Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC]

Southern Dems cast wary eye at election results

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

...Carolina Democrat who said he will make a long-awaited decision by this weekend on whether to challenge Republican Sen. Richard Burr. Democrats made significant inroads in 2006 and 2008, winning House seats even in states like Mississippi and Alabama t

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2010 elections: Democratic fears, Republican hopes

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...senators in Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, New Hampshire, and Ohio. They also are seeking to overtake scandal-scarred Republican Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana and are eyeing GOP Sen. Richard Burr in North Carolina, where Obama won last fall. Next page &g

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North Carolina's Blue Dogs and health bill: It's complicated

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...She was standing on the U.S. Capitol steps under the afternoon sun, just after North Carolina Republican Sen. Richard Burr had welcomed the protesters and urged them to change Democratic minds. "Anybody that doesn't listen is crazy," Burr said. "I don't

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Southern Dems cast wary eye at election results

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

Senator Accuses Anti-Gun Group of Exploiting Fort Hood Massacre

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...- a violent attack by an emotionally unstable soldier - it is even clearer that the proposal being pushed by Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina should be rejected." "America has seen an epidemic of horrific gun violence at churches and synagogues, w

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Southern Dems cast wary eye at election results

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

Southern Dems cast wary eye at election results

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

Commissioners Vote to Send Letter Opposing Blue Cross Blue Shield NC Mailing (Pitt County)

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...recipient to fill out indicating his or her opposition to government-run health insurance. There was nothing sent to U.S. Sen. Richard Burr or any member of the U.S. Congress from North Carolina. I was concerned in receiving the mailing that the tear-of

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New, old way to improve healthcare: house calls

2009-11-01T00:00:00Z

...measures. Whereas other proposals have divided lawmakers, the house-call idea is winning support from Republicans and Democrats alike as a "more cost-effective way for these patients to get the coordinated care they need," said Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C.

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Poll Shows Sen. Burr Approval Rating At 37 Percent

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...-- North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr has a 37 percent approval rating among adults in the state, just one year before he comes up for re-election. An Elon University poll released Friday shows that 22 percent of respondents disapprove of the way the Rep

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Commentary: BCBS takes aim at N.C. Sen. Hagan over health care reform

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...BCBS' cards and mailed the cards anyway. BCBS isn't worried, by the way, about North Carolina's other senator, Republican Richard Burr. He's a big proponent of free-market solutions to health care reform, so he's not likely to strain their leash. He'll

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Elon Poll finds challenge for Burr

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...North Carolinians want to see a new U.S. senator elected in 2010 than would like to see Sen. Richard Burr re-elected, according to the new Elon Poll. With a year to go before the election, the poll found that 19 percent of the respondents feel Burr dese

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NC Sen: Time For Someone New?

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...since 1968 has the Senate seat currently held by Richard Burr (N.C.) been won in re-election, and the seat has switched parties in every election since 1980. Whether Burr can break both trends remains to be seen. With the economy atop the list of import

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NC Sen Poll: Burr +11

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...Richard Burr (R-N.C.) leads by 11 points in his bid for re-election, according to a new Civitas Institute poll (Oct. 20-21, 600 LV, MoE +/- 4%) -- the second survey on Burr's re-election hopes to be released today. The Elon University Poll out earlier

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2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

Whitehouse departed on his tour late last week with Republican Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, returning Monday. They met with senior diplomats and ...

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Republican Demands Rile Reid

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

“The reason for the cloture motions has not been stall and delay,” said Chief Deputy Minority Whip Richard Burr (RN.C.). “It's been an attempt to try to get ...

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2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

North Carolina's other senator, Republican Richard Burr, has long been clear in his opposition to the idea. Hagan's office did not immediately respond to a ...

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A Closer Look at the Uninsured

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

The 2009 Patients' Choice Act — sponsored in the Senate by Republicans Tom Coburn and Richard Burr, and in the House by Republicans Paul Ryan and Devin ...

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LeMieux backs Gen. McChrystal, says Obama needs to make a decision soon

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

...work. I don't think we should sit in the middle and just lose." LeMieux, who traveled with North Carolina Republican Sen. Richard Burr and Rhode Island Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse, said the trio met with McChrystal as well as troops at Bagram Air Force

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Inside Politics: Burr changes tune on stimulus

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

In February, US Sen. Richard Burr, a Republican from North Carolina, vehemently opposed the $787 billion federal stimulus bill. But this month, he praised ...

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