{"id":4986,"date":"2020-05-14T21:14:42","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T01:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/covid19\/?p=4986"},"modified":"2020-05-15T11:54:45","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T15:54:45","slug":"house-committee-on-natural-resources-116th-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2020\/05\/14\/house-committee-on-natural-resources-116th-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"House Committee on Natural Resources (116th Congress)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-responsive  embed-responsive-16by9\"><div class=\"iframe-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embed-responsive-item\"   title=\"Coronavirus in Indian Country: Tribal and Urban Organizations\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ly9iQe8BM4M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"m_-5162772326296621066wordsection1\" align=\"center\">Friday Livestream: Chair <span class=\"il\">Grijalva<\/span>, Subcommittee Chair Gallego Lead Roundtable on Heroes Act Benefits for Indian Country, Still Unmet Tribal Needs<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/h6>\n<p>For Immediate Release<\/p>\n<p><b>May 13, 2020<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Washington, D.<\/i>C. \u2013 Chair Ra\u00fal M. <span class=\"il\">Grijalva<\/span> (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) are hosting a livestreamed roundtable discussion on Friday, May 15, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time with three national tribal organizations to discuss the House of Representatives\u2019 newly introduced Heroes Act, the ongoing implementation of the CARES Act, and the pressing need for additional federal support in Native American communities across the country to combat the coronavirus.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Gallego is chair of the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. The event is the second in <a href=\"https:\/\/naturalresources.house.gov\/media\/media-advisories\/chair-grijalva-hosting-livestreamed-roundtable-with-tribal-leaders-on-federal-coronavirus-response-in-indian-country-this-friday-at-100-pm-eastern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/naturalresources.house.gov\/media\/media-advisories\/chair-grijalva-hosting-livestreamed-roundtable-with-tribal-leaders-on-federal-coronavirus-response-in-indian-country-this-friday-at-100-pm-eastern&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1589589787715000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH3sxYjq0IMta8sWlxEgtOyS5afdA\">an ongoing series<\/a> on coronavirus impacts in Indian Country, which has remained in the national headlines as the virus continues to spread while the Trump administration fails to respond.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p><b>Title: <\/b><i><a href=\"https:\/\/naturalresources.house.gov\/hearings\/virtual-roundtable-on-coronavirus-in-indian-country-tribal-and-urban-organizations\">Coronavirus in Indian Country: Tribal and Urban Organizations<\/a><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>When: <\/b>1:00 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, May 15<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p><b>Watch Live: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2zxImiJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bit.ly\/2zxImiJ&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1589589787715000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFUBs9pLvbwaDvTwfgzH6l92OGe4A\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/2zxImiJ<\/a> (Facebook) or <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ly9iQe8BM4M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/youtu.be\/ly9iQe8BM4M&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1589589787715000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGkM_65pUt0Yby1atp1ma4_CQRFWQ\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/ly9iQe8BM4M<\/a> (YouTube)<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p><u>Speakers<\/u><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Ra\u00fal M. <span class=\"il\">Grijalva<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chair,&nbsp;<u><\/u><u><\/u>House Committee on Natural Resources<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Ruben Gallego<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chair,&nbsp;<u><\/u><u><\/u>Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Kevin J. Allis<\/b><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chief Executive Officer,&nbsp;<u><\/u><u><\/u>National Congress of American Indians<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Dante Desiderio<\/b><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Executive Director, N<u><\/u><u><\/u>ative American Finance Officers Association<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Walter Murillo<\/b><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>President,&nbsp;<u><\/u><u><\/u>National Council of Urban Indian Health<\/p>\n<p>LINK: <a href=\"https:\/\/naturalresources.house.gov\/hearings\/virtual-roundtable-on-coronavirus-in-indian-country-tribal-and-urban-organizations\">https:\/\/naturalresources.house.gov\/hearings\/virtual-roundtable-on-coronavirus-in-indian-country-tribal-and-urban-organizations<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NCAI\u2019s CEO Kevin Allis testifies today before the US Committee on Natural Resources\u2019 Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States sharing our COVID-19 concerns and policy suggestions. Tune in from 1-2:30 p.m. at: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/epJ7uwBGjG\">https:\/\/t.co\/epJ7uwBGjG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nIXj8kYUhD\">pic.twitter.com\/nIXj8kYUhD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; National Congress of American Indians (@NCAI1944) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAI1944\/status\/1261301592646725633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tomorrow 5\/15 at 1pm ET: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NRDems?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NRDems<\/a> Chair <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepRaulGrijalva?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepRaulGrijalva<\/a> SubCommittee Chair <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepRubenGallego?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepRubenGallego<\/a> will lead Roundtable on Heroes Act Benefits for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IndianCountry?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IndianCountry<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Watch Live: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SeSAe1gAda\">https:\/\/t.co\/SeSAe1gAda<\/a> (Facebook) or <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D1Rlh7gc41\">https:\/\/t.co\/D1Rlh7gc41<\/a> (YouTube)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NAFOA (@nafoaorg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nafoaorg\/status\/1260966631427256320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Ra\u00fal M. Grijalva (D-Arizona) and Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona) are hosting a roundtable on May 15, 2020, with three national tribal organizations to discuss the newly introduced Heroes Act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[18,507,78,77,76,183],"class_list":["post-4986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-institutions","tag-116th","tag-heroes-act","tag-hnrc","tag-house","tag-raul-grijalva","tag-ruben-gallego"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4986"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5012,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4986\/revisions\/5012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}