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Richard Mauze Burr (born November 30, 1955) is the senior United States Senator from North Carolina. A Republican, Burr represented North Carolina's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for five terms, and was elected to represent North Carolina as a U.S. Senator in the 2004 election. He defeated the Democratic Party nominee, former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles, in the open seat contest. With the 2008 election of Kay Hagan (D), Burr became North Carolina's senior senator.
Early life
Richard Burr was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, the son of Martha (née Gillum) and Rev. David Horace Burr, a minister.He graduated from Richard J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, N.C. in 1974 and earned a B.A. from Wake Forest ...
For the past six years, Senator Richard Burr, R-NC, has faithfully and effectively served the citizens of North Carolina in the United States Senate.
He has been an exemplary steward of taxpayers’ money and has continually fought for the benefit of his constituents.
In an attempt to address the ongoing massive federal spending, Sen. Burr recently co-sponsored a resolution that would require the federal government to annually balance the budget as many state legislatures are currently required to do so.
He also supports the freezing of discretionary domestic spending at the ...
Don’t let his measured tone and low-key manner fool you. Richard Burr is a staunch conservative from the top of his head to the tips of his polished dress shoes.Burr, 54, serving his first term in the seat previously held by John Edwards, has voted with his Republican leadership in the current Congress 94 percent of the time.He has been a consistent advocate for stronger gun owners’ rights.He has vowed to “aggressively try to repeal or replace” the Democrats’ health care reform law.He opposes ending the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell ...
WASHINGTON The top Republican on the Senate Veterans Affairs committee blasted the veterans agency Thursday for not communicating about how it is handling medical claims from Marines who were once stationed at Camp Lejeune.
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr said his staff learned from a constituent that medical cases from across the country are being consolidated at the Veterans Affairs regional benefits office in Louisville, Ky.
Since March, some 200 Marine veterans have applied to have their disabilities connected to water contamination at Lejeune. So far, only about 20 have been ...