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.
I would like to take a few minutes this afternoon to talk about some of the events that happened here in the past 24 hours. Less than 24 hours ago, we confirmed my colleague--former colleague now--Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General of…
I rise in support of the nomination of my colleague and friend Jeff Sessions to be the Attorney General of the United States. Why? We have had this debate. It has gone on a long time, and we have heard from a lot of proponents and…
You can make a difference, and I believe you are taking that job to make a difference.
Housing goes to the very essence of a family, family and opportunities and a neighborhood and then a town or a city and a Nation.
the job of the Attorney General is to do justice, not necessarily to win a case.
to exercise some moral and legal oversight to assure that there is no unfairness against those individuals.
I will take just a few minutes. I rise to call up for consideration H.R. 3394, the CAPTIVE Act. I have long advocated for the Senate to pass the CAPTIVE Act, which passed the House by unanimous consent in July. In 2003, a group of…





