Richard Shelby actually said...

"You can't let the market run ahead of you, technologically."

"We acknowledge the challenging assignment you face to source an increasing demand for forces today while also modernizing to compete with more technically capable adversaries."

"With this budget request, the Army will continue to build readiness and counter threats posed by near-peer competitors while modernizing in order to face future threats."

"As you know our greatest military assets are our fighting forces."