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Shelby Criticizes HUD Budget Request

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Senator Richard C. Shelby released a transcript of his remarks delivered in the Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.  Senator Shelby was critical of the Obama Administration’s $45 billion Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) fiscal year 2013 budget.  Federal spending has grown exponentially under President … Continued
April 30, 2012

President Obama Congratulates Alabama Crimson Tide on BCS Championship

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama and Rep. Terri Sewell (D) from Selma both released statements expressing their pride following the Alabama Bowl Championship Series (BCS) winning Alabama Crimson Tide football team’s visit to the White House. Rep. Sewell said in her written statement, “Today I was delighted to … Continued
April 24, 2012

Shelby Says Biomedical Research is a Necessary and Worthy Investment

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama said, “NIH funding should be a priority and that its benefits extend well beyond its research discoveries.”  Sen. Shelby remarks were made at a Subcommittee hearing on the National Institutes of Health Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Proposal.  Sen. Shelby is the ranking … Continued
March 31, 2012

Shelby Says Commerical Vendors Are the Solyndras of the Space Industry

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama said Wednesday, “This administration seems to think that NASA’s job is to use taxpayer money as venture capital to support speculative commercial companies, the future Solyndras of the space industry.”  Sen. Shelby was addressing NASA Administrator Charles Bolden regarding future funding for … Continued
March 29, 2012

Shelby Makes Statement About Dodd-Frank International Harmonization

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter United States Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama Thursday released a statement about regulators’ attempts to harmonize Wall Street reform with international financial regulations.  Sen. Shelby is the ranking Republican on the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. Senator Shelby said, “Two years ago, when Dodd-Frank was passed, … Continued
March 26, 2012

SHELBY QUESTIONS LABOR PROGRAMS

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama’s senior U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama, addressed Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis and the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS) Wednesday on the Department of Labor Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Proposal.  Senator Shelby is the ranking member of … Continued
March 19, 2012

Shelby Criticizes Fed for Lack of Transparency and Forays into Partisanship

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama urges the Federal Reserve to be more transparent at a Thursday hearing on the Federal Reserve’s Semiannual Monetary Report to the Congress.  Sen. Shelby released his remarks in a press release.  Senator Shelby is the ranking Republican on the Committee on Banking, … Continued
March 5, 2012

Shelby Questions Administration’s Housing Plan

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Senator Shelby (R) from Alabama issued a written statement containing his remarks in the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Senator Shelby is the Republican on the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.  The Committee was hearing from several members of the administration and the U.S. Federal … Continued
March 1, 2012