Vicente Gonzalez: “The 50:50 rule has not really worked in this space.”

“Allowing depots like Corpus Christi Army Depot to decline risks permanently degrading an important military capability that gives the organic industrial base the surge capacity needed during a time of war or conflict. The 50:50 rule has not really worked in this space. They do it as an overall purview of different bases. We've lost 3,000 jobs. We have about 2,000 that we're trying to save. These are highly skilled, very well trained individuals.” (04:02–04:06)

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