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2 Nov 2010, 5:52 am by Jeff Foust
For example, in the Senate, Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), chair of the CJS subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee; Richard Shelby (R-AL), ranking member of that subcommittee; and David Vitter (R-LA), ranking member of the space subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Committee, are all up for reelection today, but all are expected to win easily (FiveThirtyEight, for example, gives Mikulski and Shelby 100% chances to win, while Vitter is given 99.5% odds of winning.) [read post]
13 Oct 2010, 10:05 am
In a press statement by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in 2009, Senator Richard Shelby expressed confidence that the "legislation will open a pathway for more patients to receive life-saving treatments. [read post]
13 Oct 2010, 5:35 am by Lawrence B. Ebert
Recently, in the matter of the nomination of Peter Diamond of MIT (later awarded a Nobel Prize), by Barack Obama to the Fed, one got a memorable quote from Alabama Senator Richard Shelby, who opposed Diamond, both before and after the Nobel award, and remarked:"the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences does not determine who is qualified to serve" on the Fed. [read post]
12 Oct 2010, 11:20 am by Buce
Some commentators are noting that Diamond was earlier rejected as "unqualified" for  seat on the Federl Reserve Board--"that for you, Richard Shelby! [read post]
11 Oct 2010, 6:45 am
Three major mortgage lenders; Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Co. and Ally Financial, have halted their foreclosure proceedings in 23 states including Florida and Senator Richard Shelby, lead Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, stated that a congressional investigation should be begun to review the foreclosure practices of the largest banks. [read post]
6 Oct 2010, 3:03 am by Jeff Foust
Richard Shelby (R-AL), for ensuring that NASA Marshall Space Flight Center would have a leading role in the new exploration plan through the development of an heavy-lift launch vehicle (HLV) in the authorization bill passed by Congress. [read post]
1 Oct 2010, 7:00 am by Jeff Foust
Richard Shelby (R-AL), while pleased the bill contains provision for developing an HLV, said he was concerned that it unduly constrained the design of the vehicle. [read post]
1 Oct 2010, 7:00 am by Jeff Foust
Richard Shelby (R-AL), while pleased the bill contains provision for developing an HLV, said he was concerned that it unduly constrained the design of the vehicle. [read post]
22 Sep 2010, 4:40 am by Broc Romanek
Richard Shelby, the top Republican on the powerful Senate Banking Committee, said lawmakers must revisit the legislation enacted this summer, which is the broadest overhaul of financial rules since the Great Depression. [read post]
23 Aug 2010, 12:01 am
"Signing the letter were Bill Nelson, D-FL; George Lemieux, R-FL; Mary Landrieu, D-LA; David Vitter, R-LA: Richard Shelby, R-AL; Jeff Sessions, R-AL; Roger Wicker, R-MS; and Thad Cochran, R-MS.The President has not yet responded to the request. [read post]
5 Aug 2010, 5:14 pm by James Hamilton
He noted that Senator Richard Shelby, Banking Committee Ranking Member, is very concerned about capital standards, so there is a common interest in adequate capital standards. [read post]
23 Jul 2010, 10:32 am by Anna Christensen
  Meanwhile, the Chicago Sun-Times writes that GOP Senate candidate Mark Kirk of Illinois has indicated that, if he were a Senator now, he would support Kagan’s confirmation, while the Birmingham News notes that Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama plans to vote against her, as does Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, reports USA Today. [read post]
22 Jul 2010, 6:23 pm by Jeff Foust
Richard Shelby (R-AL), ranking member of the CJS subcommittee, also supported the bill, while taking some swings at commercial space elements of the White House’s budget proposal. [read post]
15 Jul 2010, 5:55 pm by Jeff Foust
Richard Shelby (R-AL), ranking member of that subcommittee, indicated his support, at least in general, to the authorization bill, calling it “a good first step in the legislative process” but noting that appropriators like him “will determine the ultimate outcome”. [read post]
15 Jul 2010, 11:05 am by RiskMetrics Group
Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama called the bill “a 2,300-page legislative monster” that would expand and create new inefficient government bureaucracies and undermine the competitiveness of the nation’s businesses. [read post]
14 Jul 2010, 11:42 am by Steve Hall
The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports, "Bredesen commutes death sentence of convicted murderer Gaile Owens of Bartlett," by Richard Locker.Owens, now 57, was convicted in Shelby County Criminal Court of hiring Sidney Porterfield of Memphis to kill her husband, Ronald Owens, who was beaten to death with a tire iron at the couple’s Bartlett home in 1985.Porterfield, now 67, was also sentenced to death, but he has a hearing set for Sept. 30 to determine if he is… [read post]
23 Jun 2010, 4:09 am by Jeff Foust
Richard Shelby is being honored for his efforts to save Constellation, but it’s an award that the Alabama Republican is unlikely to accept. [read post]