4 Quotes & Sayings By Richard Shelby

Richard Shelby is a former United States Senator from Alabama. He was first elected to the Senate in 1994, and served eight years as the Chairman of the powerful Appropriations Committee. During his career as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, he successfully advocated for two major pieces of legislation: The Republican budget, which stood as a model for fiscal restraint and helped lay the groundwork for the Bush tax cuts; and the IRA bill, which created robust IRAs for those who were not covered by employer-sponsored retirement plans. Prior to his election to the Senate, he was elected as Mayor and Councilman of Shelby County, Alabama, and represented East Shelby and North Shelby on the Shelby County Board of Education Read more

He received his B.S. from Auburn University and his law degree from McNeese State University.

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I believe that reforming our intelligence community is one of the most important things that we can do in order to ensure that our country is in fact safer, stronger and wiser. Richard Shelby
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Federal Reserve officials have stressed the importance of the Fed's independence. But such independence does not mean that it is immune from Congressional oversight. Richard Shelby
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Wells Fargo's internal review only covers unauthorized accounts dating back to 2011. News reports and court documents suggest these problems might have existed long before then. The 2013 'Los Angeles Times' articles led to the L.A. city attorney's office investigation into Wells Fargo's sales practices. Richard Shelby