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Marco Rubio: “They've amassed thousands and thousands of ballistic…”

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio Testifies on Venezuela

Published | Video Starts at 1:54:42

I think what you're seeing now is the ability to posture assets in the region to defend against what could be an Iranian threat against our personnel. They certainly have the capability to do it because They've amassed thousands and thousands of ballistic missiles that they've built. Despite the fact that their economy is collapsing, they keep spending money on that. Thank you, gentlemen. Do I understand that you're yielding to Senator Duckworth? Is that correct? (1:54:42–1:54:47)

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