Richard Shelby: “It is my understanding, Director Mueller, that the volume of submissions to TEDAC has overwhelmed its capacity.”

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

Deterrence requires spending our limited resources on both offensive and defensive weapons.

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.

Because the administration has refused to fund the construction of a comprehensive barrier along the border, it has been compelled to send the National Guard to deal with the consequences.