I believe that the nominee before us today represents what we once valued in this country: an individual who rises from modest means to the pinnacle of his profession and then answers the call of public service--a good dead that I can assure you will not go unpunished here.
Shelby praises the nominee's rise from modest beginnings to public service.
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Deterrence requires spending our limited resources on both offensive and defensive weapons.
As Senator Shelby at our Senate testimony hearing last March pointed out to us, we must maintain what we have before we can build new, and I think he hits the mark head-on.
We also need a strong Army to deter China and respond to provocations, Iran, North Korea, and radical extremist groups.
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The senior Senator from Alabama.
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