“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 recordAugust 3, 2010
As troubling as this sounds, I've got to say, I'm more concerned with the graduation rates in this country than I am with whether it happened in for-profit or not-for-profit.
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Richard Burr
Republican · North Carolina
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Burr prioritizes graduation rates over the type of institution in discussions about education.

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