Burr named panel leader
He'll be top GOP senator for the VA
WASHINGTON (Winston-Salem Journal) - Senate Republicans named Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., the ranking Republican on the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs yesterday.
Burr takes over for Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, who announced earlier this month plans to resign from the Senate after his guilty plea in an airport sex sting.
Burr never served in the military, but he represents a state with an estimated 770,000 veterans and more than 100,000 active-duty military personnel.
He said that the appointment gives him the chance to work more closely on issues that affect North Carolina. He noted that North Carolina has one of fastest-growing populations of military retirees in the country.
WASHINGTON (Winston-Salem Journal) - Senate Republicans named Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., the ranking Republican on the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs yesterday.
Burr takes over for Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, who announced earlier this month plans to resign from the Senate after his guilty plea in an airport sex sting.
Burr never served in the military, but he represents a state with an estimated 770,000 veterans and more than 100,000 active-duty military personnel.
He said that the appointment gives him the chance to work more closely on issues that affect North Carolina. He noted that North Carolina has one of fastest-growing populations of military retirees in the country.
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