{"id":4323,"date":"2020-05-05T16:52:09","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T20:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/covid19\/?p=4323"},"modified":"2020-05-05T16:52:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T20:52:54","slug":"sen-martha-mcsally-r-arizona-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2020\/05\/05\/sen-martha-mcsally-r-arizona-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Martha McSally (R-Arizona)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sen. Martha McSally (R-Arizona) joined the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs at start of the 116th Congress in January 2019. Photo:<\/p><\/div>\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

May 5, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Starting Today, Billions in Relief Funds Headed to Tribes Impacted by Coronavirus<\/strong><\/p>\n

U.S. SENATE \u2013 U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) issued the following statement Tuesday after the Treasury Department and Interior Department announced they would begin disbursing $4.8 billion in coronavirus relief funds to tribal nations across the U.S.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went to the mat for Arizona\u2019s native communities during the Senate\u2019s coronavirus relief negotiations to ensure our tribes receive critical relief dollars amid the ongoing pandemic,\u201d McSally said.<\/strong> \u201cThe federal government has a responsibility to meet the health care and economic needs of tribal nations and I\u2019m pleased to see the administration doing just that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Payment to tribes will begin today from the $8 billion Tribal COVID Relief Fund (CRF), which McSally helped secure in the CARES Act. Initial payments totaling $4.8 billion will be based on tribal population allocation, and will take place over several banking days. The remainder of the Tribal CRF will be distributed at a later date based on employment and expenditure data for each tribe. McSally continues to work with the Administration to ensure all funds are disbursed to tribes as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

Background:<\/strong><\/p>\n