Open Congress : Blog Articles for Sen. Richard Shelby [R, AL]

Experts say Congress is broken

2012-05-30T01:00:00Z

"There hasn't been a price to pay for obstruction for obstruction's sake," Ornstein said. Social media encourage the extremes. "We have this explosion of technology, and it changes things,' said Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., ...

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Offshore U.S. oversight of derivatives may bolster defenses against ...

2012-05-30T01:00:00Z

But Republican Sen. Richard Shelby looked to blame the regulators. He accused CFTC of lacking foresight — Gensler has acknowledged learning about JPMorgan's loss from press reports — and said a CFTC had created ...

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Cleveland Tea Party Patriots: Senator Rob Portman is "Lost" on LOST

2012-05-30T01:00:00Z

John Barrasso Richard Shelby John Thune Richard Burr Saxby Chambliss Dan Coats John Hoeven Roger Wicker Jerry Moran Marco Rubio. Please contact Senator Portman's office to let him know that he once again let the ...

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Pro Drone Senators | Phoebe's Detention Room

2012-05-30T01:00:00Z

John Rockefeller [D, WV] Aye Sen. Marco Rubio [R, FL] Aye Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT] Nay Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] Aye Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL] Aye Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D, NH] Aye Sen. Richard Shelby [R ...

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House Expected to Agree to Senate's 60-Day Extension of Flood ...

2012-05-30T01:00:00Z

The House of Representatives is expected to go along with a 60-day reauthorization of the federal flood insurance program already approved by the Senate. A vote will come on ... D., Ranking Member Richard Shelby, R-Ala.), Sen. David Vitter ...

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Militant Libertarian » Congress votes down Sen. Durbin's anti ...

2012-05-28T01:00:00Z

Sen. Mark Begich (D-Ak.) Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Ak.) Sen. Jefferson “Jeff” Sessions (R-Al.) Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Al.) Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ar.) Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Az.) Sen. John McCain (R-Az.) Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Ca.) ...

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Space Politics » Congressional and other reaction to the SpaceX ...

2012-05-28T01:00:00Z

“The reality remains that SpaceX has spent hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to launch a rocket nearly three years later than planned,” Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) told the Huntsville Times. “The 'private' space race is ...

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S.3187 | Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act ...

2012-05-26T01:00:00Z

Senator Pat Roberts (KS Republican), Yes. Senator John Rockefeller (WV Democrat), Yes. Senator Charles Schumer (NY Democrat), Yes. Senator Jefferson Sessions (AL Republican), Yes. Senator Richard Shelby (AL Republican), Yes ...

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Ethan E. Huff – NaturalNews – Congress Votes Down Senator ...

2012-05-26T01:00:00Z

Senate passes new Iran sanctions | San Diego Jewish Journal

2012-05-26T01:00:00Z

The bipartisan bill was sponsored by Senate Banking Committee chairman Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) and ranking member Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.). The House passed similar legislation in December by a bipartisan margin of 410-11.

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Twitter I.D.S FOR SENATORS WHO VOTED N.D.A.A. AND THOSE ...

2012-05-26T01:00:00Z

Sen. James Risch [R, ID] Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS] Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV] Sen. Marco Rubio [R, FL] Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL] Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D, NH] Sen. Richard Shelby [R ...

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Senate Approves 60-Day Flood Program Extension; Will House - Blog

2012-05-26T01:00:00Z

D., Ranking Member Richard Shelby, R-Ala.), Sen. David Vitter, R-La. and Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. The full House and the Senate Banking Committee have passed long-term measures but the full Senate has not acted. “Today's passage of ...

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Richard Shelby Is Angry That Regulators He Sandbagged Didn't ...

2012-05-25T01:00:00Z

Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) is shocked -- SHOCKED! -- that gambling is going on at JPMorgan, and that this gambling led to a multibillion-dollar loss on a "hedge" that was actually something that looks a lot more like an ...

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Senate passes new Iran sanctions | San Diego Jewish Journal

2012-05-25T01:00:00Z

D.) and ranking member Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.). The House passed similar legislation in December by a bipartisan margin of 410-11. Among other things, the Senate bill targets the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, expands sanctions ...

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JPMorgan's dividend — Opinion — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine

2012-05-25T01:00:00Z

As the panel held the first hearing on the JPMorgan losses, Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama, the committee's ranking Republican, glowered at federal regulators and charged that they “didn't know what was really going on.” ...

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Teamster Nation: The weird turn pro in JPMorgan hearing

2012-05-25T01:00:00Z

As the panel held the first hearing on the JPMorgan losses, Sen. Richard Shelby (Ala.), the committee's ranking Republican, glowered at federal regulators and charged that they “didn't know what was really going on.” ...

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Richard Shelby Is Angry That Regulators He Sandbagged Didn't ...

2012-05-25T01:00:00Z

Teamster Nation: The weird turn pro in JPMorgan hearing

2012-05-24T01:00:00Z

Richard Shelby Is Angry That Regulators He Sandbagged Didn't ...

2012-05-24T01:00:00Z

Rotary honors U.S. lawmakers for leadership in polio eradication ...

2012-05-24T01:00:00Z

Those honored include: Senator Lindsey Graham (South Carolina), Senator Richard Shelby (Alabama), Representative Steve Austria (Ohio), Representative Norm Dicks (Washington), Representative Tom Price (Georgia), ...

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