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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The Department of Navy has played and will continue to play a critical role in the defense of our Nation.
Because the administration has refused to fund the construction of a comprehensive barrier along the border, it has been compelled to send the National Guard to deal with the consequences.
A complex and evolving security environment requires a serious commitment to our national defense.
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.
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