Senator Richard Shelby

Republican  •  Alabama  •  8th Term  •  Sworn In 1979
Current Term 2005 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 84%
  • Abstains: 0%

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11/20/09
US Panel sets fees for big firms, ...

...and our people can't know eventually about what's going on in the Federal Reserve," Paul said. In the Senate, Republican Sen. Richard...

11/20/09
Senate battle begins over financia...

...wouldn't close gaps that led to the crisis. "Unfortunately, the Dodd bill does not end 'too big to fail,' " said Sen. Richard Shelby o...

11/19/09
Bank bust-up bill will be DOA in U...

...vs R vote. And, in today's environment, a tough break-em-up law may gather conservative Republican support, say from Sen. Richard Shel...

Source: Philly.com
11/18/09
Corps to tighten spigot at Lake La...

...by then. So any resource that went into updating [the Corps manuals] based on that ruling won’t be helpful any more.” Sen. Richard She...

11/17/09
Sens. Boxer, Inhofe make push for ...

...senators joined Inhofe and Boxer in signing the letter: Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), John Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), Max Baucus (DMont), Richard ...

Source: The Hill
11/17/09
GOP: Zero support for Senate finan...

...if a strong case is made that the bill will hurt the financial industry, particularly neighborhood banks. Sen. Richard Shelby of Alaba...

11/16/09
Financial Lobbyists Man the Battle...

...Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), chairman of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. Dodd and Banking ranking member Richard Shelb...

Source: Roll Call
11/16/09
Sen. Richard Shelby a Formidable F...

Position: A fifth-generation Alabamian and University of Alabama alumnus, state loyalty flows through Shelbys crimson blood. So do conser...

Source: Open Secrets
11/15/09
Conservative Votes, Right-Wing Vic...

Concerning Medicare Part D, John McCain voted against it while such “moderates” as James Inofe, Richard Shelby and Rick Santorum voted i...

Source: American Conservative Magazine
11/15/09
Re-establishing firewall would hel...

...from investment banking was repealed. Congressman Blunt and Sen. Bond both voted for repeal. Conservative Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala) ...

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11/19/09
The American Spectator : AmSpecBlo...

Today Richard Shelby of Alabama, the ranking Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, ripped Chris Dodd's financial regualation overha...

11/19/09
Legal Schnauzer: Obama Cedes Too M...

However, the White House has not released what Sen. Shelby put in his blue slip when he objected to Van Heest. The White House should tel...

11/19/09
US House committee sets fees on bi...

In the Senate, Republican Sen. Richard Shelby, top Republican on the Senate's banking panel, sharply criticized Dodd's proposed legislati...

11/19/09
Truth to Power: "The Money Masters...

Obama Cedes Too Much Power to Southern GOP Senators - Why have U.S. Senators Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions (R-AL) been able to stall t...

11/19/09
NewsDaily: Geithner, under fire, d...

Senator Richard Shelby, the top Republican on the Senate panel, said he would not support a bill put forward by Senator Christopher Dodd,...

11/18/09
The Right Side of Life » Eligibili...

Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala.: Asked about the president's eligibility at an Alabama town hall meeting back in February, Shelby said, “Well...

11/18/09
Streetsblog Los Angeles » Bipartis...

Jim Inhofe (OK), Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX), and Richard Shelby (AL) joined Democrats in asking both parties' leaders to overcome the obje...

11/18/09
Senator Robert Byrd, Democrat

Very Malicous Robert, vitriol is not lost as long as you breathe Sir . And I am sure ALL Republicans wish to be Just Like David Duke. And...

11/18/09
Legal Schnauzer: Will Obama Appoin...

The Obama administration has floated several names that have been rejected by Alabama's two Republican U.S. senators, Richard Shelby and ...

11/18/09
Geithner refuses to release Bush a...

18, 2008 congressional briefing on the financial crisis attended by then Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Fed chairman Ben Bernanke, Hou...

Official website: http://shelby.senate.gov/
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304 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-5744
Fax: 202-224-3416

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