Richard Shelby: “But it is a sordid problem, is it not? And it is billions of dollars involved worldwide, is it not?”

Russia's launched multiple hypersonic weapons as part of their invasion of the Ukraine and China is continuing to develop its own hypersonic weapons.

The Department of Navy has played and will continue to play a critical role in the defense of our Nation.

Because the administration has refused to fund the construction of a comprehensive barrier along the border, it has been compelled to send the National Guard to deal with the consequences.

I am deeply concerned, however, that the administration's failure to direct the appropriate resources to the crisis at the southern border has resulted in shifting the burden to the Guard.