Richard Shelby: “The GSEs, I think, if I may say so, with the connivance of the Congress, were considered to be something special and…”

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

a lot of untrained men in this circumstance might be called into training and exercises that they aren't prepared for

I remain concerned that the Air Force budget request is insufficient considering the needed modernization across the inventory with a rapidly evolving threat.

Regrettably, this was all predictable and avoidable.