Richard Shelby

I look forward to working with colleagues, especially appreciated the comments on Tuesday from Senators Kirk and Heitkamp and Donnelly.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

We should not put our manufacturers and our exporters at a disadvantage to China, to India, to European countries.

Does it bother you at all if OCP has donated millions to the Clinton Foundation and just recently hosted a fundraiser and we are making them a loan? Does that raise a red flag with you--does that not bother you?

It is bad for small business owners who want certainty to plan their investment and hiring but cannot make long-term decisions because of congressional inaction.

I am not convinced that a long-term reauthorization is merited.

In today's global economy, we need to support businesses when they sell their products around the globe.

How do you ensure the American people that none of the money guaranteed by the American taxpayer has not been used to fund the Clinton Foundation or other unrelated activities once the money is there?

Ex-Im Bank should be bipartisan and always has been since first authorized at the end of World War II.

Congress cannot leave unaddressed Eximbank's failures to properly manage its risk.

I think the doctor wants to comment on that.

I remain disappointed with the Bank's lack of progress toward these goals.

I have long been concerned with the Bank's financial risk to the American taxpayers, who ultimately stand behind the Bank.

Taxpayers, I believe, should not be compelled to once again stand behind the Bank if the problems are impossible to fix.

In determining whether reauthorization is justified, I believe Congress must take another hard look at Eximbank.

The blocking charges are a form of extortion without an end in sight.

If somebody wants to join a union, that is fine. If they do not want to join the union, that is also fine.

It has been until this Administration and you folks have gone in there and you are trying to change the rules.

A lot of people are concerned, Mr. Chairman, about it seems that this Administration, and you are part of that, are trying to unionize America.

I want to associate myself--I come from Alabama. We are a right to work State and we want to stay that way.

Thank you, Attorney General Lynch, for appearing here today and being patient with all of us and our questions.

Why do you believe that the President's Executive actions granting amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants are legal and constitutional?

In November of 2014, the President expanded immigration amnesty through Executive order in furtherance of his 2012 Executive order to people over the age of 30 and to new arrivals.

I am deeply troubled by your support of the President's unilateral Executive actions, which provide amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants.

I believe that it is critical for you to return the Office of Attorney General to its constitutional purpose, which is to enforce the laws of the land, not the decrees and whims of the President.