On the recordFebruary 26, 2014
If we don't get an American-made, more stably-based source of fuel, if we don't get some competition into the fuel, we're looking at fewer soldiers, fewer sailors, fewer platforms.
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Ray Mabus
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congress.govIf we don't get an American-made, more stably-based source of fuel, if we don't get some competition into the fuel, we're looking at fewer soldiers, fewer sailors, fewer platforms.
Mabus warns that lack of stable fuel sources will reduce military personnel and capabilities.
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