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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 6, 2015

I believe that it is critical for you to return the Office of Attorney General to its constitutional purpose, which is to enforce the laws of the land, not the decrees and whims of the President.

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May 5, 2015

Iranian behavior is concerning on a number of fronts and in a number of locations.

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May 5, 2015

The President has said that he would take no deal over a bad deal.

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Apr 27, 2015

Dodd-Frank drastically altered the regulatory landscape for insurers.

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Apr 27, 2015

An international regulatory regime, I believe, should not dictate how U.S. regulators supervise American or U.S.-based companies.

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Apr 27, 2015

Many insurers, as you well know, hold assets to match long-term liabilities. They argue that measuring the day-to-day fluctuations in those assets through a capital regime would create harmful volatility and inaccurately measure solvency.

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Apr 27, 2015

It would be unfortunate, I believe, if the Fed uses the QIS process solely to buy time for international insurance capital standards.

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Apr 22, 2015

A long-term reauthorization bill will provide certainty and stability to communities and their citizens as well as business and industry.

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Apr 21, 2015

I understand that there may be a six-year gap in guaranteed access to space, under the fiscal year 2015 NDAA Section 1608 restrictions.

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Apr 21, 2015

The President's fiscal year 2016 budget request for RDT&E is $69.6 billion, $6.1 billion over fiscal year 2015 enacted.

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Apr 20, 2015

You need some uniformity when it comes to safety. We know that.

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Apr 20, 2015

Federal policies, I believe, should encourage private investment in transportation infrastructure in order to better leverage Federal investments and to increase economic growth.

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