Senator Richard Burr

Republican  •  North Carolina  •  6th Term  •  Sworn In 1995
Current Term 2005 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 92%
  • Abstains: 1%

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11/19/09
Pay and Benefits Watch: Family Mat...

...and it is only fair that we give the same residency benefits to spouses as we give to active-duty personnel," said Sen. Richard Burr, ...

Source: GovExec.com
11/16/09
Terrorists on trial

Sen. Richard Burr, R-NC, called the decision shocking. There has been no statement from Sen. Kay Hagan, D-NC. It's been obvious since 20...

Source: Greensboro News & Record
11/16/09
GOP Opposition Slows Obama's Judic...

North Carolina's Richard Burr, like many other Republicans, said the debate was about "fairness" and "about principle and .... allowing ...

Source: NPR
11/16/09
Guns and the mentally ill

...of Russian roulette -- eventually it's going to get people killed. That's why it's somewhat bizarre that North Carolina Sen. Richard B...

Source: Baltimore Sun
11/16/09
RE: Richard Burr

“These hearings should be expanded to include examining the ramification of a bill currently before the Senate, S. 669, sponsored by Sen...

Source: Opposing Views
11/16/09
Senate Bill Would Allow "Mentally ...

...fresh attacks on a Senate bill they say would make it easier for mentally unstable veterans to buy firearms. Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C....

Source: Mother Jones
11/16/09
Guns and the mentally ill

That's why it's somewhat bizarre that North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr is standing behind legislation he introduced last March that woul...

Source: Baltimore Sun
11/16/09
Etheridge Rules Out Senate Run

“Richard Burr is the wrong senator for North Carolina,” Rep. Etheridge said. “He stands as a roadblock to progress on the major challeng...

Source: The Daily Record
11/15/09
Food safety bill's possible costs ...

Both of North Carolina's senators, Republican Richard Burr of Winston-Salem and Democrat Kay Hagan of Greensboro, are part of the HELP c...

Source: Greensboro News & Record
11/15/09
Becoming model citizens

She and Mahoney have written letters to Sen. Richard Burr and state congressmen. “We take pride in our home and we take pride in our yar...

Source: Jacksonville Daily News

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11/19/09
NY conservative blames ACORN 'tamp...

After it ran a series of polls showing Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) in danger of losing his re-election bid despite the lack of a Democratic ...

Source: Raw Story
11/19/09
Booman Tribune ~ A Progressive Com...

Bob Etheridge (D-NC) announced late 11/13 that he would not challenge Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) next year, leaving two other Dems, atty/Ob...

11/19/09
Robert Koehler: Hell Comes Home

This statistic was cited in a recent Mother Jones article about Republican Sen. Richard Burr's bill, the "Veterans 2nd Amendment Protecti...

11/19/09
Unlike his own plan

Republican Sen. Richard Burr, long a critic of Democratic efforts to craft a health care overhaul, says he can not support the new Senate...

11/19/09
Pam's House Blend:: On the Record…...

Republican incumbant Senator Richard Burr. This is the same Burr who suggested to his family to do a bank-run when the economy got tight,...

11/19/09
The Washington Monthly

Former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dennis Wicker (D) is the latest in a long line of Democrats to decide not to run against Sen. Richard Burr...

11/19/09
EdCone.com: Hagan and Burr on heal...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-North Carolina), Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Commit...

Source: EdCone.com
11/18/09
raleighgawker » Infallible Palin W...

We were informed of her displeasure that her host and US Senator Richard Burr was allowed to ride the [Straight Talk Express II] with her...

11/18/09
Re: Wicker is out

...Lt. Gov. Dennis Wicker said Wednesday that he would not challenge Republican Sen. Richard Burr next year. Wicker, a Raleigh lawyer and...

11/18/09
Thompson, Bailey, Wicker and Mahon...

... of the list of North Carolina's potential Democratic candidates: After spending a few months expressing interest in the race, former ...

Official website: http://burr.senate.gov/public/
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217 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3154
Fax: 202-228-2981

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