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Richard Shelby

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Richard Shelby is a former United States Senator from Alabama, serving from January 3, 1987, until January 3, 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Shelby was known for his work on various committees, including Appropriations and Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Throughout his tenure, he focused on issues such as military funding, economic development, and infrastructure improvements in Alabama.

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Apr 12, 2021

I'm currently concerned about our ability to continue to make those essential strategic investments that will allow us to keep pace.

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Apr 12, 2021

I believe we need a ready and lethal force equipped with modernized systems capable of providing strong national security and, importantly, deterring war.

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Apr 12, 2021

China and Russia, you know, we all know, are advancing their military technologies always, and increasing their defense budgets at alarming rates.

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Mar 23, 2021

I believe in responding to a crisis with a needed surge of spending that is temporary, that it was fully appropriate not to pay for it under the circumstances, but longer run, we do have to raise revenue to support permanent spending that…

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Mar 23, 2021

Mr. Chairman, we are all concerned about inflation price stability. That is one of your mandates at the Federal Reserve.

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Mar 8, 2021

I have always asked about cost-benefit analysis, how important that is when you are dealing with a new regulation or a proposed regulation.

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Mar 3, 2021

She is smart, she knows the process inside out, and she is an honest broker who has demonstrated the ability to work with both sides to get things done.

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Mar 1, 2021

Shareholders. And management should work for the shareholders first, should they not?

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Mar 1, 2021

Who owns the corporation? Do the managers own it? Who owns it?

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Feb 22, 2021

I would like to associate myself this morning with a lot of the questions that have been asked already by Senator Toomey

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Dec 21, 2020

I rise today to pay tribute to my friend and former colleague, Senator Paul Sarbanes, who passed away December 6, 2020. I join the entire Nation in mourning his passing. Paul was born in Salisbury, MD, on February 3, 1933. His first job…

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