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Ken Calvert: “We had a munition issue before the conflict even started…”

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

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LIVE: Top Military Officials Testify Before House Appropriations Committee Amidst Iran War

Published | Video Starts at 36:20

This is more of a comment than it is a question, but I would put your priority needs either in the base budget or in the supplemental because we want to make sure, especially on the munitions side of it. We had a munition issue before the conflict even started. And now the number of munitions we expended in Iran, we're going to need to get that done. So maybe you may share that with the secretary, see what occurs. Ms. McCullough. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Well, we're talking about a $92 billion increase between air Force and Space Force, but we also need some help. (36:20–36:32)

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Asserts that there was a pre-existing munition issue and that munitions were expended in Iran.

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