Richard Shelby: “About 90 percent of the world's trade is carried by sea.”

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

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

Russia's launched multiple hypersonic weapons as part of their invasion of the Ukraine and China is continuing to develop its own hypersonic weapons.

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