Richard Shelby

I think that there is no other game in town right now, that we need the Export-Import Bank, but we need it to be accountable to the taxpayers.

There is simply no good reason to oppose the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank.

Our bill also contains several important reforms that will make the Bank more accountable.

As our economy continues to struggle, it is important that Ex-Im have the financial resources it needs to ensure that American exporters can compete in overseas markets.

I believe myself that the market ought to set it, not the Government, because it is price fixing.

$50 million for the IMLS Office of Museum Services

I'm very concerned that NASA seems to be abandoning its plan to abide by the Federal acquisition regulations (FAR) in the commercial crew program

This administration, I believe, seems to think that NASA's job is to use taxpayer money as venture capital to support speculative commercial companies.

Is it not possible that the answer to your budget issues is to fund fewer vendors?

When is this administration going to get the message that the Congress, I believe, is not willing to subsidize so-called commercial vendors at the expense of NASA's core mission?

But isn't some of the program, it seems to a lot of people, to be a march away from NASA--in other words, into the private sector and vendors--rather than what NASA has proven over many years to have?

I believe that the core mission of NASA is to build cutting-edge systems that will allow us to expand our knowledge of the universe.

What about that kind of percentage?

So you're not saying you're going to cap it?

You're going to measure it and see what happens.

When the NIH requests $30 billion or more in taxpayer dollars for biomedical research, which I think is not enough, shouldn't reproducibility, replication of these studies, be a part of the foundation by which the research is judged?

How do you get people, and I'm one of them, I'm sure, to eat an apple instead of a cheeseburger?

I believe biomedical research is a necessary and worthy investment in the health of our people and the vitality of our communities.

For the millions of Americans suffering from a serious illness, biomedical research is the beginning of hope.

A continued commitment to NIH is essential to address our Nation's growing health concerns and to spur medical innovation.

Funding for the NIH lays the foundation for drug and device discoveries over the next 10 years.

Dodd-Frank fails to exempt foreign Government securities from the prohibition on proprietary trading by banks.

I think this is an important issue due to the global nature of modern financial markets.

Explosives detection canine teams are proven and reliable resources in the detection of explosives and are a key component in a balanced counter-sabotage program.

I have serious concerns about this proposed cut, given the importance of canines in the explosives detection enterprise.