Richard Shelby: “Concerns of spillover from the European crisis remain front-and-center in the U.S. economy.”

Regrettably, this was all predictable and avoidable.

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

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.

The Department of Navy has played and will continue to play a critical role in the defense of our Nation.