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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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Jan 20, 2015

Thank you all for being here and sharing your knowledge and suggestions with us.

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Jan 20, 2015

I've got to admit that Senator Warren stimulated something in my mind, because I agree with her.

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Jan 7, 2015

I thank Senator Alexander and Senator Bennet, and I thank them for what they propose in the FAST Act. As a parent who went through two kids going to college, when I was presented that form, I realized I wasn't capable of doing it. I…

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Dec 16, 2014

I thank the soon-to-be chairman of the Finance Committee and the current chairman of the Finance Committee for the their help. I want to turn to my good friend Bob Casey about this in just a second. This has taken 8 years to bring to this…

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Dec 12, 2014

I rise as a cosponsor of the amendment from the Senator from Colorado. This amendment would correct a mistake and level the transportation fuel tax playing field by taxing LNG on an energy equivalent basis rather than a volumetric basis…

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Dec 11, 2014

I feel surrounded by friends and colleagues who are getting ready to leave, and being part of that original class 20 years ago, there is one thing that I have learned is extremely unique in Washington. I am next to two people who are…

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Dec 10, 2014

this moment is bittersweet for me. I spent more time with Saxby than I have with my own wife for the past 20 years. We have done everything together. Those vacation spots he mentioned--Kabul, Baghdad--I was right beside him. We traveled to…

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Dec 2, 2014

We cannot do that today. Therefore, we dumb ourselves down to only being focused on how much Sovaldi costs.

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Dec 2, 2014

We do not want to give up innovation.

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Dec 2, 2014

I fear we are going to see significant rationing among the VA population.

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Dec 2, 2014

I would be satisfied if you would look at it and you make your calculation based upon here is what it costs us over the lifespan of a veteran who has Hepatitis C to treat them under what was the conventional treatment.

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Dec 2, 2014

Innovation is expensive. We have known that.

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