Richard Shelby

The threat is growing

I believe that we are going to do an infrastructure bill, that we need it desperately, and I want to work with the Chairman and Ranking on all of this.

Deeper drafts means lower ocean freight rates, more competitive products moving in and out.

It is ripe for a bipartisan push right now, I believe, Mr. Chairman.

I believe that the infrastructure, the ports, the intermodal centers, the river systems, the locks, everything that goes with it, our highways are at a critical time that we have to do something here in the Congress about.

I wish we could work together on a bipartisan agreement that would benefit not the Democrats or Republicans, but would benefit the U.S. Senate and the American people.

Today we will revisit one aspect of those temporary changes: limiting the post-cloture debate time for certain nominations and consider whether to restore it permanently, as provided for in Senator Lankford's resolution.

I want to thank Senator Lankford, who is here with us at the table, for agreeing to appear before us today to discuss the merits of his resolution.

I couldn't vote for Roy Moore. The state of Alabama deserves better.

I look forward to voting for you and helping in any way I can to get you confirmed.

Richard Shelby says he will absolutely not vote for Roy Moore.

Bricks have been around a long time. I hope they will be here a long time because they are extensively used everywhere. To put the brick folks out of business, I don't think, in the long run, would be smart.

A cost-benefit analysis is important before any regulation or law goes into effect that would affect the economy, jobs, and health, everything?

In addition, we are all familiar with the case, up here, of the Export-Import loan officer who accepted bribes for approving unqualified loan applications.

I believe that Mr. Garrett is a man of principle. I worked with him when he was on the Banking Committee.

I have long held reservations about the Export-Import Bank operating in its current form.

If we do not, we will see what we can do to slow the process down, because the Bank is still corporate welfare.

I believe that the Export-Import Bank is now rampant with corporate cronyism, corruption, and unaccountability.

Some would like you to believe that the Export-Import Bank solely helps small businesses. This is simply not the case.

Latest estimates indicate that the Export-Import Bank finances only 2 percent of total U.S. exports.

The SEC should do good oversight, just like we should.

If you do not, won't the market get ahead of the regulators?

I have long believed that the best way--one of the best ways for the SEC to do these things is to conduct a thorough cost-benefit analysis on all rulemaking.

Today's announcement is welcome news for all red snapper anglers in the Gulf of Mexico.

I believe that the President has sent us two good nominees. One, we have waited a long time on the Vice Chairman of Supervision for the Fed--Mr. Quarles, Mr. Otting--and I think they are outstanding nominees.