Richard Shelby: “Don't you need more tests, rather than fewer tests?”

I call up my amendment No. 5418 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Alabama [Mr. Shelby] proposes an amendment numbered 5418 to…

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 also need a strong Army to deter China and respond to provocations, Iran, North Korea, and radical extremist groups.

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