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
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.
I'm going to support the president, and I believe there will be about 70 or 80 senators that will do the same.
I share the president's commitment to bolstering the American economy, and I support his plan for targeted tax relief.
I never apologize for my efforts to support worthy projects that Alabama.
I support the president 100 percent - when hes right.
We've got to finish the job. Otherwise, the damage that they did two years ago
We knew that it was going to be a lot of money and it was going to take a lot of time,
We must also look for ways to reduce mandatory spending which comprises more than two-thirds of the federal budget.
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.
This nomination brings controversy to an agency that's at a crucial, critical time in its history,
We all have the concerns that we need to spend more and more money at home helping our own people.
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.
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.