Topic - Richard Shelby

"He's running for speaker, and we understand that," Mr. Shelby said. "But we all know the best thing to do is fund the government when you’re here. Whether you’re retiring or whether you got five more years, the problem remains the same. It's irrational to shut down the government."

Congress averts government shutdown with stopgap funding bill →

Shelby has said the two parties were about $25 billion apart on overall spending, though they are in agreement on spending about $858 billion on defense.

House passes bill to extend government funding for 1 week →