALTH CARE. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, CONGRESSWOMAN MELANIE STANSBURY, TERESA LEGER FERNANDEZ AND SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES JAVIER BECERRA DISCUSSING THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH CARE IN LATINO COMMUNITIES. BECERRA SAYS THE NUMBER OF LATINOS IN NEED OF PROPER CARE CONTINUES TO GROW, AND WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE THAT INCREASE. SO LONG AS WE CONTINUE TO REACH OUT AND THAT’S OUR PLAN. STANSBURY SAYS THE STATE IS EXPERIENCING A HEALTH CARE CRISIS, PROVIDERS TELLING HER AND THE SECRETARY THEY’RE STRUGGLING TO GET ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THEIR WORK IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. MEDICAID UNWINDING AND OVERALL STAFF. WE KNOW THAT ALL ACROSS OUR COMMUNITIES, WHETHER IT’S OUR ELDERS, OUR CHILDREN, ALL OF OUR FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING …