“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
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On the recordMarch 3, 2010
To me, it's the worst delivery system in the world, because it funnels everybody to an emergency room when they're sick.
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Richard Burr
Republican · North Carolina
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Editor's note · Context

Burr expresses strong disapproval of the Medicaid system's structure.

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