Saddam Hussein has been tenacious in his pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and, unless he is removed from power, he will eventually harm our nation and our allies. Every moment we delay allows him to grow stronger.

He won his first full term as a Republican in 1998 by a large margin and faced no significant opposition in 2004 or 2010. He is a leading backer of the Space Launch System. ) Democrat – 124070 (96.

Shelby is 12th most senior Senator as well as the fourth oldest serving member. He won a seat in the Alabama Senate in 1970.