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Gov. Holcomb wants answers from Pres. Biden before accepting Afghan refugees

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Governor Holcomb says Indiana is willing to serve as a temporary home for Afghan refugees, but needs more answers from the Biden administration.

Camp Atterbury shot down rumors it’s already been tapped to receive Afghans. But Holcomb says Afghans who assisted American troops during the 20-year war laid their lives on the line, and helped prevent another terror attack on U.S. soil. He says the U.S. has a responsibility now to help them in turn, and says Indiana will step up — but says he first needs answers he hasn’t gotten.

Holcomb says he’s not going to operate on a “ready, shoot, aim” basis. He says the state needs to know how many Afghans might come, who they are, how long they’d remain, and how they’d be fed, educated, and otherwise provided for during that time.

So far, the Pentagon has announced it’ll house refugees at four military bases in Wisconsin, New Jersey, Virginia and Texas.

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2 comments

michael c freed August 30, 2021 at 9:15 am

AND I would bet the question is, How much do i get per person. Same question he asked before he let louisville, ketucky flood the I65 corridor with there homeless during covid. And northern Indiana with illigal imigrants. Its seems to me, he is trying real hard to turn our state blue.

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H August 30, 2021 at 9:54 am

Man he needs a shave.

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