Richard Burr actually said...

"But without the willingness of the American people to make the investment, we will come up woefully short."

"I am really searching for your help in leading me in the direction to convince people on the Outer Banks of North Carolina..."

"I hope if, in fact, we think that a policy like removal of automobiles or a cap on the population is something that ought to be policy, that we will sober up before we go out and publicly say that."

"I hope that my colleagues, both sides of the Congress, will allow science and science alone to drive our policies in the future."