Richard Shelby actually said...

"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."

"The Army is seeking $182.1 billion in its current request, which is an increase of about $5 billion over amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2018."

"Senator, you tell us that one of our biggest threats, greatest enemies, is Russia. Turns out, we read recently, that Russia spends about $80 billion a year on its military budget--$80 billion. Senator..."