If Dick Shelby were to participate in a debate, it would answer a lot of questions about his health and cognitive ability. Ron Crumpton Read Quote
It is time for new leadership, new direction, and new results in Washington, D.C., and that is why I am running for United States Senate. Ron Crumpton Read Quote
A 2010 report by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a non-partisan watchdog group, lists eight staffers to Sen. Shelby that left his office to join or create lobbying firms: Ray Cole, Stewart Hall, Richard Roberts, Wesley Ryan Welch, Amelia Blackwood, Phil Rivers, Jennifer Bendall and Geoffrey Gradler. Ron Crumpton Read Quote
Richard Shelby has a long history of sponsoring legislation that would only benefit his largest contributors, for trading earmarks of pork-barrel politics and personal favors in order to benefit himself, his campaign war chest, political action committee, and former members of his Senate staff. Ron Crumpton Read Quote
In 2010, Republicans took control of politics in Alabama by advocating for increased transparency and an end to government corruption, but instead of ending it, they have raised the level of corruption to the point that the stench of dishonesty fills the air, decadence drives policy, and bribery is the norm in Montgomery. Ron Crumpton Read Quote
You cannot be against a raise in the minimum wage and for cutting government assistance and still say that you are worried about the people living in poverty. Ron Crumpton Read Quote
Poverty should be one of the top concerns for any elected leader. It has a negative effect on almost everything we as society entrust our government to do, but it seems that those in the Republican Party find it is more politically viable to fight a war on the people in poverty than it is to fight a war to end poverty in this country. Ron Crumpton Read Quote
In addition to their risky investments, the big banks have a history of breaking the law whenever it suits their purpose, which is to make more money. Ron Crumpton Read Quote
In reality, Senator Shelby’s Financial Regulatory Improvement Act is nothing more than a wish list for the Wall Street bankers that fund his campaign. Ron Crumpton Read Quote
If you do not ensure that people are being paid a living wage, then you are going to have people who rely on government assistance. It is that simple. Ron Crumpton Read Quote
