GiaQuinta statement on Indiana National Guard deployment Texas

Indiana House Democratic Leader Phil GiaQuinta (D-Fort Wayne) released the following statement upon today's news that Gov. Eric Holcomb is sending the Indiana National Guard to the southern border in Texas:

“Very clearly, hyper-partisan congressional politics are not solving Hoosiers' problems. Congressional Democrats offered a bipartisan solution to border security and immigration reform this week that Republicans rejected.

“Our brave men and women of the Indiana National Guard did not volunteer their service to take part in political stunts. I would like to see Gov. Holcomb focus on the issues immediately within his control, like standing up for our most vulnerable Hoosier families by fixing FSSA's $1 billion Medicaid shortfall. Hoosiers need their problems solved – not more political pandering.”