Richard Shelby: “Well, I want to go to another question. People make mistakes and pay for it, I guess.”

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.

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

Regrettably, this was all predictable and avoidable.

Deterrence requires spending our limited resources on both offensive and defensive weapons.