{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news?ID=B5072EA0-FEB7-4CC2-ABEA-EA1B76D25E49", "Fischer: Europe\u2019s Munitions \u2018Cupboard\u2019 is Bare", "2023-12-14", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "NE", "Deb Fischer", "F000463", "www.fischer.senate.gov", "fischer", "https://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases", "scraper", "\u201cThis Boom-And-Bust Cycle of Production Has Put the United States Dangerously Behind\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 In a speech on the Senate floor this week, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, called on the United States and Europe to build up their stockpiles of weapons and munitions.\n\nSenator Fischer stated that the U.S. is currently unprepared to increase munitions production at the scale and speed required to win a large war \u2014 noting that Russia and China far outpace America\u2019s current capacity to build and replace equipment.\n\nDuring her remarks, Senator Fischer cited a Wall Street Journal article outlining the damaging impact of budget cuts and an eroded defense industry on European armed services. According to the article, Germany\u2019s army only has enough ammunition to last for two days of battle, and the British military previously considered removing rocket launchers from museums to upgrade and donate to Ukraine.\n\nClick the image above to watch video of Sen. Fischer\u2019s remarks\n\nClick here to download audio\n\nClick here to download video", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:56:20Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news?ID=B5072EA0-FEB7-4CC2-ABEA-EA1B76D25E49"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.580477925017476, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}