PVA is pleased to see this legislation put forward by Sen. Begich and fully supports it.
Editor's note · Context
Sen. Begich introduced legislation to prioritize veterans' funding.
Share & report
More from Mark Begich
I think they create quite a bit of potential for both States and local governments to be able to access money to help them rebuild or deal with a disaster response.
I kind of ask you this and maybe, Joseph, you can answer this, too--is there an opportunity to have a hybrid partnership, maybe that between local governments or State governments to utilize these kind of bonds in conjunction with disaster…
The new authorities granted to tribes through the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act allow for major disaster declarations to be made directly to the President without having to go through governors.
What we are really talking about is putting the risk back to the States that have the highest risk.





