Richard Shelby: “The issue is whether the Bureau is sufficiently accountable to the American people. I and 43 of my colleagues believe…”

A lot of people, including this Senator, believe that the request is not enough considering the problems in the world.

I am concerned about this--what this communicates to both our allies and our adversaries.

I am deeply concerned, however, that the administration's failure to direct the appropriate resources to the crisis at the southern border has resulted in shifting the burden to the Guard.

Because the administration has refused to fund the construction of a comprehensive barrier along the border, it has been compelled to send the National Guard to deal with the consequences.