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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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Jun 12, 2017

We are going to have to work on that. We will try to work with you.

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Jun 12, 2017

That was the purpose of the fund, wasn't it?

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Jun 12, 2017

I believe it is critical that we target our finite law enforcement resources towards the worst criminals in our society.

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Jun 12, 2017

This is a problem, though, in the country, is it not?

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Jun 7, 2017

Mr. Secretary, would you work with us on the subcommittee to see that we fully staff the National Water Center, which is so important, I think, to allow the safety and could be a money-saving investment?

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Jun 7, 2017

I believe when you have one or two companies, big companies in America that can have their own bank, using it, is not for mostly small businesses and medium-sized businesses.

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Jun 7, 2017

I am troubled by some of the proposed cuts to other core programs.

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Jun 7, 2017

Creating a budget is not easy, but it is a first step toward achieving fiscal responsibility.

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Jun 7, 2017

I have particular concerns that many of the key contracts are on a time and material basis, and that is a very dangerous way to do contracting.

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Jun 6, 2017

today I wish to mark the retirement of VADM James D. Syring from the U.S. Navy following more than three decades of military service to this great Nation. In his last post, he served as the Director of the United States Missile Defense…

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Jun 6, 2017

today I wish to pay tribute to the work and 37-year career of Ms. Nancy E. DiCarlo on the occasion of her retirement from the Department of Defense. Since January 2007, Ms. DiCarlo has served as the Director for International Affairs for…

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