Richard Shelby Believe Quotations

We believe we have crafted a bill that reflects the priorities of the committee as well as those of the entire Senate,

I don't believe he served the president well, ... I don't believe he served the nation well.

I am disappointed that the Air Force did not choose Selma as the site for their Introductory Flight Training program. I believe Selma is an excellent location for IFT, as it meets all the education and training requirements set forth by the Air Force.

I believe the continuation of subsidized rates, particularly for properties that have suffered repetitive losses and those that are vacation homes, represents a financial drain on the flood insurance fund while encouraging families to remain living in harms way,

I believe that I have enough information -- that is, intelligence -- to make an informed decision this coming week on whether or not to support the president of the United States, ... Late Edition.

I have met Scott Ritter before and I think he's an idealist. I think he wants to believe that everybody's good and the world's going to be safe. But I don't believe there's any real credence to his statements. It looks to me like he's over there courting Saddam Hussein at the wrong time at the wrong place.

There was not anything in there that most of us on the committee didn't already know, ... I believe that this story that the president had strong information to act on -- that's a bogus story.

I'm going to support the president, and I believe there will be about 70 or 80 senators that will do the same.

I know the director over there is in denial, but I believe he's totally wrong, and facts will be brought out to prove that,

I believe it will be some time before we have a true understanding of the actual damages and recovery needs in the region, ... We have already acted and will continue to act in the Senate, on both sides of the aisle, to make sure the victims have everything they need to be made whole, to be back on their feet, make no mistake about it.

I believe it will be a big debate, but at end of day I don't believe we'll let cloning of human embryos,

I do believe it's a lot more flexible, but it ought to be done and done right, ... Often times we have to dig down and deal with terrorists or would-be terrorists, someone probably as bad as these people.

I do believe that the American people need to know a lot about the shortcomings of our intelligence community, but they also need to know the good things that are going on, and what we are going to do in this investigation, I believe, is bring out the best of both,

I believe before they do anything substantive down there to rebuild, really rebuild, they should strengthen those levees ... otherwise, with hurricanes coming along, we could be right where we started,

I believe he will enforce the law without prejudice,

I believe that reforming our intelligence community is one of the most important things that we can do in order to ensure that our country is in fact safer, stronger and wiser.