“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.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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On the recordJune 26, 2012
There are many veterans, spouses, and family members who are deprived of their Second Amendment rights to own firearms based upon an arbitrary decision by somebody at VA.
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Richard Burr
Republican · North Carolina
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Burr criticizes the VA's process for determining veterans' eligibility for firearm ownership.

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