Richard Shelby actually said...

"I believe, and I think this committee will agree, that the Missile Defense Agency's work to invest in game changing technology programs is essential to defending the United States, our deployed troops..."

"The Iron Dome system is incredibly effective."

"the Missile Defense Agency and the Navy, together, successfully completed their first flight test of the Aegis Ashore system component."

"the threat that North Korea poses to the Asia Pacific region and to the world, I believe, is real."