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I do believe that we should keep guns out of the hands of terrorists, would-be terrorists, and a lot of other people.

You can't go to Washington as a congressman and a senator and expect to make a difference all at once. You have to earn your way.

If things go right, maybe I'll chair the Appropriations Committee.

We need to eradicate these terrorist groups, wherever they are. If we failed to do it, we are just waiting for the next.

I feel good. I've got a lot of energy. I've got a lot of purpose, too.

I've been a stalwart for national security.

I believe that we have to have a new regulatory regime for our financial system.

Even some of my Republican friends say I have a populist, progressive streak. I am not a doctrinaire, anti-government person.

A lot of my friends tried to talk me out of running.

I don't want Congress setting monetary policy.

Richard Shelby