Posted on Feb 4, 2021
Biden signs disaster declaration to help Navajo Nation with COVID-19 response
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Washington, D.C., extended two olive branches to the Navajo Nation Tuesday, with President Joe Biden signing a major disaster declaration to help with the reservation's COVID-19 response and Sens. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., introducing legislation aimed at expanding access to drinking water on tribal nations around the country.
The disaster declaration will free up federal resources and reimburse emergency funds used to fight COVID-19, a move that Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez called "a great step forward" toward curbing a virus that has claimed 1,032 lives on the reservation as of Tuesday.
The declaration will support the Navajo Nation's vaccine distribution, medical staffing and requests for resources and equipment.
The disaster declaration will free up federal resources and reimburse emergency funds used to fight COVID-19, a move that Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez called "a great step forward" toward curbing a virus that has claimed 1,032 lives on the reservation as of Tuesday.
The declaration will support the Navajo Nation's vaccine distribution, medical staffing and requests for resources and equipment.
Biden signs disaster declaration to help Navajo Nation with COVID-19 response
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We have lost 2 in-law relatives to COVID, plus 4 or 5 clan relatives. 3 sister-in-laws and 2 brother-in-laws, plus a number of their children and grandchildren have been infected. They really need the help.
Lt. Col Brown do you really know what the Dine' need? (that is Navajo people). Do you have connections on the reservation? Have you visited there?
Yes, many on our reservations across this nation need jobs. But that is only one of a number of problems they face. We could start with good water and electric power. Then we could help improve their education system. Much more needs to be done.
Lt. Col Brown do you really know what the Dine' need? (that is Navajo people). Do you have connections on the reservation? Have you visited there?
Yes, many on our reservations across this nation need jobs. But that is only one of a number of problems they face. We could start with good water and electric power. Then we could help improve their education system. Much more needs to be done.
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