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Richard Burr

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Richard Burr is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from North Carolina since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, Burr has focused on issues such as veterans' health care and the relationship between the Department of Veterans Affairs and academic institutions. Throughout his tenure, he has been involved in various legislative efforts aimed at improving services for veterans and enhancing the efficiency of government programs.

Jul 21, 2009

There would be a great inconsistency in us offering preservation or maintenance dollars to some and not all.

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Jul 21, 2009

But, in fact, this new grant program would be inconsistent with what I think the original intent was of the legislation.

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Jul 21, 2009

Thank you for convening this hearing before the National Parks Subcommittee.

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Jul 13, 2009

Well, do you agree with the statement that I made that we've actually had a decrease in the number of women seeking gender-specific health care services at the VA from last year to this year?

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Jul 13, 2009

The statistics do not lie. In 1990, there were 1.2 million women veterans. Today, there are 1.8 million.

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Jul 13, 2009

The VA plans to have gynecologists available at each of the VA's 144 health care systems by 2012.

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Jul 13, 2009

The report's recommendations, I think, have been well-received throughout the veterans' community.

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Jun 28, 2009

The Philadelphia VAMC's brachytherapy program has been suspended since June 2008.

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Jun 23, 2009

So, in other words, the medical alerts that went out were ignored or devalued from a standpoint of importance?

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Jun 23, 2009

One is too many, so we have to go for zero tolerance.

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