Richard Shelby: “I am doing so because it is the right thing, I believe, for this Nation to not abandon all of the investments made in…”

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

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

We have got to get our arms, one, around the inflation first, and then try to boost our defense capabilities in a dangerous world.

Regrettably, this was all predictable and avoidable.