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Senator Richard C. Shelby's Public Statements on Health and Health Care

Richard Shelby
Full Name: Richard C. Shelby
Office: U.S. Senate (AL) - Sr, Republican
First Elected: 11/04/1986
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Annette; 2 Children: Richard Jr., Claude Nevin
Birth Date: 05/06/1934
Birth Place: Birmingham, AL
Home City: Tuscaloosa, AL
Religion: Presbyterian

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June 12, 2012 Hearing of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS) - Fiscal Year 2013 Labor/HHS Appropriations Bill Unknown
March 28, 2012 Hearing of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - National Institutes of Health Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Proposal Washington, DC
March 14, 2012 Hearing of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Proposal Washington, DC
March 7, 2012 Hearing of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Proposal Washington, DC
Jan. 6, 2012 Senator Hutchison and 35 Senate Colleagues Challenge Obama Health Care Law Washington, DC
Oct. 14, 2011 Congressional Working Group Releases Investigative Report on Unsustainable CLASS Act Washington, DC
Sept. 20, 2011 Shelby: Our Nation Cannot Afford ObamaCare Washington, DC
Sept. 15, 2011 Congressional Working Group Releases Investigative Report on Unsustainable CLASS Act Washington, DC
July 27, 2011 Hearing of Labor, Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request for the Department of Education Washington, DC
May 11, 2011 Hearing of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request for the National Institutes of Health Washington, DC
May 4, 2011 Hearing of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - FY2012 Budget Hearing on Department of Labor Washington, DC
March 30, 2011 Shelby: We Must Balance Health Care with Fiscal Responsibilities Unknown
March 9, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Tom Harkin, Chairman, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Unknown
March 3, 2011 Letter to The President Washington, DC
Jan. 26, 2011 Shelby Cosponsors Repeal of ObamaCare Unknown
March 31, 2010 A Troubling Trend Unknown
March 22, 2010 The Birmingham News: Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby on House Health Care Vote: "Terrible Mistake" Unknown
March 10, 2010 Scottsboro Daily Sentinel: Shelby Against Health Care, Backs Bellefonte Unknown
March 8, 2010 Huntsville Times: Preserving Space Jobs Big Focus for Shelby Unknown
March 8, 2010 Gadsden Times: Shelby Visits Gadsden, Discusses Health Care Unknown
March 3, 2010 Shelby Statement on Reconciliation to Pass Health Care Reform Washington, DC
Jan. 7, 2010 Letter To The Honorable Harry Reid, Majority Leader Of The Senate Washington, DC
Dec. 27, 2009 Fox News "Fox News Sunday" - Transcript Unknown
Dec. 15, 2009 Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act Of 2009 Washington, DC
Nov. 21, 2009 Shelby: A Dangerous Step Toward Government Run Health Care Washington, DC
Oct. 15, 2009 Fox News "On The Record With Greta Van Susteren" - Transcript Unknown
July 16, 2009 Letter To Senator Harry Reid, Majority Leader, U.S. Senate Washington, DC
June 10, 2009 Hearing Of The Senate Banking Committee - The State Of The Domestic Automobile Industry: Impact Of Federal Assistance Washington, DC
June 7, 2009 Fox News Channel "Fox News Sunday" - Transcript Unknown
April 30, 2009 Hearing Of The Senate Appropriations Committee - The President's FY 2009 War Supplemental Request Washington, DC
March 12, 2009 Hearing Of The Senate Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Washington, DC
March 8, 2009 ABC "This Week With George Stephanopoulos" - Transcript Unknown
Oct. 1, 2008 Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 Washington, DC
July 1, 2008 The Grass is Not Always Greener Unknown
Jan. 11, 2006 Senator Rockefeller and Bipartisan Group of Senators Call for Series of Hearings on Coal Mine Safety Washington, DC
Jan. 1, 2011 Issue Position: Health Care Unknown
Issue Position: Health Care Unknown
Issue Position: Veterans - Health Care Unknown

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