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Ken Calvert: “4.4 billion to backfill U.S. stocks, 1 billion for U.S…”

Featuring: Ken Calvert, Republican | U.S. House, California, District 41

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Rep. Calvert: “We Must Act To Shore Up Our Ally Israel”

Published | Video Starts at 00:45

That included $5.2 billion in missile defense systems such as Iron Dome, David Sling, and to activate Iron Beam, which is a new technology which we think is quite promising and we'd like to put in the field 4.4 billion to backfill U.S. stocks, 1 billion for U.S. munitions production, such as 155 rounds and small diameter bombs. As we know, as I mentioned, the situation has changed. Attacks on our forces in the region are escalating and we're responding with our military. (00:45–00:54)

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