Richard Burr
It's human nature to make the complex manageable and determine things that fit your conclusions. That's bias.Collection: Nature
We often take for granted that our lights will come on when we flip the light switch, but the reality is that our reliability standards and the current state of the transmission grid leave us all vulnerable to blackouts.
The terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, changed the way we think about security.
Congress must not do something just for the sake of doing something. We must carefully and thoughtfully consider the implications of any action and whether that action will help or hinder our ultimate mission of protecting U.S. citizens from terror.
Although we must change the ways we protect our country, we must also guard against policies that appear attractive but offer little real protection and may even impede our ability to protect ourselves.
In the United States Senate, we cannot do great things without reaching across the aisle and working together - and I look forward to the challenges ahead.
Increased funding for the Weatherization Assistance Program is a priority for the Bush Administration, and I am pleased that many families in North Carolina will benefit from this increase.
It is critical that we have a comprehensive energy plan to provide affordable and reliable supplies of energy so that our economy will not be dependent on foreign sources of energy.
The inconveniences we faced within this state are minor compared to... New Orleans.
No one can get to the Right of me.
Although he was a brilliant businessman, in my mind, Dick Spangler will best be remembered in our state for his commitment to education and what it means for lifting individuals out of poverty, giving them a path for learning, and expressing their individuality.
From an institution standpoint, I want the American people to understand that the Senate can function, even on the most serious things.
Politics isn't fun.
I listen to anything country and anything classical. Two great extremes.
When I'm really in the car, I'll cut on Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons.' That's probably the thing that's soothing to me the most.
I'm not opposed - we manufacture a lot of socks in North Carolina - I just choose not to wear them. It's a Southern thing. It's a cultural thing.
I never envisioned retiring out of the Congress.
Russia has conducted a coordinated cyberattack on state election systems and hacked critical infrastructure. They have used social media to sow chaos and discord in our society. They have beaten and harassed U.S. diplomats and violated anti-proliferation treaties.
Vladimir Putin is not our friend and never has been.
We must make clear that the United States will not tolerate hostile Russian activities against us or our allies.
Donald Trump was an entertainer and is in many ways.
Our best line of defense, trying to keep this nation safe and secure, is an effective intelligence-gathering capability, with robust congressional oversight.
I can't influence or impact where the NRA goes and spends money.
One is only susceptible to lobbying if they're weak and they trust what an individual tells them without verification.
I had the longest judicial vacancy in the history of the United States - on the Eastern District of North Carolina. Not many people know that.
I've learned with Donald Trump - take him at his word.
Americans were promised that Obamacare would lower their premiums and that they could keep their current plan if they liked it, but that's not what Americans got.
Apple exists as a corporate entity with the protections provided by U.S. laws, but it cannot be allowed to pick and choose when to abide by those laws as it sees fit.
The strongest tool we, as Americans, have is our ability to rally together and to find solutions with unity of purpose.
There is no limit to our ability and potential when we, as a nation and as a people, work together.
Many times, disagreements between the two political parties in Washington get all the headlines. What's not reported is the fact that Republicans and Democrats agree on where we want to go, but we disagree on how we're going to get there.
ISIL is more threatening to the Muslim world than it is to western civilization.
How did ISIL grow? It's real simple: social media.
Repeal of the individual AMT has been a fundamental element of Republican tax reform campaign promises for years.
Climate change is real and humans do contribute to those changes.Collection: Real
The best way to reduce emissions and pollution is not through partisan political theater but through developing consensus on areas that will bring about effectual change.Collection: Political
I'd love to tell you that something is going to change tomorrow. But the reality is that it won't.Collection: Reality
If there are witnesses the government interviewed who suggest other people were involved or that Tim McVeigh was not involved, those are critical matters that would have to be investigated.Collection: Government
This is a limiting factor in the way we have been able to help, ... We need to determine to what extent does an 'emergency declaration' go.Collection: Doe
We remember Ronald Reagan as a man who maximized his gifts from an unknown to an actor to a Governor to the leader of the Free World.Collection: Men