Hi there,
Prominent Democrats like Senator Kamala Harris are leading the charge to protect vulnerable Native communities from the worst effects of the pandemic.
Tribal communities -- which are often subject to overcrowding, poor living conditions, and lack of basic utilities like running water -- were particularly unprepared for the outbreak that’s reached their lands.
So top Democrats, Senator Harris among them, have addressed Senate leadership to plead for emergency funding -- writing in a joint letter: “We understand that a number of Tribal leaders, urban Indian health program directors, and Native organizations reached out to Congress to express their concerns on this issue, and others...We urge you to consider their requests as you work on the next COVID-19 package.”
But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has already dismissed the idea of more aid out of hand and has called support for local governments a “blue state bailout” -- to say nothing of what he might think of supporting Americans who are about as far removed from his constituency as you can get.
We can’t let tribal communities suffer because of the selfishness of McConnell and Republicans. Please join the fight to save some of the most threatened among us, tell us now:
