Richard Shelby: “I wholeheartedly endorse the way Senator Vitter has framed this situation.”

I remain concerned that the Air Force budget request is insufficient considering the needed modernization across the inventory with a rapidly evolving threat.

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.

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

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