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U.S. NEWS Saturday 23 april 2022
Lawmakers want U.S. to set up field hospitals for Ukraine

By NOMAAN MERCHANT Ukraine has held out against
Associated Press Putin’s offensive longer
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bi- than much of the world
partisan group of U.S. law- expected. An estimated
makers is calling on the 2,000 troops remain holed
Biden administration to es- up inside a sprawling steel
tablish field hospitals near plant in the key port city of
Ukraine’s border and ramp Mariupol, which Russia is
up medical support for close to taking after having
what’s expected to be a bombed and shelled it for
monthslong war of attrition weeks. Biden on Thursday
waged by Russia. announced an additional
Forces aligned with Ukraine $1.3 billion in new weapons
have suffered thousands of and economic assistance.
casualties since Russia in- Even hundreds of miles
vaded on Feb. 24. And Rus- away from the front line,
sian strikes on hospitals and field hospitals in eastern
other non-military targets Poland staffed by U.S. and
have killed large numbers Western personnel could
of civilians and strained ease the burden on Ukraine
Ukraine’s ability to care for and “make sure there’s sus-
sick and wounded people. tainability to this conflict,”
The Associated Press has said Crow, a former Army
documented three dozen Ambulance paramedics move a civilian wounded in shelling onto a stretcher to a maternity Ranger.
Russian attacks on medical hospital converted into a medical ward in Mariupol, Ukraine, March 2, 2022. Associated Press “The Ukrainians just do not
facilities, hitting medics, pa- have the capacity to sup-
tients and even newborns. way to relieve the combat ing little public progress so send troops or establish a port tens of thousands of
More than a dozen House wounded and civilian ca- far, most observers believe no-fly zone over parts of combat wounded over the
members wrote Friday to sualties that will be coming the war in eastern Ukraine Ukraine to limit the risk of course of months,” he said.
Secretary of State Antony in the weeks and months could go into the sum- escalation with Russia. But Marine Corps Lt. Col. An-
Blinken and Defense Sec- ahead,” said Rep. Jason mer. President Joe Biden providing medical support ton T. Semelroth, a Penta-
retary Lloyd Austin asking Crow, a Colorado Demo- has committed to the U.S. should not be seen as es- gon spokesman, said the
for the U.S. to fill gaps in crat who recently visited ramping up its support for calatory, he said. Defense Department since
Ukraine’s medical infra- Poland and other countries Ukraine while not sending After failing to take Kyiv the war began has provid-
structure. The steps rec- in the region. U.S. troops to Ukraine and and other major cities ed first aid kits and tourni-
ommended by the group Rep. Joe Wilson, a South avoiding actions the White across Ukraine, Russia has quets to Ukraine, and “we
include opening field hos- Carolina Republican, said House sees as drawing Rus- shifted its forces into a bat- are considering what addi-
pitals in eastern Poland, in a statement that “we sian President Vladimir Pu- tle focused on Ukraine’s tional assistance could be
providing Ukraine with ar- must remain united and tin into a direct conflict with south and east. Putin ap- provided.”
mored ambulances and provide Poland and our Washington. Deploying pears to be focusing on a State Department spokes-
taking some of the sick other NATO partners with U.S. doctors and medics to boomerang-shaped front man Ned Price, asked
and wounded to the U.S. the necessary medical and eastern Poland could be through much of Ukraine’s about Ukraine’s medical
military’s Landstuhl regional healthcare assistance to risky if there’s a strike near Donbas region, bombard- needs, noted that the U.S.
hospital in western Germa- alleviate the suffering of the border. ing military sites as well as is providing “the Ukrainian
ny. “We’re going to have to the Ukrainian people.” Crow said he supported hospitals and other known government with resources
really step up in a really big With diplomatic efforts mak- Biden’s decision not to shelters for civilians. it can use as it sees fit.”q

Officials: Mark Meadows was

registered to vote in 3 states

By MEG KINNARD “That’s when he became per reported. An email sent
Associated Press active,” Whitmire said, not- by The Associated Press to
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — ing that neither Meadows the Virginia Department of
Mark Meadows — a former had yet cast a vote in the Elections was not immedi-
chief of staff to President state. ately returned Friday.
Donald Trump who was re- “From our perspective, it Mark and Debra Meadows
moved from North Carolina just looks like any new South bought a home on pictur-
voter rolls earlier this month Carolina voter.” esque Lake Keowee for
— is still a registered voter in The South Carolina registra- $1.6 million in July, accord-
two other states, according tion was first reported by ing to records for the prop-
to officials and a published The Washington Post, which erty, which was listed on
report. noted that Meadows had their South Carolina voter Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows listens during
an announcement of the creation of a new South Carolina
Chris Whitmire, a spokes- been a registered voter registration records. Freedom Caucus based on a similar national group at a news
person for the South Caro- simultaneously in three The former North Carolina conference on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 in Columbia, S.C.
lina Elections Commission, states — the Carolinas and congressman appeared in Associated Press
told The Associated Press Virginia — until North Car- South Carolina earlier this
the former Republican olina removed him from week with members of the servative group that Mead- A representative for Mead-
congressman and his wife its rolls earlier this month. state Legislature’s newly ows helped found on the ows declined to comment
registered as voters in the Meadows remains a regis- formed Freedom Caucus, federal level while serving Friday on the South Caro-
state in March 2022. tered Virginia voter, the pa- an offshoot of a similar con- in the U.S. House. lina voter registration.q