Richard Shelby
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"Richard Craig Shelby" is the senior United States Senate/United States Senator from Alabama. First elected to the Senate in 1986, he is the Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations and was previously the Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs from 2003 to 2007.

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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.

I believe the continuation of subsidized rates, particularly for properties that have suffered repetitive losses and those that are vacation homes, represents a financial drain on the flood insurance fund while encouraging families to remain living in harms way.

What do you gain by leaving someone in a very sensitive position for so many years?

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.

The question is, what took so long?

This nomination brings controversy to an agency that's at a crucial, critical time in its history.

I am concerned about this regime remaining in power.

He has not done a good job. I think he should go.

I would like for them to be our ally, but you can't have it both ways, ... Meet the Press.