Richard Shelby: “Let's talk about the replacement engine, which this committee has funded the research and development.”

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

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

I remain concerned that the Air Force budget request is insufficient considering the needed modernization across the inventory with a rapidly evolving threat.

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.