Richard Shelby: “We cannot allow such a calamity to occur again.”

The Department of Navy has played and will continue to play a critical role in the defense of our Nation.

As Senator Shelby at our Senate testimony hearing last March pointed out to us, we must maintain what we have before we can build new, and I think he hits the mark head-on.

Regrettably, this was all predictable and avoidable.

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