Richard Shelby

The Biden administration has already imposed policies that today are destroying traditional energy jobs.

This week all the Republicans on this Committee sent a letter to John Kerry warning the Administration not to abuse Government power in this way.

We owe it to the American people to get recovery funds out the door quickly and ensure that they are spent effectively and efficiently.

The American Jobs Plan promises to position the U.S. to outcompete China by providing massive subsidies to grow domestic manufacturing capabilities in certain segments of the economy.

That's the only way we're going to really move things for the American people.

Do you agree with me that there's a lot more private capital looking for good investment?

To Secretary Raimondo, the American Jobs Plan proposes an expenditure of $50 billion...

I think we need to do both always. We've got to look to the future but we've got to see where we are today.

We do look forward to some classified hearings with this group because I think it's very important.

China and Russia, you know, we all know, are advancing their military technologies always, and increasing their defense budgets at alarming rates.

I believe we need a ready and lethal force equipped with modernized systems capable of providing strong national security and, importantly, deterring war.

I think it's very important.

I'm currently concerned about our ability to continue to make those essential strategic investments that will allow us to keep pace.

Mr. Chairman, we are all concerned about inflation price stability. That is one of your mandates at the Federal Reserve.

I believe in responding to a crisis with a needed surge of spending that is temporary, that it was fully appropriate not to pay for it under the circumstances, but longer run, we do have to raise revenue to support permanent spending that…

I have always asked about cost-benefit analysis, how important that is when you are dealing with a new regulation or a proposed regulation.

She is smart, she knows the process inside out, and she is an honest broker who has demonstrated the ability to work with both sides to get things done.

Who owns the corporation? Do the managers own it? Who owns it?

Shareholders. And management should work for the shareholders first, should they not?

I would like to associate myself this morning with a lot of the questions that have been asked already by Senator Toomey

We don't know yet, do we?

We don't know yet. It hasn't been certified.

Today I am honored to congratulate my friend and colleague, Senator Johnny Isakson on his retirement from the U.S. Senate after 15 years of dedicated service. Senator Isakson served the State of Georgia and the entire Nation with…

I thank Senator McConnell and Senator Schumer for their kind remarks. I hope my wife was listening to that. What the heck. We have been working together, and we have to continue that to make the process work, to reach out to each other…

I never thought that we, Congress, and several Administrations would let that happen.