Many of my Democratic colleagues have sought to make it about politics and race.
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.
It is neither practical nor desirable to immediately try to cease fossil fuel production.
This week all the Republicans on this Committee sent a letter to John Kerry warning the Administration not to abuse Government power in this way.
The Biden administration has already imposed policies that today are destroying traditional energy jobs.
Mr. Kerry has said that the very purpose of President Biden's expected global warming Executive order is to 'change the allocation of capital.'
We owe it to the American people to get recovery funds out the door quickly and ensure that they are spent effectively and efficiently.
the American Jobs Plan promises to position the U.S. to outcompete China by providing massive subsidies to grow domestic manufacturing capabilities in certain segments of the economy.
That's the only way we're going to really move things for the American people.
To Secretary Raimondo, the American Jobs Plan proposes an expenditure of $50 billion...
I think we need to do both always. We've got to look to the future but we've got to see where we are today.
Do you agree with me that there's a lot more private capital looking for good investment?
I'm currently concerned about our ability to continue to make those essential strategic investments that will allow us to keep pace.





