I haven't said I'd vote for him or against him, but he hasn't been nominated yet. I've been on Senate Banking Committee a long time, chaired Senate Banking Committee three times, and I raised that in the caucus. Senate Banking Committee would be Senate Banking Committee, being a member of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve is an important job, and you should not have controversy following you in or out of the job.

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We want to keep as many non-appropriations-type items off Violence Against Women Act, because Violence Against Women Act helped us move to where we are today.

I'm trying to get it to $ 5 billion, that's my goal. by Richard Shelby

I'm trying to get it to $ 5 billion, that's my goal.

You'll have to ask them, we're hoping they would if they want the... by Richard Shelby

You'll have to ask them, we're hoping they would if they want the government funded.

It depends on how it's configured, there's some money owed already and we talked about $ 1.6 billion, the House is at $ 5 billion -- it depends on how it's configured though.

It's tough but doable. by Richard Shelby

It's tough but doable.

I believe we should keep our word on the omnibus, your word is im... by Richard Shelby

I believe we should keep our word on the omnibus, your word is important.

I think they gambled and didn’t win. Nobody wins when the governm... by Richard Shelby

I think they gambled and didn’t win. Nobody wins when the government shuts down.

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The state of Alabama deserves better. by Richard Shelby

The state of Alabama deserves better.

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I think the women are believable. by Richard Shelby

I think the women are believable.

It’s a devastating nasty story, if it’s true, I don’t believe there ’d be a place for Judge Moore in United States Senate.

It’s a devastating nasty story, if it’s true, I don’t believe there ’d be a place for Judge Moore in Alabama Senate.

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It’s a devastating nasty story, if it’s true, I don’t believe there ’d be a place for Roy Moore in United States Senate.

I’m not the president, but I have a lot of respect for Jeff Sessions. … What goes on between the attorney general and the president I’m not privy to. But I know Jeff Sessions is a man of integrity, a man of purpose and a man of substance. I hope he will stay.

A special prosecutor generally is far-ranging and never stops, it goes everywhere and generally there's not much discipline to them.

I’m going to lunch right now. by Richard Shelby

I’m going to lunch right now.

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.

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I want people to have the right to bear arms. by Richard Shelby

I want people to have the right to bear arms.

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I'm going to put the interests of the nation first. by Richard Shelby

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

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Are we going to change the Constitution? I hope never. We would have to amend it. Let's uphold the Second Amendment.

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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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