Richard Shelby: “This budget request attempts to navigate a challenging fiscal environment, but would disrupt ongoing missions and delay…”

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.

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

I remain concerned that the Air Force budget request is insufficient considering the needed modernization across the inventory with a rapidly evolving threat.

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