New Town, North Dakota (AP)
A spending bill signed by President Barack Obama includes $17 million for a new health care facility on the Fort Berthold Reservation.
Jim Foote, project manager for the Elbowoods Memorial Health Center, says money has been authorized by Congress before, but never actually appropriated. He says tribal officials are “ecstatic.”
A spending bill signed by President Barack Obama includes $17 million for a new health care facility on the Fort Berthold Reservation.
Jim Foote, project manager for the Elbowoods Memorial Health Center, says money has been authorized by Congress before, but never actually appropriated. He says tribal officials are “ecstatic.”