Richard Shelby: “I fail to see how this escape pod will lessen our reliance on other nations for our access to space.”

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.

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

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