Richard Shelby: “It is so important; competition.”

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.

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…

the numbers at the southern border were merely a seasonal surge, but the numbers have only continued to get worse.

The Department of Navy has played and will continue to play a critical role in the defense of our Nation.