Richard Burr

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U.S. Senator

Richard Burr

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Positions
Leadership: No leadership position
Committees: Senate Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
(subcommittees and past assignments)

Candidates for the NC-Senate Class III Seat:
(Next election: 2 November 2010)

Confirmed: None so far
Considering: None so far
Rumored: None so far
Potential: None so far
Dropped-out: None so far
(more info and editing for the NC-Senate Class III Seat)
On the Web
Official website

Richard Mauze Burr a Republican, has represented the state of North Carolina in the Senate since 2004.

Contents

Record and controversies

Environment

"Cape Lookout Lighthouse Inspires Political Cooperation". News&Observer. July 6, 2010.

www.newsobserver.com/2010/07/06/567003/cape-lookout-lighthouse-inspires.html

Sen. Burr (R-NC) along with Sen. Hagan (D-NC) and Rep. Walter Jones (D-NC) toured the grounds of the Cape Lookout Lighthouse which was newly renovated due to natural deterioration.


"GOP senators' energy bill pushes nuclear power, natural gas". MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS. July 6, 2010.

www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/06/1717769/sen-chambliss-energy-bill-pushes.html

Sen. Burr (R-NC) and Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) have introduced an alternate bill to Sen. Kerry (D-MA) and Sen. Lieberman (I-CT). The newly introduced bill focuses on tax credits for “taxpayer-financed support for nuclear plants, electric vehicles, natural gas vehicles and a variety of renewable energy sources”.

"TV ads portray Burr as beholden to oil". Charlotte Observer. July 5, 2010.

www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/07/04/1543062/tv-ads-portray-burr-as-beholden.html

In a newly released TV ad, Sen. Burr (R-NC) is shown as “beholden to oil” mainly due to his receipt of donations from oil companies.





Health

"Drug Lobby Showers Money On Its Hero Harry Reid". Washington Examiner. July 7, 2010

www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/Drug-lobby-showers-money-on-its-hero-Harry-Reid-97882064.html

“Drug lobby showers money on its hero Harry Reid”. Also mentioned in the article is Sen. Burr’s position as number one recipient from “Pharma PACs” simply because Burr’s “base is in the Research Triangle Park”.


"Easier PTSD rules praised by veterans, others". Fayetteville Observer. July 13, 2010.

www.fayobserver.com/articles/2010/07/12/1013151

This article highlights Sen. Burr's (R-NC) position on the need to "speed up the processing of those [PTSD] claims".


Energy


Climate


Technology


Innovation


Research and Development


STEM Education

Congressional scorecards

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Organization 2007 Scorecard
Score - Agree ratio 		2008 Scorecard
Score - Agree ratio
American Civil Liberties Union not avail. not avail.
American Conservative Union 92 - 23/25 not avail.
AFSCME 0 - 0/7 not avail.
Americans for Democratic Action 0 - 0/20 5 - 1/20
Club for Growth not avail. not avail.
Drum Major Institute not avail. not avail.
Family Research Council 88 - 8/9 88 - 8/9
Information Technology Industry Council 100 - 5/5 100 - 5/5
League of Conservation Voters not avail. 18 - 2/11
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People not avail. not avail.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 73 - 8/11 not avail.


Iraq War

Burr voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.[1]

For more information see the chart of U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War.

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

National Uniformity for Food Act

During the 108th Congress, at the time a Representative in the House, Burr introduced the National Uniformity for Food Act (H.R.2699). Specifically, the bill declared that no state or local government would be permitted to require a warning relating to food, including any component or package of the food, unless the specific warning had been required by the FDA and the state warning was identical to the FDA warning. This requirement of national uniformity in food warnings would apply to the food label, advertising, posters, public notices, and other forms of communication. The bill did not receive consideration on the House floor.

After becoming a Senator, Burr introduced the legislation again, this time in the Senate, on May 25, 2006, during the 109th Congress. It was referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, of which Burr was a member. A hearing was held on July 27, 2006, but no action was taken on the bill.

Main article: National Uniformity for Food Act

Bio

Burr was born November 30, 1955 and was eduated at Wake Forest University (B.A. 1978). He was a businessman in Winston-Salem prior to his political career.

Burr represented North Carolina's 5th Congressional the U. S. House of Representatives for five terms. He was first elected to Congress in 1994 as part of the "Gingrich Revolution", promising term limits.

Burr has strong ties to the North Carolina Piedmont Triad Research Park, involving bio-hazard and chemical, vaccines research.

He took large contributions from several chemical-oil companies including MTBE-Conoco in 1997, then sponsored a bill to offer liability protection. The company was found guilty in 1997 of tainting groundwater in the state.[[1]]

In July 2004, Burr won the Republican primary to seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by John Edwards. He faced Democrat Erskine Bowles and Libertarian Tom Bailey. Burr won the election by five percentage points.

Burr is the sponsor of Senate bill 1873, the Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2005, nicknamed "Bioshield Two", which he says will give the Department of Health and Human Services "additional authority and resources to partner with the private sector to rapidly velop drugs and vaccines."

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
DonorAmount (US Dollars)
Bluegrass Cmte$ 140,599
Reynolds American$ 111,700
Wachovia Corp$ 102,650
Womble, Carlyle et al$ 93,300
IDT Corp$ 62,250
Club for Growth$ 60,095
Amgen Inc$ 55,499
Wake Forest University$ 55,300
Bank of America$ 47,600
Shelco Inc$ 44,700
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site.
Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from
the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.
Links to more campaign contribution information for Richard Burr
from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile: 2008 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation: 2008 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by industry: 2008 election cycle Career totals


Committees and Affiliations

Committees

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

More Background Data

Wikipedia also has an article on Richard Burr. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
  • 217 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
    Ph: 202-224-3154 Fax: 202-228-2981
    Webform email
District offices
  • Federal Building, 151 Patton Avenue, Suite 204, Asheville, NC 28801
    Ph: 828-350-2437 Fax: (none entered)
  • City Hall, 181 South Street, Room 222, Gastonia, NC 28052
    Ph: 704-833-0854 Fax: (none entered)
  • 100 Coast Line Street, Room 210, Rocky Mount, NC 27804
    Ph: 252-977-9522 Fax: (none entered)
  • 2000 West First Street, Suite 508, Winston Salem, NC 27104
    Ph: 336-631-5125 Fax: (none entered)
  • 201 North Front Street, Suite 809, Wilmington, NC 28401
    Ph: 910-251-1058 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Campaign office
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Articles and Resources

References

  1. ↑ Roll call vote, Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.

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Semantic data (Edit data)


Latitude: 35°35′38.638″N
Longitude: 82°33′28.512″W Latitude: 35°15′51.285″N
Longitude: 81°11′1.74″W Latitude: 36°2′1.242″N
Longitude: 77°45′5.892″W Latitude: 36°5′47.884″N
Longitude: 80°16′32.086″W Latitude: 34°14′15.298″N
Longitude: 77°56′56.943″W

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