Do Nothing Dick, by the numbers
Submitted by James on Thu, 08/12/2010 - 11:43am
I've been scouring Richard Burr's record of sponsored legislation, trying to find a shred of evidence that he's actually led the charge on anything important in Congress.
Here are the first ten initiatives listed on his website:
1. S.RES.89 : A resolution expressing support for designation of a "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day".
Sponsor: Sen Burr, Richard [NC] (introduced 3/30/2009) Cosponsors (9)
Latest Major Action: 3/30/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.2. S.RES.101 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the tragic events at the Pinelake Health and Rehab Center in Carthage, North Carolina on Sunday, March 29, 2009.
Sponsor: Sen Burr, Richard [NC] (introduced 4/3/2009) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 4/3/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.3. S.RES.110 : A resolution congratulating the University of North Carolina Tar Heels basketball team for winning the 2008-2009 NCAA men's basketball championship.
Sponsor: Sen Burr, Richard [NC] (introduced 4/22/2009) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 4/22/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.4. S.RES.135 : A resolution designating May 8, 2009, as "Military Spouse Appreciation Day".
Sponsor: Sen Burr, Richard [NC] (introduced 5/6/2009) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 5/6/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.5. S.RES.223 : A resolution designating September 2009 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities benefitting children and youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing efforts made by these charities and organizations on behalf of children and youth as critical contributions to the future of our Nation.
Sponsor: Sen Burr, Richard [NC] (introduced 7/24/2009) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.6. S.RES.349 : A resolution supporting and encouraging greater support for Veterans Day.
Sponsor: Sen Burr, Richard [NC] (introduced 11/10/2009) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 11/10/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.7. S.RES.384 : A resolution honoring United States Army Special Operations Command on their 20th anniversary.
Sponsor: Sen Burr, Richard [NC] (introduced 12/22/2009) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 12/22/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services.8. S.RES.451 : A resolution expressing support for designation of a "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day".
Sponsor: Sen Burr, Richard [NC] (introduced 3/11/2010) Cosponsors (10)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2010 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.9. S.RES.462 : A resolution recognizing Thursday, April 22, 2010, as "Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Day".
Sponsor: Sen Burr, Richard [NC] (introduced 3/18/2010) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/18/2010 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.10. S.RES.505 : A resolution congratulating the Duke University men's basketball team for winning the 2009-2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship.
Sponsor: Sen Burr, Richard [NC] (introduced 4/29/2010) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2010 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
What a bunch of bullshit.
Come on, James, you can do better than this...
That THOMAS search is not in chronological order. If you keep scrolling down, you will find some actual substantive bills (and a whole lot of tariff and duty relief acts) that Burr sponsored. I'm not saying any of his bills were worth the parchment they were scratched on. But I am saying that, despite the fact that THOMAS via his website spat this list out, it's an inaccurate portrayal.
Let's criticize Burr based on the legislation he HAS put forth, the interests who HAVE given him money to push such bad bills. There is certainly plenty there to use against him without having to resort to a somewhat misleading argument.
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I don't know why Thomas listed his "contributions"
in this particular order ... but it struck me as an ironic display of his do-nothing record.
The only legislation I find of even passing relevance is a bill he sponsored with Diane Feinstein on residency for military spouses. Beyond that, I see nothing ... do you?
Do good. Be nice. Have fun.
Senator Fluff
I was wondering why he left out the sweet potato, then I remembered that was one of Liddy's major accomplishments.
And if you're gonna do fluff, at least get it right. I was assigned to the U.S. Army 1st SOCOM over 25 years ago, so unless it went through some kind of "rebirth" process, that anniversary is off by a few years.
Senator Fluff?
Did someone mention Larry Craig?
Or Mitch McConnell?
Or Lindsey Graham?
or....
pencil sharpeners
This one is my favorite: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:s2669:
Truly no one can accuse Sen. Burr of not keeping his eye on the ball... If North Carolina's future isn't based up foreign manufactured electrically operated pencil sharpeners then what, pray tell me, is NC banking upon?
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#10 on the list bothers me the most
Go Heels!
Go recommend this good diary on Burr at Kos
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/8/13/892734/-NC-Sen:-Were-not-uninfor....
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