Richard Shelby: “Do you believe that the CFTC has failed the American people as far as MF Global is concerned?”

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.

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

Regrettably, this was all predictable and avoidable.

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