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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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Jul 22, 2015

the Federal Reserve issued a white paper last week that contemplates replacing the $50 billion asset size threshold

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Jul 22, 2015

The change would reduce some of the current pathologies in bank regulation that Dodd-Frank created.

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Jul 22, 2015

I support this new approach for five reasons.

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Jul 22, 2015

The proposal in the bill under consideration would inject a degree of intellectual rigor into the SIFI designation process that is currently lacking.

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Jul 22, 2015

In my view the flawed process by which MetLife was designated as a SIFI illustrates the need to impose more intellectual rigor on the SIFI designation process.

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Jul 22, 2015

The new approach to SIFI designation reflected in the statute would make the regulatory system more fair.

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Jul 15, 2015

We are trying to give you a lot of power--you already have a lot of power--and some discretion, but none of us wants to weaken the banking system.

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Jul 14, 2015

It is a question of is it going to be legal or illegal.

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Jul 14, 2015

We do not want to drive the small, marginal consumer underground where there is no regulation.

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Jun 10, 2015

I rise today in opposition to the amendment, which is a long-term reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank. In my opinion, after evaluating this issue during a series of hearings in the Senate banking committee, there is no compelling…

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Jun 10, 2015

What is the pending business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. It is the Ayotte-Kirk amendment.

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