Richard Shelby: “Let us go back a few years, let us say seven, eight, or 10 years ago, 2001, or it will be.”

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

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

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.

We have got to get our arms, one, around the inflation first, and then try to boost our defense capabilities in a dangerous world.