Richard Shelby: “That will be independent of the political arena?”

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.

A lot of people, including this Senator, believe that the request is not enough considering the problems in the world.

Regrettably, this was all predictable and avoidable.

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