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
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.
The message has to be that we're gonna hunt you down and we're gonna find you and we're gonna make you pay that price, ... We're not gonna let you attack our people innocent people and walk away, because if we do there will be more attacks.
the implicit message is that there will be more, not less, of these kinds of things that will pop up.
What is the role of the CIA? Is it to enforce policies? is it to be an arbitrator? Is it to be bodyguards? I think not.
The same thing at the CIA and the FBI,
It would be embarrassing, I think, to a lot of people there, ... Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer.
I share the president's commitment to bolstering the American economy, and I support his plan for targeted tax relief.
Following Hurricane Katrina, state Medicaid agencies, including Alabama's, have been significantly strained as they work to meet the needs of residents and evacuees from other areas, ... This legislation is important as it provides the much-needed federal assistance for hurricane-affected states.
Technology-driven proposals promoting electronic delivery of proxy materials and the use of interactive data will empower shareholders to make better informed investment decisions.
Saddam Hussein has been tenacious in his pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and, unless he is removed from power, he will eventually harm our nation and our allies. Every moment we delay allows him to grow stronger.
This nomination brings controversy to an agency that's at a crucial, critical time in its history,
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.
I would like for them to be our ally, but you can't have it both ways, ... Meet the Press.
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?