Richard Shelby

The budget that we are discussing today, does just that, proposing what is, effectively, a cut in defense spending for 2022.

This year, the budget proposal by this administration signals to the world that the administration is not committed to investing in readiness, training, state-of-the-art equipment and technological overmatch.

The Department stated that it is prioritizing China as our number one pacing challenge.

In other words, how do you explain to unemployed Keystone Pipeline workers that Russia's gains from the Nord Stream Pipeline are justified?

Despite all this, President Biden's 2022 budget proposes to severely, severely underfund the Department of Defense, potentially jeopardizing our efforts to counter China aggression around the world.

Mr. Secretary, President Biden canceled the Keystone Pipeline, eliminating thousands of good-paying jobs here in America.

In recent years, activists and others have applied increasing pressure on our Nation's largest banks to withhold offering banking services to certain types of businesses.

The Congressional Budget Office projects debt to reach 102 percent of GDP by the end of this year and 200 percent by 2051 under current policies unless there are changes.

The Federal debt is currently over $28 trillion.

However, restricting access to capital for law-abiding companies results in higher costs for consumers and slower economic growth.

We want to ensure your departments receive the necessary resources to remain a ready and lethal force.

Their unwavering commitment has been particularly evident over the last year as thousands have been deployed at unprecedented rates.

Our National Guard and Reserve perform a vast and critical role in our national defense.

Since President Biden took office, your Department has impounded these funds, in direct violation of federal law.

What is the plan for these 19,000 illegal immigrants and how are you planning to track them once they've been let into the country?

It is an affront to this Committee and to Congress's power of the purse, but worse: it makes the work of our dedicated Border Patrol agents more difficult and more dangerous.

I think it's an affront to this committee and to a lot of us for Congress and to Congress's power of the purse.

Mr. Secretary, in the past 5 years Congress has directly provided the Department of Homeland Security with billions of dollars for the construction of a border wall.

I believe that the Rule of Law must be restored for the good of this country.

The Rule of Law, the very foundation upon which America was built, is paramount to our future as Americans and the future of our democracy.

Domestic violent extremists threaten the Rule of Law but so, too, does turning a blind eye to the flood of illegal immigration at our southern border.

Many of my Democratic colleagues have sought to make it about politics and race.

That system is a critical border security tool, which helps our Border Patrol agents safely and effectively maintain operational control of our southern border.

It is neither practical nor desirable to immediately try to cease fossil fuel production.

Mr. Kerry has said that the very purpose of President Biden's expected global warming Executive order is to 'change the allocation of capital.'