Two weeks have passed since The Wall Street Journal reported on the Obama administration's secret $400 million cash payment to Iran and Deborah Ross still has not said a word about the Administration's egregious decision
Published: Saturday, August 20th, 2016 @ 9:51 am
By: Thom Tillis
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One week ago today, The Wall Street Journal broke the news that the Obama Administration made a $400 million cash payment to the Iranian government at the same time four prisoners were released from their custody
Published: Friday, August 12th, 2016 @ 12:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Following Hillary Clinton's press conference this afternoon where she once again contradicted FBI Director James Comey's statements regarding her email scandal, the Burr campaign calls on Deborah Ross to state whether she believes Hillary Clinton has misled the American people in her public statemen
Published: Thursday, August 11th, 2016 @ 11:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Wall Street Journal reported the Obama Administration made a $400 million payment to Iran in January that coincided with the release of four prisoners
Published: Thursday, August 4th, 2016 @ 4:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday, Deborah Ross, in an attempt to display her knowledge on the serious threats the U.S. faces from ISIS, demonstrated just how inexperienced she is on matters of national security
Published: Thursday, July 28th, 2016 @ 10:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week the Burr campaign will continue to highlight Senator Burr's work to provide North Carolina families with greater financial flexibility for their children's future
Published: Tuesday, July 26th, 2016 @ 1:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This was another successful week for Senator Burr as the Senate, and later the House, passed key legislation he sponsored that will help North Carolina veterans as well as other veterans throughout the country
Published: Wednesday, July 20th, 2016 @ 3:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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During the week ahead, the Burr campaign will highlight the results Senator Burr has delivered for North Carolina students and families in the fight for more affordable higher education opportunities
Published: Tuesday, July 12th, 2016 @ 1:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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While North Carolinians celebrate our country's Independence Day this weekend, the Burr campaign will remind those taking part in the festivities of Deborah Ross' defense of burning the American flag
Published: Saturday, July 2nd, 2016 @ 11:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As we move closer to Fourth of July weekend and celebrate our nation's independence, the Burr campaign will continue to highlight work Senator Burr has done on behalf of those who fight, or have fought, for our freedom in the armed forces
Published: Friday, July 1st, 2016 @ 8:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday, Senator Burr joined with Senator John McCain on a legislative measure that would have improved our national security and helped thwart potential terror attacks on our soil
Published: Thursday, June 23rd, 2016 @ 10:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In the week ahead, the Burr campaign will continue to highlight the substantive work Senator Burr has engaged in to help increase access to quality healthcare for our veterans
Published: Tuesday, June 14th, 2016 @ 6:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As Deborah Ross spends the day in Chicago for an EMILY's List conference, the North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) called on Ross to release her public schedule in the state
Published: Tuesday, June 7th, 2016 @ 6:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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With support from Senator Burr, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the reauthorization of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, which helps protect children from sexual predators
Published: Wednesday, June 1st, 2016 @ 9:48 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senator Richard Burr released a post on IJ Review's opinion platform that highlights how the bipartisan ABLE Act is helping people with disabilities to achieve the American Dream
Published: Sunday, May 29th, 2016 @ 4:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, in an interview with POLITICO, former ACLU lobbyist Deborah Ross sought to promote her college affordability tour
Published: Friday, May 27th, 2016 @ 9:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) welcomed Pastor Chris Justice of Lee Park Church in Monroe, North Carolina to the Senate. Senators Tillis and Burr invited Pastor Justice to deliver the U.S Senate Opening Prayer
Published: Wednesday, May 18th, 2016 @ 4:59 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Despite Deborah Ross' best attempts to ignore her radical record, positions such as opposing an online sex offender registry in North Carolina will be impossible for her out run
Published: Friday, May 13th, 2016 @ 4:31 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In a Los Angeles Times op-ed, district attorneys from California and New York praised Senator Burr’s bipartisan legislation that requires technology companies to provide unencrypted data or provide assistance in retrieving said data from mobile devices lawfully obtained through a court order
Published: Thursday, May 12th, 2016 @ 11:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) were among a bipartisan group of 28 senators to commemorate the 17th annual National Charter Schools Week, which lasts May 1 through May 7
Published: Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016 @ 8:13 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Four Democrats are vying for their party’s nomination to the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Richard Burr: Durham businessman Kevin Griffin; retired Army Capt. Ernest Reeves of Greenville; Spring Lake Mayor Chris Rey; and former state Rep. Deborah Ross of Raleigh.
Published: Friday, March 11th, 2016 @ 10:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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rry Holmquist can remember the time he decided to wage his first political campaign and challenge two-term Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Burr in the March 15 primary.
Published: Thursday, March 10th, 2016 @ 6:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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During a televised debate Thursday night, the four Democrats seeking the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Richard Burr discussed immigration, health care, the economy, keeping firearms out of the hands of people with mental health issues, and their thoughts about the incumbent.
Published: Sunday, February 28th, 2016 @ 6:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We lost a great man this weekend. He was one of the few souls left in our nation's capital who still believed our Constitution is worth respecting and paying attention to.
Published: Sunday, February 21st, 2016 @ 4:35 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) issued the following statements in response to a letter from leaders of the Air Force and Army certifying the deactivation of the 440th Airlift Wing at Fort Bragg's Pope Airfield...
Published: Sunday, February 7th, 2016 @ 11:01 am
By: Chris Downey
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Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) have accepted Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr's (R-NC) challenge to put their NFL team pride on the line by wagering the delivery of a Senate floor speech on the outcome of Super Bowl 50 between the Carolina Panthers and the Denver B
Published: Friday, February 5th, 2016 @ 3:53 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Pat McCrory, Roy Cooper, Richard Burr, and many other confirmed or potential candidates for statewide office in North Carolina have plans. They have strategies. They have backers, and staffers, and plenty of ideas for how best to win their elections in November of 2016.
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 12:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last night, the Senate unanimously passed The Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act, legislation introduced by Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Tom Carper (D-DE) that excludes payments from state eugenics compensation programs from consideration in determining federal benefits...
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 10:55 am
By: Chris Downey
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Gov. Pat McCrory, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, and 2nd District U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers are among high-profile Republican incumbents who have drawn Republican primary opponents, but 54 other candidates were, in effect, elected to the General Assembly on Monday because nobody chose to run against...
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 6:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A key Senate Republican is looking into whether Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) discussed classified information during Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 5:05 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The letters note that the notification of transfer for Mr. Aamer did not list the Joint Chiefs of Staff as one of the entities "concurring" and "approving" of the transfer, as is normally the case.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 8:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded the passage of S.754, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, which was sponsored by Senator Richard Burr (R-NC). The bipartisan legislation will enable the government and private sector to voluntarily share information about malicious threats and...
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 @ 1:02 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, President Barack Obama vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2016, which recently passed both chambers of Congress with strong bipartisan support. Following the president's decision to veto the NDAA for FY16, North Carolina Senators...
Published: Friday, October 23rd, 2015 @ 4:48 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) issued a joint statement congratulating Dr. Paul Modrich, a professor at the Duke University School of Medicine, and Dr. Aziz Sancar, a professor at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Published: Thursday, October 8th, 2015 @ 12:35 am
By: Thom Tillis
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