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Sen. Cramer: Trump Administration Agrees to Path Forward on COVID-19 Funds for Tribes

Statement

Date: May 5, 2020
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security Indigenous Peoples Health and Health Care

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on the Trump Administration agreeing on a path forward to provide Coronavirus Relief Fund dollars to Native American Tribes today:

"COVID-19 is attacking the physical and economic well-being of tribes in North Dakota and across the country. I am encouraged to see the Administration is taking a step to grant the funds we appropriated for tribal needs, and I will continue working with our tribes to make sure they have equitable access to this assistance."

Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin and Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced this agreement today.


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