Richard Shelby Quotes

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Richard Shelby

Profession : Politician

Birth : May 6, 1934

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.

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I never apologize for my efforts to support worthy projects that Alabama.

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We have got to be a hell of a lot more aggressive.

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If there's not any endgame, we're in quicksand. We take one more step, and we're still there, and there's no way out.

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All of us want to see the details of any legislative plan if there's going to be a legislative response, but Congress, I believe, is in the mood to do whatever it takes to win this war against terrorism.

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I support the president 100 percent - when he's right.

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We cannot cut and run. If we are to ensure freedom and democracy, it is essential that we follow through on our obligation to bring about stability in Iraq.

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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.

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Saddam Hussein has been tenacious in his pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and, unless he is removed from power, he will eventually harm our nation and our allies. Every moment we delay allows him to grow stronger.

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The American people fear there is some gouging going on.

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I do believe that we should keep guns out of the hands of terrorists, would-be terrorists, and a lot of other people.

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You can't go to Washington as a congressman and a senator and expect to make a difference all at once. You have to earn your way.

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If things go right, maybe I'll chair the Appropriations Committee.

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We need to eradicate these terrorist groups, wherever they are. If we failed to do it, we are just waiting for the next.

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I feel good. I've got a lot of energy. I've got a lot of purpose, too.

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I've been a stalwart for national security.

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I believe that we have to have a new regulatory regime for our financial system.

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Even some of my Republican friends say I have a populist, progressive streak. I am not a doctrinaire, anti-government person.

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A lot of my friends tried to talk me out of running.

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I don't want Congress setting monetary policy.

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