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Henry Cuellar: “We know how many vessels, we know how many things that we've…”

Featuring: Henry Cuellar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 28

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Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) & Rep. Carlos Giménez (R-FL) on Iran

Published | Video Starts at 01:06

But I sit on Defense Appropriations, and I can tell you without going to some detail, some of the classified briefings, that if you don't get answers to what are the clear objectives? What is your exit? We know how many vessels, we know how many things that we've destroyed. We understand, but what is the exit? What are the clear objectives? And I think it's very, very important that we have that. Do you think you've gotten that from the administration yet? (01:06–01:11)

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Asserts that there is knowledge of the number of vessels and items destroyed in military operations.

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