Senator Richard Shelby is the senior United States Senator from the State of Alabama. He was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 and is currently in his sixth term. Senator Shelby is the current vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, of which he previously served as chairman. He is a senior member on the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, as well as the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, of which he is the longest-serving member in the history of the committee. He also serves on the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Human life is a gift that should be cherished and protected. I believe that we, as a nation, should do everything in our power to preserve innocent human life. In 1973, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that a woman’s right to have an abortion is constitutionally protected. I strongly disagree with this ruling.
Throughout my time in Congress, I have and will continue to support pro-life values and ideals. I believe that it is our moral and ethical duty to protect the dignity of human life, particularly when it comes to the unborn.
In addition, I believe that it is wholly irresponsible for the federal government to use any taxpayer dollars for abortions, and I have routinely cosponsored legislation to create a permanent, government-wide prohibition of taxpayer funding for abortion.