Richard Shelby
Richard Shelby
Richard Craig Shelbyis the senior United States Senator from Alabama. First elected to the Senate in 1986, he is the Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Shelby received his law degree from the Birmingham School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated in 1961. After law school, he went on to serve as city prosecutor. During this period he worked as a U.S. Magistrate for the Northern District of...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth6 May 1934
CountryUnited States of America
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.
The American people fear there is some gouging going on.
What we've got to do is find the truth.
I can tell you that at the end of the day, we're going to have to make some tough decisions.
I don't think you could read anything in it conclusively,
I don't believe he served the president well, ... I don't believe he served the nation well.
I am confident that this nominee will be thoroughly questioned but also well-received by all members of our committee.
I am concerned about this regime remaining in power,
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.
I am changing parties to a party of hope for America, not a party of dependency,
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 harms way,
I believe that I have enough information -- that is, intelligence -- to make an informed decision this coming week on whether or not to support the president of the United States, ... Late Edition.
But this was the first strong message that the president put out like that, and I think he had to do it. He had no choice.
Let's follow the money, ... If we follow the money, we're going to get to the truth, and I think the truth will not be very nice.