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Senator Shelby on disaster housing

By admin - Posted on June 24th, 2009

Co-sponsors Disaster State Housing Recover Act

June 23, 2009 -- Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, joined Senator Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) in introducing the Disaster State Housing Recovery Act. This bill ensures that states with GO Zone or Heartland Act credits, such as Alabama, are treated as Congress intended when it provided the special allocations of credits to aid in their recovery from recent natural disasters. » read more »

Senator Richard Shelby Statement On Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Nomination to the US Supreme Court

By admin - Posted on May 27th, 2009

May 26, 2009 -- Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Richard Shelby today made the following statement regarding the President’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court.

"The Senate must be committed to confirming judges who will interpret the Constitution and the law without prejudice and with the utmost respect for the rule of law. I look forward to reviewing Judge Sotomayor's record to ensure that she has the qualifications and temperament necessary to be the next justice on our Supreme Court."

Source: Senator Richard Shelby