Richard Shelby: “The real unemployment rate is actually much higher, at 16.2 percent.”

I am deeply concerned, however, that the administration's failure to direct the appropriate resources to the crisis at the southern border has resulted in shifting the burden to the Guard.

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

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

I am concerned about this--what this communicates to both our allies and our adversaries.