Richard Shelby: “Madam Secretary, how confident are you that the fleet plan that OMB is holding will actually meet NOAA's at-sea…”

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

Russia's launched multiple hypersonic weapons as part of their invasion of the Ukraine and China is continuing to develop its own hypersonic weapons.

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.

I remain concerned that the Air Force budget request is insufficient considering the needed modernization across the inventory with a rapidly evolving threat.