Richard Shelby

Geithner, Under Fire, Defends Bailout of AIG

Reuters| Markets

… has been working on a bill for weeks, and the Senate Banking Committee kicked off a similar effort Thursday. Senator Richard Shelby , the top Republican on the Senate panel, said he would not support a bill put forward by Senator Christopher …

Story|11/19/2009

Dodd To Release Financial Reform Package Tuesday

By Peter Barnes, Senior Washington Correspondent| FOXBusiness| Markets

… consolidated bank regulator.” Despite months of negotiations with the lead Republican on the banking committee, Sen . Richard Shelby (R-AL), Dodd will release his legislation without Republican support, sources said. But Petrou expects Republicans to eventually …

Story|11/09/2009

Bernanke Talks of Compromise on Regulatory Powers

By Peter Barnes and Dennis Moore| FOXBusiness| Markets

… Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.), the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, and the committee’s top Republican, Sen . Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) -- are reluctant to approve additional powers for the Fed. They say the Fed contributed to the …

Story|10/01/2009

Air Force Begins Try Number 3 on Tanker Contract

By Roger Wallace| FOXBusiness| Markets

… That tanker program would use an Airbus airframe as the core of its aircraft program. In a written statement, Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) said, “While the overview reiterated the Air Force and Department of Defense’s commitment …

Story|09/24/2009

Post-Crisis Financial Watchdogs: A New Push for Reform

By Peter Barnes| FOXBusiness| Markets

… banking committee chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) is negotiating with the panel’s top Republican, Sen . Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), on a bipartisan “framework” for moving forward on new regulations for Wall Street and the banking system. The President has been teeing up the next push for reform. On Wall Street last week …

Story|09/22/2009

FOXBusiness.com's Week in Review: Sept. 14-18, 2009

By Erik Berte and Julia Limitone| FOXBusiness| Markets

… updated bill to put together a Consumer Financial Protection Agency. And in the Senate, Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) have reportedly created a basic framework for that chamber's version of a bill. Gang of 6 Meet on Health …

Story|09/18/2009

Obama, Congress Get Serious About Fin-Reg Reform

By Rich Edson and Joanna Ossinger| FOXBusiness| Markets

… planned for Oct. 14. On the Senate side, Finance Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) and Ranking Member Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) have settled on a framework to move forward with their own bill, sources said, and that preliminary language …

Story|09/15/2009

16 Credos For Our New Lobbyist Nation

By Paul B. Farrell| MarketWatch| Markets

… So lobbyists shovel millions to friendly senators, like Connecticut Democrat Christopher Dodd and Alabama Republican Richard Shelby . Lobbyists love spending your tax dollars In another example of lobbyists stealing taxpayer dollars Kaiser tells how …

Story|09/01/2009

Have They No Shame? « John Stossel

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… House Minority Leader John Boehner (R, Ohio) is leading five other lawmakers on a trip around the world. Sen . Richard Shelby (R., Ala.) is taking a group of senators and their spouses to Europe for three weeks. One reader responds …

Blog|08/10/2009

Sen. Shelby on Health Care, the Failures of the Fed « Glick Report

Glick Report

… Failures of the Fed This morning, a frequent guest of mine, Senator Shelby [R-Ala.] joined me. We talked about the president ..... responsible for one of the longest recessions in U.S. history. Senator Shelby was very forthcoming. Here is some of what he had to say: The press conference …

Blog|07/23/2009