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" I'm going to put the interests of the nation first. "
Richard Shelby
Interests
Nation
Going
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" Dodd-Frank greatly expanded the regulatory reach of the Federal Reserve. It did not, however, examine whether it was correctly structured to account for these new and expansive powers. Therefore, the Committee will be examining the appropriateness of the Fed's current structure in a post Dodd-Frank world. "
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Will
" We've got a second amendment right. I think some people forget that. "
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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. "
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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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Just
Wherever
Waiting
" 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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Plan
War
Win
" I don't want Congress setting monetary policy. "
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Want
Congress
Policy
" I don't believe $25 billion or $50 billion or $100 billion is going to change the way Detroit does business. "
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Detroit
Way
" 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? "
Richard Shelby
Goodness
Crazy
Believe
" If things go right, maybe I'll chair the Appropriations Committee. "
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Go
Chair
Committee
" I do believe that we should keep guns out of the hands of terrorists, would-be terrorists, and a lot of other people. "
Richard Shelby
Believe
Guns
Hands
" A lot of my friends tried to talk me out of running. "
Richard Shelby
Tried
Friends
Out
" I support the president 100 percent - when he's right. "
Richard Shelby
He
Support
Right
" I think the GOP, the Grand Old Party, the Republicans, they will regroup. "
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Think
Party
Old
" I want people to have the right to bear arms. "
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Right
Want
Arms
" 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. "
Richard Shelby
Make A Difference
Washington
You
" 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. "
Richard Shelby
Step
Out
Take
" 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
Follow
" 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. "
Richard Shelby
Power
Nation
Moment
" I believe that we have to have a new regulatory regime for our financial system. "
Richard Shelby
I Believe
Believe
Our
" 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. "
Richard Shelby
Against
See
Lost
" We have got to be a hell of a lot more aggressive. "
Richard Shelby
More
Lot
Hell
" A lot of people don't believe that Kirk-Heitkamp is a real reform bill. "
Richard Shelby
People
Reform
Believe
" I want the market to work if it can, and most of the time it will, but not without some pain. "
Richard Shelby
Will
Pain
Without
" 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
" We have a unique relationship with the U.K., Great Britain. Tony Blair has been a steadfast spokesman for Britain, and also for the joint interests that we share. "
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Been
Relationship
Unique
" 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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Intelligence
Community
Believe
" I feel good. I've got a lot of energy. I've got a lot of purpose, too. "
Richard Shelby
Feel Good
Good
Purpose
" I've been a stalwart for national security. "
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Security
National Security
Been
" I have been advocating for a long time that the Export Import Bank shouldn't be for one or two companies, and that's what it's for, basically. "
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Long
Two