His office insists the tactic is not about pork-barrel spending in his state. Instead, the issue is national security, specifically getting a new Air Force aerial refueling tanker and building a forensic facility to examine L.A. -- IEDs, projects that would bring jobs and money to Shelby's state of Alabama.
Richard Shelby's office clarifies his stance on blocking certain Pentagon nominees, emphasizing national security.
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And let's not forget China as it continues to build military capability and capacity at an unprecedented pace.
Each crossing lines the pockets of some ruthless cartel that are poisoning our country and my state of West Virginia with drugs like fentanyl.
Iran continues its own pursuit of a nuclear weapon, while also arming radical militia groups across the Middle East.
We have got to get our arms, one, around the inflation first, and then try to boost our defense capabilities in a dangerous world.
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