Richard Burr

I thank my colleagues for a spirited debate... Nationally we are making progress.

This plan is universal health care. Let me say it again. This plan is universal health care. This is providing affordable, accessible health care, provided by the private sector, for every American in this country. This is change in the…

Are we going to commit to using part of these Federal dollars that States deserve--because it is in many cases in lieu of Federal payments for a tax--are we going to commit those to local school systems to educate our children? That is the…

The bill refers to ``contributions credited to the account'' rather than pay credits?

An international avian flu surveillance component is an important investment and I hope HHS and CDC recognize the need to enhance our surveillance capabilities. I encourage the Appropriations Committee and Chairman Cochran to give it full…

My amendment builds upon work Senator Lieberman and Senator Brownback undertook last year in the fiscal year 2006 Defense appropriations bill, which also included the first avian flu supplemental. It enhances our domestic capacity to…

The Smithsonian has agreed to provide the samples and the data it collects to United States agency partners without delay. In turn, we will count on the DOI, USDA, HHS, and any other agencies to negotiate the full coordination and…

I agree that avian flu surveillance is critical to our ability to protect public health. Mr. President, I ask Senator Lieberman, is the global program he supported in the fiscal year 2006 appropriations process for international…

Do you agree that the provision is intended to allow Treasury to consider for purposes of the regulatory safe harbor cash balance plan conversions that are announced 5 or more years in advance, allow employees to continue to accrue…

Let me try to connect the logic with the reality, that if the Senator permits me, I will sit down with him next week. I believe I can show him at least the initial language that puts this altogether in a comprehensive way and in fact…

I also thank my colleagues for bringing the important work of the Afghan Medical Relief Foundation to the attention of the chairman. The AMRF has successfully trained 16 health care professionals to diagnose and treat diabetes, developed a…

I want to maintain the 7 minutes for Senator Bond. I thank Senator Kyl for the gracious way we tried to negotiate. I think it is unfortunate that we have not. I urge Senators to defeat this amendment. Protect the patients.

Madam Speaker, let me add, before I yield back my time, the fabulous commitment that the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Eshoo) has made to this bill, as well as the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Greenwood) on our side. I think the…

I think that, clearly, there will be a continuing debate in Washington around whether we fund agencies at an adequate level. The reality is that agencies have the determination to decide where they put their funding, and in many cases it…

But the fact is that it tells us that we are doing something right in this country; that we are raising the next generation of leaders in the right way, where they are giving and not necessarily taking. We are here today to make sure that…

In concluding, Mr. Speaker, let me urge my colleagues to support this resolution. I think that it is time that we move towards an era that in this great country we can create an atmosphere that ensures hope and eliminates what-ifs.

Let me make this point here. A voluntary plan, a plan where we create the benefit and say to the 38 million seniors and eligible disabled, it is your choice. If you currently have coverage that was extended by an employer in your…

The assistance provided in this emergency appropriations bill will be critical in helping my fellow North Carolinians return to at least a semblance of the lives they led before last September's devastating floods.

Title III, however, addresses the true emergency needs of many in this country, and in North Carolina particularly.

The challenge for us as well is to make sure that the plan that we produce has a value. I think sometimes we leave value out of it because we are talking about this captured audience, and I guess that is how people can look at the current…

In her particular case, it was not limited to osteoporosis, which is the case with a lot of seniors today who have multiple health problems or multiple health conditions. She herself said that she took 11 prescriptions a day. Now, one of…

Reclaiming my time, like this legislation, that would protect consumers, and I look forward to additionally protecting consumers with the gentleman from Louisiana.

Special Agent John Gibson, Officer Jacob ``J.J.'' Chestnut, duty, honor, country. Many Members of Congress have expressed our collective grief over the loss of Special Agent Gibson and Officer J.J. Chestnut, but it is worth repeating over…

I asked myself, why was the White House willing to shut the Federal Government down on a highway designation that helped southern Ohio?

If you think I am radical and extremist, you ought to see the people that elected me. And the reality is when we talk about the mind set change in Washington, what we are a reflection of is the people who sent us here. They sent us with a…