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Tom Cole: “We are not going to run out of shells, but we are having to…”

Featuring: Tom Cole, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 4th Congressional District

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SAVE Act draws questions in House

Published | Video Starts at 14:12

They're willing to commit to long term contracts for munitions, something we historically haven't done in, in order to encourage investment, increased capacity and those sorts of things. I think they're absolutely on the right track of revitalizing our base. But We are not going to run out of shells, but we are having to spend less than we might like to use because you got to have enough if something happens someplace else in the world. And so it's a serious problem. It's not a crippling problem, but it is something the administration is addressing, no doubt about it. So any impact on Oklahoma right now, our military installations? (14:12–14:27)

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Asserts that the U.S. is managing its ammunition supply carefully to ensure readiness for other global events.

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