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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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Oct 5, 2011

The market should determine a lot of that, should it not?

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Oct 5, 2011

I think that is important that they are drinking out of the same cup, so to speak.

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Oct 5, 2011

I think the nominee, as far as I know, is probably a well-qualified, very honorable, very smart man.

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Oct 5, 2011

We think it would strengthen the Bureau.

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Oct 5, 2011

Do you have confidence that the European banks and the regulators there will comply with Basel III, the spirit as well as the letter of it?

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Oct 5, 2011

This week, earlier this week, the Bank of America--I guess it is our largest bank; I know it is in deposits--announced that it would charge a monthly fee to consumers, I guess on credit cards.

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Oct 5, 2011

But you also want to do no harm too, do you not? And that is a dangerous thing.

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Oct 5, 2011

If we rock along like we are doing now, with huge deficits piling up debt after debt----

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Oct 5, 2011

But not too much time. I mean, not 25 years from now.

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Oct 5, 2011

What are the two top, two or three potential emerging threats as you see it to the financial stability of the United States? I know debt is one.

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Oct 5, 2011

But if they have liquidity, doesn't that help?

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