Sen. Krysten Sinema (D-Arizona) - COVID-19 in Indian Country

COVID-19 in Indian Country

Sen. Krysten Sinema (D-Arizona)

Senator Kyrsten Sinema called on the Departments of Interior and Education to distribute the already-approved $222 million CARES Act funding to support Bureau of Indian Education Programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sen. Tom Udall (D-New Mexico)

Over two months after Congress passed the CARES Act, the Trump administration continues to withhold Indian Education COVID-19 funding to Tribal schools, leaving students without resources for distance learning.

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