Richard Shelby: “The Second Amendment is not a suggestion. It is an individual right protected in the Bill of Rights that has been…”

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.

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.

Regrettably, this was all predictable and avoidable.

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