Feds might provide money to raze and rebuild Robb Elementary, state lawmaker says
A state senator representing Uvalde, Texas, said Biden indicated a willingness to provide federal money to raze Robb Elementary School and build another in its place.
A state senator representing Uvalde, Texas, says President Joe Biden indicated a willingness to provide federal money to raze Robb Elementary School and build another in its place following the shooting there.
Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, a Democrat, said Biden floated the idea of federal grants for building a new school and paying for long-term health care needs in the community when he visited the grieving community this weekend.
“He said, 'I’m not going to leave here, we’re gonna bring resources, we’re gonna look at bringing a federal grant to raze the school,'” Gutierrez said Monday on MSNBC. “Every parent that I’ve talked to doesn’t want to see this school again, is traumatized. Every little kid that I’ve talked to is scared to even go near the school.”
Bidens visit memorial outside Robb Elementary School to honor shooting victimsMay 29, 202203:47Gutierrez made similar remarks to the local news outlet KSAT over the weekend. There was no immediate comment from the White House.
Other mass shooting sites also have been razed and rebuilt, including the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
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