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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.

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Oct 22, 2015

I thank my colleagues for allowing me the time. Very quickly, it was said that this bill will not prevent and would not have prevented the attacks that took place at American companies. It is, in fact, right. The vice chair and I have…

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Oct 22, 2015

let me modify my request. I ask unanimous consent for 2 additional minutes on both sides. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Oct 22, 2015

I ask unanimous consent for 2 additional minutes before we move to the cloture vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Oct 22, 2015

I ask unanimous consent that each side be given 2 additional minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Mr. McCAIN. I am about to object. Let's get going here.

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Oct 22, 2015

I think everybody would like to vote, but I will say one last thing to my colleagues. Any company in America--any company in America--that chooses not to participate, doesn't have to. If for some reason they find there is something in this…

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Oct 22, 2015

in just shy of 25 minutes, the Senate will have a procedural vote on the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. The committee worked diligently for most of this year in a bipartisan way to achieve a balance of great policy and…

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Oct 21, 2015

I thank Senator Udall for his work on TSCA. His description is pretty accurate. I am doing what the Senate historically has always done, allowing any Member of the Senate to exercise their authority as a Member of this austere body to…

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Oct 21, 2015

And on the current unanimous consent request, if I can address that, reserving the right to object, again, without being repetitive, this is a 1-year extension. The beauty of the effort by Senator Cantwell and Senator Murkowski, a…

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Oct 21, 2015

I thank Senator Udall. He is a cosponsor of the permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. I came to the Senate prior to the expiration of the Land and Water Conservation Fund with the hope that my colleagues would…

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Oct 21, 2015

I object to the last unanimous consent request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.

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Oct 21, 2015

I ask unanimous consent that if cloture is invoked on the Burr-Feinstein substitute amendment to S. 754, the Senate then vote in relation to the Paul amendment No. 2564, as modified, with 10 minutes divided in the usual form prior to the…

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Oct 21, 2015

let me say to the authors, I have deep respect for both of you, and you have done an incredible job with this bill. It is one of the reasons I am a cosponsor, because it is good legislation. It is no surprise to the Senate that I have had…

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