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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 13, 2016

I hope you as Chairman of the SEC or any agency would not react to generated mail from Republicans or Democrats but would do what is best for the country and also under your jurisdiction.

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Jun 13, 2016

I hope we can count on you and your team for additional assistance when needed as they make more requests.

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Jun 6, 2016

Unfortunately, too many of the efforts we see in Congress right now are intended to undermine and roll back regulation--ultimately putting Americans back at risk.

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Jun 6, 2016

We also need stronger, simpler rules that cannot be gamed by Wall Street economists or watered down by Wall Street lobbying.

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Jun 6, 2016

We only need to look at U.S. economic history to see how thinly capitalized banks have . . . made our financial system vulnerable to unanticipated economic shocks and how a crisis in the banking system quickly infects the rest of our…

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Jun 6, 2016

The financial crisis has had a real and deep impact on working families.

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Jun 6, 2016

Unfortunately, when pressed to do further analysis on the effectiveness of our capital and liquidity rules, our banking regulators have balked.

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Jun 6, 2016

For years, I have urged regulators to implement strong capital requirements. I believe they are essential for a safe and sound banking system and also to avoid taxpayer bailouts.

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May 23, 2016

Our job is to make sure that if Iran rejects comprehensive reforms, that it has no one to blame for its economic troubles other than itself.

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May 23, 2016

There is already a growing belief that this Administration has little interest in preserving the tools it would need to reimpose sanctions, should Iran violate the terms of the deal.

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May 23, 2016

Congress must continue to provide close oversight and support robust military and other aid to regional partners like Israel.

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May 23, 2016

I hope my colleagues will not try to relitigate the JCPOA by trying to reimpose old nuclear sanctions under new labels.

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