Richard Shelby: “Since the Administration admittedly did not have the key data, it seems to me, for evaluating the proposal, what is the…”

Deterrence requires spending our limited resources on both offensive and defensive weapons.

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.

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.