Richard Shelby: “In 2001, FAA began replacing air traffic control supervisors with controllers who assume supervisory duties.”

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

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The senior Senator from Alabama.

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.

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