Richard Shelby: “Our National Guard and Reserve perform a vast and critical role in our national defense.”

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

Regrettably, this was all predictable and avoidable.

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.

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