Richard Shelby: “But you are really saying that you don't trust the consumer to make decisions for themselves, in a sense.”

a lot of untrained men in this circumstance might be called into training and exercises that they aren't prepared for

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

In a fiscal environment with 8.5 percent inflation, the Department's budget request equates to a cut to our national defense at a time of unprecedented security risks.

I am pleased this afternoon to commend Mr. Francisco J. Collazo of Grant, AL, for his contributions to our great country and to the State of Alabama. Born in 1931 in Puerto Rico, Mr. Collazo joined the Army at 15 years of age. He had an…