Richard Shelby: “You state, Mr. Secretary, repeatedly that the status quo is not acceptable because things are changing every day in the…”

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.

At the same time, North Korea is testing missiles reportedly capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

In a fiscal environment with 8.5 percent inflation, the Department's budget request equates to a cut to our national defense at a time of unprecedented security risks.

Medical care costs are continuing to increase year after year, as we all know.