“But a bomb planted by a Marxist revolutionary – well, that’s just merely a tragic excess of idealism.”
“Democrats have gone further and further and further to the left with no end in sight.”
“The fact is that she agrees with them from a policy standpoint, even if she doesn't couch herself in the same title of socialist.”
“A bomb planted by a neo-Nazi group was a nefarious and murderous act of evil.”
“New Yorkers deserve the choice to endure less suffering, not by shortening their lives, but by shortening their deaths.”
“Olive Garden’s never-ending pasta pass is more secure than our federal elections. Make sense to anyone? Pass the SAVE America Act.”

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On the recordJuly 15, 2009
Today, the Committee will examine the state of our housing market and the Federal Government's efforts to prevent foreclosures in the midst of what is now the most severe recession in a generation.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama
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Shelby discusses the housing market and foreclosure prevention during a severe recession.

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