October 24, 2019

Tester presses BIA, HUD to cut red tape in Indian Country

From Senator Tester's Office
U.S. SENATE – After hearing testimony from Fort Belknap Indian Community Councilman Nate Mount at a Senate hearing on housing challenges in Indian Country, U.S. Senator Jon Tester pressed the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to cut burdensome red tape that has prevented Montana tribal members from obtaining home loans.
“The fact of the matter is that if you want to have a healthy community, you’ve got to have housin