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Won the General, 2016 Alabama U.S. Senate

Alabama U.S. Senate, Sr (1987 - Present)

Policy Positions >> Budget

Richard Shelby on Budget

  • Supports constitutional amendment for balanced budget. (Nov 2016)
  • Opposes raising the debt limit; opposes $18T debt. (Sep 2016)
  • Disapprove of increasing the debt limit. (Jan 2012)
  • Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on modifying bankruptcy rules to avoid mortgage foreclosures. (May 2009)
  • Voted NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package. (Feb 2009)
  • Voted NO on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy. (Sep 2008)
  • Voted YES on paying down federal debt by rating programs' effectiveness. (Mar 2007)
  • Voted YES on $40B in reduced federal overall spending. (Dec 2005)
  • Voted YES on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts. (Apr 2000)
  • Voted YES on 1998 GOP budget. (May 1997)
  • Voted YES on Balanced-budget constitutional amendment. (Mar 1997)