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That includes $5.6 billion for New York City, which has been seeking federal aid.
Many local governments have warned of steep budget cuts without funding from the federal government.
An ominous question lingered over much of 2020 and early 2021: What will happen to all the cities and states facing huge revenue shortfalls from the coronavirus recession ?
Most famously, some commentators have gone so far as to say 2020 killed New York City, a metropolis in which interpersonal contact is a fact and way of life. Some Wall Street executives voted with their feet late in the year, moving to Florida along with some of their operations.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts climate crisis roundtable
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will be hearing from Native leaders and advocates about the impacts of climate change in their communities.
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), the chairman of the committee, is leading the roundtable on Wednesday afternoon. The following leaders and advocates, representing communities in the 48 states and Hawaii, are scheduled to present: Honorable Amber Torres
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) presides over a hearing of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on February 24, 2021. Photo: SCIA
The roundtable will be immediately preceded by a business meeting on nine bills at 2:30pm Eastern. Both will be broadcast on indian.senate.gov.
Indian Health Service ‘ahead of schedule’ with COVID-19 vaccination rollout
Friday, February 26, 2021
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The federal agency that provides health care to 2.6 million American Indians and Alaska Natives is outpacing many states in its efforts to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to those it serves, despite the challenges posed by reaching remote communities.
The Indian Health Service has distributed nearly 1.22 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to its 349 health care facilities located in 36 states across the country.
“This milestone was reached ahead of schedule despite severe weather making travel to health care facilities difficult across much of Indian Country and leading to shipping delays,” said Rear Admiral Michael Toedt, the chief medical officer at IHS. “Very shortly, we expect that everyone who needs a vaccine will be able to receive it.”
Recap: #DebForInterior confirmation hearing
Haaland, a citizen of the Pueblo of Laguna, spoke in the Keres language, acknowledged the nation’s capital as the homelands of the Nakochtank, Anacostan and Piscataway peoples and responded to numerous questions about the Biden administration’s priorities should be confirmed to lead the Department of the Interior at the hearing on Tuesday.
“If an Indigenous woman from humble beginnings can be confirmed as Secretary of the Interior, our country holds promise for everyone,” Haaland said in her opening statement.
Thank you, to my friend @RepDonYoung for introducing me at my confirmation hearing. I’m incredibly grateful for your support and the bipartisan solutions we were able to accomplish together. pic.twitter.com/IzBbahwSiF Deb Haaland (@DebHaalandNM) February 23, 2021
Deb Haaland’s Ascent and the Complicated Legacy of Native Representation
The congresswoman from New Mexico could make history if confirmed as head of the Department of the Interior. But there’s more to the story than that.
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Deb Haaland could be the next secretary of the interior. Her hearing is scheduled for Tuesday and, if seated, the congresswoman from New Mexico and citizen of the Laguna Pueblo will make history. Her name will be etched into the minds of young Native women across Indian Country, and her late-career path to Congress and then the Cabinet will serve as an inspiration to any Native person who believes that such offices are the places where change happens.