Political Quotes

Richard Burr: Only days after that hearing, a National Guard unit headquartered in Boone, North Carolina, returned home from Iraq.…

On the recordMarch 2, 2010
Only days after that hearing, a National Guard unit headquartered in Boone, North Carolina, returned home from Iraq. Within 18 months of their return, four of the unit's 175 soldiers had taken their own lives.
Said by
Richard Burr
Republican · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Burr highlights the tragic consequences faced by returning soldiers.

Share

More from Richard Burr

May 25, 2022

The FDA failed to do its job, plain and simple.

congress.gov
Apr 4, 2022

More than 278 therapies have been approved under the accelerated approval pathway over the 30 year history, saving and improving thousands of lives.

congress.gov
Apr 4, 2022

I went through a litany in my opening statements of the deficiencies in what FDA committed to and what they missed.

congress.gov
Jun 15, 2022

Where is that money gone? How is it being spent? Where is it obligated?

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation