Richard Shelby: “I am pleased to be working with you again, Madam Chair, on the CJS Subcommittee and I am eager to begin the discussion…”

Deterrence requires spending our limited resources on both offensive and defensive weapons.

We have got to get our arms, one, around the inflation first, and then try to boost our defense capabilities in a dangerous world.

A complex and evolving security environment requires a serious commitment to our national defense.

As Senator Shelby at our Senate testimony hearing last March pointed out to us, we must maintain what we have before we can build new, and I think he hits the mark head-on.