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TexasTowelie

(116,496 posts)
Wed Dec 15, 2021, 09:14 PM Dec 2021

'We're not going to leave': Biden pledges robust federal help to Western KY after tornadoes

MAYFIELD -- President Joe Biden told Kentucky communities Wednesday that the federal government would be providing assistance until they recover from tornadoes that damaged or destroyed more than a thousand homes and buildings in the state.

“We’re not leaving. We’re not going to leave. I promise you, the federal government is going to be involved until this gets rebuilt,” Biden said in Mayfield after he surveyed storm damage. “Not just here, but particularly here, but also the other states as well.”

Biden told residents of Dawson Springs later in the day: “We’re going to get every single thing you need.”

Mayfield was the president’s first stop in Kentucky after arriving at Fort Campbell. Hundreds of people came downtown to witness Biden’s visit, most standing in solemn silence and many with their phones out to capture a glimpse of the president.

Read more at: https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article256600846.html

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'We're not going to leave': Biden pledges robust federal help to Western KY after tornadoes (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2021 OP
I watched him today Deuxcents Dec 2021 #1
Isn't it great to NOT hear: "I dunno...ya know, those senators (or that gov) ain't been nice to me". CincyDem Dec 2021 #2

Deuxcents

(19,515 posts)
1. I watched him today
Wed Dec 15, 2021, 09:19 PM
Dec 2021

I was about as chocked up as the Governor. A disaster of Biblical terms n he pledges help..absolute help for 30 days.. unbelievable. My tax dollars are going to where I approve. Not only funds, but health n mental health n his compassion to just want it all go away is what I took from it. I am at a loss for words to express my feelings for this president.. I’m so thankful.

CincyDem

(6,916 posts)
2. Isn't it great to NOT hear: "I dunno...ya know, those senators (or that gov) ain't been nice to me".
Wed Dec 15, 2021, 10:36 PM
Dec 2021
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