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Shelby votes to bar witnesses in Trump impeachment trial

Friday the Senate voted to reject a motion to hear witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump (R). U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, voted to oppose additional evidence in the impeachment proceedings. “Throughout the impeachment proceedings in the Senate, I have carefully listened as a juror to arguments from both the House … Continued
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February 1, 2020

Shelby says House has “a weak hand” in impeachment trial

Sunday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, appeared on ABC News’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos to discuss the impending trial. Shelby said at this point “the House had got a weak hand” and wanted the Senate to “re-try their stuff.” Tuesday, Senators Shelby and Doug Jones, D-Alabama, will join their colleagues in the Senate as … Continued
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January 20, 2020

Shelby says that Trump showed great leadership and purpose

Wednesday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) said that he supports President Donald J. Trump’s (R) “effort to negotiate with Iran from a position of strength.” The international and political worlds were rocked on Thursday, January 2 when the U.S. military, on the orders of President Trump, killed Iranian Lt. General Qasem Soleimani with a drone … Continued
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January 13, 2020

Shelby condemns House for withholding Articles of Impeachment

Thursday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, joined a resolution condemning House Democratic leadership for failing to promptly deliver the two Articles of Impeachment to the Senate. House Democrats voted to impeach the President well before Christmas; but Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-California, has refused to deliver them to the Senate unless Senate Majority … Continued
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January 10, 2020

Shelby remembers fallen police officers

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), in observance of National Police Week, today commemorated the two Alabama law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2018. Senator Shelby co-sponsored S.Res.209, a Senate resolution designating the week of May 12-18, 2019, as “National Police Week” – a week in which Americans honor … Continued
May 16, 2019

Ivey unveils infrastructure plan

On County Road 17 in rural Maplesville, Gov. Kay Ivey earlier today announced her bold new Rebuild Alabama Infrastructure Plan. “By increasing our investment in infrastructure, we are not only investing in our roads and bridges,” said Ivey. “We are making important investments in economic development, the safety of our family and friends, our local … Continued
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February 27, 2019

Shelby discusses disaster assistance for the Wiregrass with Trump

Alabama’s senior U.S. Senator Richard Shelby said Thursday that President Donald Trump “agreed to help” with assistance for those affected by Hurricane Michael in Alabama’s Wiregrass region. Shelby tweeted Thursday that he spoke with Trump about the need for assistance after Michael devastated portions of Southeast Alabama in early October. “During my meeting with @POTUS, … Continued
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November 16, 2018

Email acknowledges it’s time for Canary to go

As discussion continues to heat up over embattled Business Council of Alabama’s C.E.O. Billy Canary’s future desperation, deception and political wrangling are playing out in real-time. In hopes of saving his position, Canary is even misleading the committee about his relationship with Alabama’s senior U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, suggesting he has Shelby’s support to remain … Continued
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April 26, 2018
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Steve Flowers: Shelby, Ivey can brush off Senate special election critiques

By Steve Flowers Inside the Statehouse A few weeks back my column illuminated the career and influence attained by our senior U.S. Senator Richard Shelby. In the column and in my book, “Six Decades of Alabama Political Stories,” I reference the fact that our current senior senator will be regarded as one of Alabama’s greatest … Continued
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February 7, 2018