White House position on tribal pandemic relief clawbacks unclear

Up to $500 million for struggling tribes still on the chopping block. U.S. Treasury Department isn't delivering it, leaving it ripe for congressional reallocation.

White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain joins other guests for a celebrations of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation to the Supreme Court on the South Lawn of the White House on April 08, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON — As the White House increases pressure on the U.S. Congress to pass another Covid reli…