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Rick Scott: “Now what they have to have is they have to have an America…”

Featuring: Rick Scott, Republican | U.S. Senate, Florida

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Responding to Global Threats: A Conversation with Senator Rick Scott

Published | Video Starts at 18:19

… was you do have European allies in the NATO alliance now not only rhetorically saying that they want to commit to 5%, but they're doing it, they're investing it. Yeah. Now what they have to have is they have to have an America, and they have to have us that will sell them the weapons they need. And we got to have an easier foreign military sales process when we don't have. Where it's, you know, it takes 10,000 years and you have people making arbitrary decisions. (18:19–18:26)

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Asserts that the U.S. should facilitate arms sales to allies.

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