Richard Shelby actually said...

"It could be a national security cost plus a physical cost, could it not?"

"The idea that we can be challenged in terms of technological superiority is something that people don't take very seriously initially."

"With threats around the world ranging from ISIL and rogue nations on one end, to increasingly assertive near-peer competitors on the other, it is an important time to focus on innovation and investmen..."

"We can't fall behind, can we not?"