Thursday, December 18, 2008

Senators Seek $2 billion in aid for Indian Country

Twenty-two senators have sent a letter to President-elect Barack Obama, asking him to support the foreign assistance bill signed into law in July, which contains $2 billion in aid for Indian Country projects, including: $1 billion for water projects on reservations nationwide; $750 million for public safety on reservations, including money to build detention centers and pay for tribal police and courts and $250 million for contract health service, construction and rehabilitation of Indian health centers, and domestic and community sanitation facilities serving tribes. Read more here.

 

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  1. $1 Billion for water and only $250 million for healthcare?

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