Sen. Sinema Urges FEMA to Waive Tribes' Portion of Costs for Federal Coronavirus Response Efforts
April 07, 2020
April 07, 2020
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema urged the Director of FEMA to waive tribal governments' portion of costs of FEMA's coronavirus response efforts to protect the health and safety of tribal communities. Sinema's letter follows the request of Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez that the non-federal cost-share portion of the FEMA-Tribal Agreement be waived.
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Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema urged the Director of FEMA to waive tribal governments' portion of costs of FEMA's coronavirus response efforts to protect the health and safety of tribal communities. Sinema's letter follows the request of Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez that the non-federal cost-share portion of the FEMA-Tribal Agreement be waived.
"Tribal communiti . . .