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We're on the fast road to financial destruction, and I see a $20 billion -- a $20 trillion deficit in the few years to come
Shelby: U.S. faces 'financial destruction' Mar 22, 2009

Timothy Geithner is the secretary of the Treasury. He either knew or should have known about what was going on
Shelby blasts Geithner on AIG oversight Mar 17, 2009

I don't want to nationalize them. I think we need to close them
Moderate Dems: Too soon for more stimulus Mar 08, 2009

They're a dinosaur, in a sense, and I hate to see this because I would like to see them become lean, and hungry and innovative
Levin says car execs should resign for aid Nov 16, 2008

I believe what's really happened is the technology has gotten ahead of the regulators, and the regulators have got to get ahead of the technology
Dodd: Wall Street drop hurt 'Main Street' May 09, 2010

Claude Nevin Shelby

Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6, 1934) is the senior U.S. Senator from Alabama. Originally elected to the Senate as a Democrat, Shelby switched to the Republican Party in 1994 when it gained the majority in Congress.

Shelby was born in Birmingham, Alabama, the son of Alice L. (née Skinner) and Ozie Houston Shelby. He attended the University of Alabama, receiving an undergraduate degree in 1957 and a Juris Doctor in 1963.

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