Richard Shelby

I oppose the Vitter amendment No. 4273. Most homes mapped into the mandatory coverage areas will only see limited increases in their premium rates. Homes or properties mapped into the higher risk areas should pay higher rates to match the…

I oppose the Vitter amendment. The purpose of the Dodd-Shelby bill is to increase the actuarial soundness of the flood insurance program. This amendment by Senator Vitter would undermine greatly that effort. The amendment would extend…

I think the intention of the Senator from North Carolina is good. I know she is concerned about border enforcement and everything that goes with it dealing with immigration. But that is the province of Homeland Security. We have an…

I commend Senator Mikulski for offering this amendment. I am a cosponsor of it, and many of us believe what she is doing is the right road to go down. I believe we should adopt this amendment as soon as possible.

This will provide $10 million for upgrades to the DC Superior Court Moultrie Courthouse for the U.S. Marshal space. It is badly needed and long overdue.

This bill funds a number of our Nation's most important programs and initiatives, and I am pleased to outline some of the highlights. This bill was crafted with a tight allocation of $54 billion. Within these limitations, the subcommittee…

I agree with you, Chairman Inouye, that we have turned the corner after many years

I agree with Senator Dodd. We work on the Banking Committee with this. The SEC has asked us to hold off. We all want to give relief under Sarbanes-Oxley for small businesses. The SEC, PCAOB are in the process of doing this, and this is…

I have been informed by my staff that the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, headed by Christopher Cox, a former Congressman, has reiterated a few minutes ago to our Banking Committee staff that they will be done with this…

Section 702 of the Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006 clarifies that written conditions in applications and written agreements with institution-affiliated parties are enforceable in order to protect the safety and soundness…

This is something that I believe we have to address.

It doesn't help readiness either, does it?

Does the report that you are talking about today indicate any trends concerning the prevalence and the impact of predatory lending on our service members?

I just believe that we should, working with you and the Administration, do everything we can to protect the young soldiers because they are highly vulnerable, are they not?

I believe Senator Dole said something to the effect that over half of the service people are under 25 years of age.

So yes, sir. We would appreciate the kinds of steps that Congress is considering to put temptation aside.

Can you explain why this mechanism is not being used more frequently to ban specific predatory lenders from accessing military personnel?

For this purpose, but it could help, could it not?

Would the Senator from Iowa let me speak for 2 or 3 minutes as in morning business? I support the nominee. There is no objection by Senator Dorgan.

Well, we make decisions up here, you know, irrespective of who's at the White House. And I think this has a lot of merit.

I say to Senator Allen that I will give every consideration to his request when we begin conferencing this bill.

I am aware that our House counterparts have appropriated funding for NASA aeronautics programs at the fiscal year 2005 levels.

I understand Senator Allen has had a long- time interest in this issue and appreciate the point he is making with regard to the benefit of aeronautics research and development to our national defense and our economy.

I thank my colleagues from Colorado and Maryland and recognize the importance of their interest in funding science education. I share their interest in supporting education funding at NSF and will work to find opportunities for science…

We have three additional amendments that have been cleared on both sides of the aisle. I send those amendments to the desk, and I ask unanimous consent that the amendments be considered and agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid…