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" I think you have to be concerned about any presidential executive order because it has the power of law until it's knocked down by an act of Congress or a court. "

Richard Shelby

Down

Congress

Think

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" John McCain has not been president of the United States. He ran. He ran a spirited campaign. We lost. I hated to see us lose, but there were a lot of things working against us. "

" 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. "

Richard Shelby

Run

Freedom

" I believe that when you are attacked like we were attacked in America by these terrorist groups, that we not only have to respond in kind, we've got to go farther. We've got to destroy these groups because just sure as we don't - if we didn't respond, we will be hit again and again and again, and we will live in fear. "

" 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. "

" A number of former Wells Fargo employees have described their work environment characterized by intense pressure to meet aggressive and unrealistic sales goals. In a 2010 letter to shareholders, Mr. Stumpf wrote that Wells Fargo's goal was eight products per customer because eight rhymed with great. "

" People who are going to do us harm are never going to register guns. Terrorists, you believe they're going to register guns? Why, no. Goodness, alive, are you crazy? "

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

" I don't believe $25 billion or $50 billion or $100 billion is going to change the way Detroit does business. "

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

" I'm going to put the interests of the nation first. "

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

Richard Shelby

Support

Right

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

" 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. "

" I've been a stalwart for national security. "

" I think the GOP, the Grand Old Party, the Republicans, they will regroup. "

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

Richard Shelby

Lot

Hell

" 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. "

" I do not like government-sponsored enterprises. "

Richard Shelby

Enterprises

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I want people to have the right to bear arms. "

" I don't want Congress setting monetary policy. "

" A lot of people believe, and I do at times, that some of our trade agreements are lopsided, and we've got to look at them. But that doesn't mean that we're going to put a tariff on everything. "

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

Richard Shelby

Chair

Committee

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

" We've got a second amendment right. I think some people forget that. "

" The American people fear there is some gouging going on. "

" 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. "

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