Richard Shelby: “The more we talk about that and the more we, in reality, do that, the better off we are.”

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

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.

A complex and evolving security environment requires a serious commitment to our national defense.

We have got to get our arms, one, around the inflation first, and then try to boost our defense capabilities in a dangerous world.