On the recordSeptember 12, 2011
We would have to have, one, the political will here to get rid of it.
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congress.govWe would have to have, one, the political will here to get rid of it.
Shelby highlights the need for political will to eliminate implicit guarantees.
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What is the biggest challenge here? Is it lack of interest? Is it lack of - something?
As you know, the whole Defense request looks ludicrous to probably the majority of the House and the Senate.
I'm concerned, and I think I'm joined by a lot of others in the Senate and the House, about the impact inflation is having on the Army and the Navy and everything else.
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.