Richard Shelby: “Again, we thank Senator Lautenberg and Senator DeWine for introducing legislation today that targets this dangerous…”

I am deeply concerned, however, that the administration's failure to direct the appropriate resources to the crisis at the southern border has resulted in shifting the burden to the Guard.

What is the biggest challenge here? Is it lack of interest? Is it lack of - something?

As you know, the whole Defense request looks ludicrous to probably the majority of the House and the Senate.

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.