Richard Shelby: “Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are under a conservatorship of the U.S. Government, is that right?”

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

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.

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.

At the same time, North Korea is testing missiles reportedly capable of carrying nuclear warheads.