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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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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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May 23, 2016

Yes, it continues to conduct illicit financing, sending hundreds of millions of dollars to groups like Hezbollah.

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May 19, 2016

we should all be aware that the Collins- Reed amendment provides no protections to local communities on their local planning rules because it merely prohibits an activity that the rule does not contemplate. Even the sponsor of this…

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May 19, 2016

I rise today in support of Senator Lee's amendment that would prevent the implementation of HUD's affirmatively furthering fair housing regulation. Contrary to statements that have been made, the Senator's amendment does nothing to change…

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Apr 26, 2016

We have a China that thinks long range, that we do a lot of trade with, but is determined to modernize their nuclear weapons system.

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Apr 26, 2016

The only people I know that can rein him in would be China, if they chose to.

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Apr 26, 2016

We have a resurgent Russia under Putin, who seems to be very venturesome, to say the least, and nobody to rein him in.

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Apr 19, 2016

Let's talk about the replacement engine, which this committee has funded the research and development.

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Apr 19, 2016

We found out in 1945 that the Germans were, overall, much farther advanced than we were, dealing with missiles and so forth.

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Apr 19, 2016

The idea that we can be challenged in terms of technological superiority is something that people don't take very seriously initially.

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Apr 19, 2016

How much, roughly, do we buy from Russia? I know we buy more from Russia than just these engines.

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