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Senator Richard Craig Shelby is an American lawyer and politician. He is currently working as a senior United States Senator from Alabama. He won his first election as a senator from a Democrats representative in 1986. He then became the Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
He was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on May 6, 1934. Shelby received his law degree from the Birmingham School of Law in 1961. In 1963, he became city prosecutor. He won a seat in the Alabama Senate in 1970. In 1978, he was elected by the 7th District to the United States House of Representatives.
In 1986, Shelby won a close race for the U.S. Senate. In 1994, he switched his party affiliation from Democrats to Republicans. Since then, he has contested all elections as a member of the Republicans party.
Shelby has faced no electoral opposition since 1998 after he was re-elected in 1998. He has yet to face any significant electoral opposition since. He is now serving as the dean of the Alabama delegation.
He has served as a ranking member of the United States senate committee. He has also chaired the senate committee on Banking, housing and urban affairs for 4 years from 2003 to 2007. He is now serving as the dean of the Alabama delegation.
After the completion of law school education, Shelby worked as U.S Magistrate in the northern district of Alabama and special assistant attorney general.
You can find out more about the senator here.
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Richard Shelby Quotes on Politics/Trump/Power
We’ve got a meeting next week with the attorney general, and we’re going to carry it all the way to the White House if we have to, because this inquiry has to be done,
Richard Shelby
I am confident that this nominee will be thoroughly questioned but also well-received by all members of our committee.
Richard Shelby
I am concerned about this regime remaining in power. I am changing parties to a party of hope for America, not a party of dependency
Richard Shelby
I subscribe entirely and wholeheartedly to that dual mandate, … I do not subscribe to any rigid or mechanical rule in policymaking.
Richard Shelby
We must guard against what the world witnessed last week in London
Richard Shelby
I would like for them to be our ally, but you can’t have it both ways, … Meet the Press.
Richard Shelby
It is overreaching, bureaucratic nonsense like this that makes people distrust and resent government
Richard Shelby
I’m going to support the president, and I believe there will be about 70 or 80 senators that will do the same.
Richard Shelby
The question is, ‘Will he lead rather than follow?
Richard Shelby
We’ve got to finish the job. Otherwise, the damage that they did two years ago
Richard Shelby
There was not anything in there that most of us on the committee didn’t already know, … I believe that this story that the president had strong information to act on — that’s a bogus story
Richard Shelby
He passed the buck to no one. He accepted it in the mold of President Truman. He admitted a lot. He admitted that no one was prepared. And that means the federal government, the state and the local governments. He was very, very honest, upfront. I think this is a new beginning.
Richard Shelby
It has become increasingly clear to me that the White House is not interested in good-faith negotiations.
Richard Shelby
The local tool rental place has a much better idea of where their tools are.
Richard Shelby
I support the president 100 percent – when he’s right.
Richard Shelby
I think the GOP, the Grand Old Party, the Republicans, they will regroup
Richard Shelby
If things go right, maybe I’ll chair the Appropriations Committee
Richard Shelby
You can’t go to Washington as a congressman and a senator and expect to make a difference all at once. You have to earn your way
Richard Shelby
Richard Shelby Quotes on Equality/Economy
We believe we have crafted a bill that reflects the priorities of the committee as well as those of the entire Senate
Richard Shelby
If you’re going to move to private accounts, which I approve of, (you) have to do it in a cautious, gradual way,
Richard Shelby
It’s very important that we bring credibility, which is integrity, to our capital markets. And we’re going to have to do this by strengthening in a big way our accounting profession.
Richard Shelby
We all have the concern that we need to spend more and more money at home helping our own people.
Richard Shelby
We must also look for ways to reduce mandatory spending which comprises more than two-thirds of the federal budget
Richard Shelby
The Treasury’s plan has little for those outside of the financial industry. It is aimed at rescuing the same financial institutions that created this crisis with the sloppy underwriting and reckless disregard for the risk they were creating, taking or passing on to others.
Richard Shelby
A lot of people believe, and I do at times, that some of our trade agreements are lopsided, and we’ve got to look at them. But that doesn’t mean that we’re going to put a tariff on everything.
Richard Shelby
Federal Reserve officials have stressed the importance of the Fed’s independence. But such independence does not mean that it is immune from Congressional
Richard Shelby
A lot of people don’t believe that Kirk-Heitkamp is a real reform bill.
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Richard Shelby Quotes on Environment
A number of former Wells Fargo employees have described their work environment characterized by intense pressure to meet aggressive and unrealistic sales goals. In a 2010 letter to shareholders, Mr. Stumpf wrote that Wells Fargo’s goal was eight products per customer because eight rhymed with great
Richard Shelby
I plan to work with the Senate leadership and my colleagues to develop a comprehensive approach to address and ultimately pay for this reconstruction effort. I am willing to do my part, but it is essential that we all reexamine and reprioritize our spending as a result of this natural disaster.
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Richard Shelby Quotes on Society
Let’s hope the area will be calm. But we’re all concerned
Richard Shelby
It’s a sad day for security, … What is it going to take?
Richard Shelby
I believe the continuation of subsidized rates, particularly for properties that have suffered repetitive losses and those that are vacation homes, represents a financial drain on the flood insurance fund while encouraging families to remain living in harm’s way
Richard Shelby
I can tell you that at the end of the day, we’re going to have to make some tough decisions
Richard Shelby
The diligence of the Justice Department and the FBI just was not there. I don’t think the country was well served.
Richard Shelby
I think the basic tenet that we learned is a lack of coordination and sharing of information, different cultures in the community of intelligence. We have done our job, and now we have got to do more legislatively and the people who run the intelligence community have got to do theirs
Richard Shelby
I would like to know how it could take us 10 years, dozens of lives, numerous lawsuits, substantial consumer complaints, tire replacements overseas and repeated expressions of concern by an insurance company before any action was taken to initiate an investigation into the safety of a product being used by millions of American families. Simply put – the American people deserve better.
Richard Shelby
I believe he will enforce the law without prejudice
Richard Shelby
I do believe that the American people need to know a lot about the shortcomings of our intelligence community, but they also need to know the good things that are going on, and what we are going to do in this investigation, I believe, is bring out the best of both
Richard Shelby
I never apologize for my efforts to support worthy projects in Alabama.
Richard Shelby
Richard Shelby Quotes on Business/Tax
Let’s follow the money, F… If we follow the money, we’re going to get to the truth, and I think the truth will not be very nice
Richard Shelby
Otherwise the taxpayer is going to ultimately underwrite everybody’s risk
Richard Shelby
Most banks can sell your information-your balances, your address, your Social Security number-without your permission. That’s violating your confidentiality. That’s breaking your trust. I think it’s important to change that, don’t you?
Richard Shelby
A sizable portion of properties continue to receive insurance rates that are far from actuarially sound,
Richard Shelby
I share the president’s commitment to bolstering the American economy, and I support his plan for targeted tax relief
Richard Shelby
Technology-driven proposals promoting electronic delivery of proxy materials and the use of interactive data will empower shareholders to make better-informed investment decisions
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Richard Shelby Quotes on Security
Throughout the life of this investigation, I have taken the position that I never knowingly disclosed any classified information. My position has not changed
Richard Shelby
The fact you might capture part of the king’s bodyguard doesn’t mean you’ve got the king
Richard Shelby
We had no specific warning of the United States being attacked, although people have alluded to that before
Richard Shelby
Shows that the FBI and the other agencies of the intelligence community must remain vigilant
Richard Shelby
I am disappointed that the Air Force did not choose Selma as the site for their Introductory Flight Training program. I believe Selma is an excellent location for IFT, as it meets all the education and training requirements set forth by the Air Force
Richard Shelby
I think what you will see as these hearings come on and information dribbles out is a failure, big time, in communication between the agencies, … We have to do better.
Richard Shelby
I wish … that the administration would agree to declassify a lot more of the report. Seventy percent — or whatever the figure is — is not enough. Probably you could go and declassify 90, 95 percent of it without any harm at all to national security. That would be my considered judgment.
Richard Shelby
The American people fear there is some gouging going on
Richard Shelby
We don’t need another nuclear power — not with Iran sponsoring terrorism that it has in the past. The fact that they are seemingly pursuing an avenue to build nuclear weapons should be disturbing to everybody.
Richard Shelby
This nomination brings controversy to an agency that’s at a crucial, critical time in its history
Richard Shelby
This is perhaps just the tip of an iceberg. We need security at our national labs. … It has been too loose, too long, and it’s too important
Richard Shelby
The local tool rental place has a much better idea of where their tools are.
Richard Shelby
Richard Shelby Quotes on Terrorism
All of us want to see the details of any legislative plan if there’s going to be a legislative response, but Congress, I believe, is in the mood to do whatever it takes to win this war against terrorism.
Richard Shelby
I do believe it’s a lot more flexible, but it ought to be done and done right, … Often times we have to dig down and deal with terrorists or would-be terrorists, someone probably as bad as these people
Richard Shelby
We cannot cut and run. If we are to ensure freedom and democracy, it is essential that we follow through on our obligation to bring about stability in Iraq.
Richard Shelby
We need to eradicate these terrorist groups, wherever they are. If we failed to do it, we are just waiting for the next
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Richard Shelby Quotes on Rights/Justice/Constitution
Mr. Pollard committed very serious crimes against the United States, and it is appropriate that he be punished for them
Richard Shelby
Unions don’t create jobs. People create jobs
Richard Shelby
Other Richard Shelby Quotes
I don’t think you could read anything in it conclusively
Richard Shelby
What we’ve got to do is find the truth.
Richard Shelby
He has not done a good job. I think he should go
Richard Shelby
What do you gain by leaving someone in a very sensitive position for so many years?
Richard Shelby
Joel is the champion. I want to apologize to all the spellers. Seldom do we have these problems at the spelling bees
Richard Shelby
I think they’re beginning to … but they waited a long time. They could have done more immediately, … Meet the Press
Richard Shelby
We need to know what happened, how it happened and what we can do about it. And then, after that, I think we have to look forward … I think it’s going to take a restructuring, legislatively, of our entire intelligence … communities
Richard Shelby
I know the director over there is in denial, but I believe he’s totally wrong, and facts will be brought out to prove that
Richard Shelby
If there’s not any endgame, we’re in quicksand. We take one more step, and we’re still there, and there’s no way out.
Richard Shelby
I believe it will be some time before we have a true understanding of the actual damages and recovery needs in the region, … We have already acted and will continue to act in the Senate, on both sides of the aisle, to make sure the victims have everything they need to be made whole, to be back on their feet, make no mistake about it
Richard Shelby
I feel good. I’ve got a lot of energy. I’ve got a lot of purpose, too
Richard Shelby
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