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by Anonymous |

Feb 13, 2008(5 months ago) |

Overall Rating: 5.0 |

Those who vote for unconstitutional warrentless wiretaps and vote to protect the criminals that violate our privacy are not worthy of the position they hold. It's impossible to justify undermining the very essence of our constitution in order to protect it. Another sell out.

by Anonymous |

May 13, 2008(2 months ago) |

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I have recently read Obama's Senate Bill 2433. What a scam on the American taxpayer. How can our government expect the taxpayers to give up .7% of the American GNP to the UN when the economy is in a near depression. Bush's War is costing billions every month for the taxpayers to pay which will go on for decades to come! The Chinese own this country through the Treasury Notes our government is selling to finance his war and you are going along with it. Every American currently owes the Chinese nearly $5,000.00 because of this practice!!! The Chinese are building the largest, most, sophisticated, super-quiet submarine force in the world all from the products we purchase at Wal marts, Dollar General, etc. which you and Senator Dole seem to agree with. A force made up of submarines better than the one christen a few days ago in Wilmington (USS NC 777)! I am not a fly-by-night individual...I am a retired individual who has worked hard for the betterment of his community, state,(NC) and country (vet also) and it makes me sick when I see people who go to Washington with a promise to the voter to follow the Constitution and introduce bills such as 2433. I have voted in every election since I turned 21 (except during tour in USN). Today, I am beginning to feel that it was and is a waste of my time. How much more can we take!! The people who do pay taxes can't carry the world much farther along with those in this country who do not want to work (no such thing as unemployment...one must ask himself the question....why are all these illegal Mexicans here!) as well as those who are here illegally having one child behind the other. What a mess this country is in!!!!! It is time for all Americans to vote any incumbent out of office. Our representive government is not a retirement center for worn-out politicians (example: Ted Kennedy and many more, both, Republicans and Democrats). It is also not a place for those with radical ideas such as Barrack Obama and others!

A very concerned NC citizen who "loves" his country!!!!!!!!

by americausa |

Jun 13, 2008(about 1 month ago) |

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I have been out of work since November 2007. My unemployment benefits have run out. My money has run out. I unable to obtain employment and need more time to continue my search for employment. I am at risk of losing my car. Gas prices continue to rise daily. I am highly skilled in my field. My State Rhode Island is one of the hardest hit with unemployment. I am 53 old and have worked hard all my life. I've paid taxes all my life, and this is how my country is treating me. Unbelievable. The Senate, House and President continue to play games as peoples life's are put in jeopardy. Totally disgusting. So all the extra time that I am not spending on looking for employment, I will dedicate to making sure any politician that votes nay on not extending unemployment insurance will be out of a job their next term by informing the public of their decision in every forum available. I will encourage others to do so as well. It is time in this country for the people to take control of their government again and take it out of the hands of the uninformed, out of touch, uncompassionate, ignorant, greedy, self absorbed fools that are the true terrorists ruining this country. Pass a fxxkxxg bill extending unemployment benefits or you will be out of a fxxkxxg job!!!!!!!!! Try to remember you work for all the PEOPLE of this country! And all those PEOPLE will remember how you vote on this issue.

by Anonymous |

Jun 27, 2008(27 days ago) |

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Thanks! for voting nay on S 3101 (Medicare Competitive Bidding Delay)...lets just turn this country into a socialistic society. Do you realize that by allowing competitive bidding you are making large companies get bigger and shutting down thousands of smaller Durable Medical Equipment companies, thus thousands of jobs have been lost. Medicare recipients have not been educated on this issue and are in for a scare. Thanks again....greed and money= US government!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Term Start	Term End	Role	State	Party
2005	2010	Senator	NC	Republican
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Committee Membership

Most Recent Sponsored Bills

Bill	Status	Last Action
S.3178 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize dental insurance for veterans and survivors and dependents of veterans, and for other purposes.	Introduced	Jun 23, 2008
S.3167 Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act	Introduced	Jun 19, 2008
S.3127 Select Agent Program and Biosafety Improvement Act of 2008	Introduced	Jun 12, 2008

Recent Voting History

The votes below were taken by roll call, a voting procedure that records a vote from every Senator or Representative on the bill under consideration. This Member of Congress may have voted on other bills by the process known as "voice vote", but these votes are not recorded.

Bill	Voted
S.3268 Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act of 2008 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3268 )	Aye July 22, 2008
H.R.5501 Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 5501 As Amended )	Aye July 16, 2008
S.2731 Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 On the Amendment (DeMint Amdt. No. 5077 )	Aye July 16, 2008

Voting Trends Analysis

The information below is an initial analysis of voting trends for this Member of Congress, calculated by cross-referencing all of this member's votes from the current 110th Congress (Jan. 2007 - Jan. 2009). The results are intended to offer some helpful context for the place that this Member of Congress occupies in the Congressional landscape. In the next steps of site development, OpenCongress will incorporate more detailed analyses of voting trends to give you a comprehensive snapshot of every Member of Congress.

Most often votes with: Sen. C. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA]
Least often votes with: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
Democrat most often votes with: Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
Republican least often votes with: Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]

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Sen. Elizabeth Dole [R, NC] [63] Rep. David Price [D, NC-4] [18] Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL] [9] Rep. Walter Jones [R, NC-3] [8] Rep. Bob Etheridge [D, NC-2] [8]	H.Res.333 H.Res.333 [7] S.2544 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Exten... [7] H.R.5140 Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 [7] H.R.5749 Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensat... [6] H.R.1955 Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terr... [6]	Civil liberties [3] Immigration [2] Veterans' benefits [2] Environmental protection [2] North Carolina [2]

Richard Burr in the News

July 22, 2008 Nearly 900 species discovered in Smokies during 10-year project

It will also continue to be used for education in local classrooms and in research laboratories. US Sen. Richard Burr, RN.C., said the hearing will help ...