Richard Shelby: “If Congress had acted, a comprehensive solution could have been devised to deal with foreclosures and struggling…”

A complex and evolving security environment requires a serious commitment to our national defense.

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.