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Richard Shelby

Senator of Alabama

The recent Massachusetts victory is just the beginning, says Senator Richard Shelby. Read More

Alabama Senator Richard Shelby argues that a flat tax would transform us into a nation of savers, not spenders. Read More

Senator Richard Shelby isn’t so sure we’d be able to reinstitute the separation between commercial and investment banks. He is sure that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be gone. Read More

Senator Richard Shelby thinks that the Treasury’s handling of TARP sparked the financial panic. Read More

A conversation with the Senator of Alabama. Read More

About Richard Shelby

Richard Shelby

Richard Shelby, Alabama's senior United States Senator, was first elected to the Senate in 1986 with an undeniable commitment to Alabama and the simple philosophy that a smaller government can also be a more effective government.

Senator Shelby is Chairman of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee and Chairman of the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Subcommittee. In addition, he is a member of the full Appropriations Committee and the Special Committee on Aging.