RICHARD BURR

The inconveniences we faced within this state are minor compared to... New Orleans.

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.

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.

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.

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.

No one can get to the Right of me.

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.

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.

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.

It's human nature to make the complex manageable and determine things that fit your conclusions. That's bias.

From an institution standpoint, I want the American people to understand that the Senate can function, even on the most serious things.

I've learned with Donald Trump - take him at his word.

How did ISIL grow? It's real simple: social media.

One is only susceptible to lobbying if they're weak and they trust what an individual tells them without verification.

There is no limit to our ability and potential when we, as a nation and as a people, work together.

We must make clear that the United States will not tolerate hostile Russian activities against us or our allies.

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.

Vladimir Putin is not our friend and never has been.

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.

I listen to anything country and anything classical. Two great extremes.

I never envisioned retiring out of the Congress.

I can't influence or impact where the NRA goes and spends money.

Repeal of the individual AMT has been a fundamental element of Republican tax reform campaign promises for years.

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.