Richard Shelby: “I believe one of the primary failings of the recent bailouts of the GSEs, AIG, and Bear Stearns was the intent of…”

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

A lot of people, including this Senator, believe that the request is not enough considering the problems in the world.

I am concerned about this--what this communicates to both our allies and our adversaries.

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.