Richard Shelby: “We shouldn't try to kill and tighten up and over-regulate these businesses, should we?”

I am concerned about this--what this communicates to both our allies and our adversaries.

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.

Regrettably, this was all predictable and avoidable.