Ron Crumpton Quotes.
You have to be committed to the people and willing to do what is in their best interest even when it isn’t in your best interest, and you have to be committed to getting results even if you don’t get the credit.
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.
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.
The problem in Washington is that no one is trying to work together.
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.
Raising the minimum wage would be a positive step in reducing poverty, the humiliation of living in poverty, and dependence on public assistance.
If Senator Shelby calls his Financial Regulatory Improvement Act anything other than a hand out for the big banks, then he is being untruthful, and the people of Alabama deserve better.
If Dick Shelby were to participate in a debate, it would answer a lot of questions about his health and cognitive ability.
A jurist can obey the letter of the law and violate its spirit, or it can follow the spirit of the law and violate the letter of the law. I want someone who can reconcile the letter and the spirit of the law without partisan leanings.
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.
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.
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.
