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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.
I believe there is no longer any question that the situation along our southern border has become a full-blown humanitarian and security crisis. I think that is a given. Leader McConnell has firmly established that fact right here on the…
I call up my amendment No. 901. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Alabama [Mr. Shelby] proposes an amendment numbered 901.
I ask unanimous consent that the reading be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of Amendments.'')
I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kentucky. Amendment No. 902 to Amendment No…
I rise this afternoon in honor of my good friend from South Carolina, the late Senator Fritz Hollings, who spent many, many years right here in this Chamber. As we mourn his passing today, we remember the great impact Fritz Hollings had…
I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Alabama.
these unanimous consent requests are political and, I believe, are not productive at the moment. We know that for two reasons. First, earlier this week, my Democratic colleagues rejected a disaster assistance package that contained…
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Alabama.
this afternoon I rise to urge my colleagues to vote for cloture on the pending Shelby amendment on the floor. My amendment provides critical resources to those impacted by a wide range of natural disasters in 2018--fires, earthquakes…
I want to follow the distinguished Senator from Georgia. I also reserve the right to object here, and in the proper time, I will object. If my colleagues are interested in supporting legislation here today that helps the people who are…
I reserve the right to object. I will object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection is heard.
I ask unanimous consent that the reading be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.) (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of Amendments.'')…
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