Stories tagged: "Richard Burr"

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Coronavirus If Sen. Burr Resigns He’s Guaranteed to be Replaced by a Republican. Here’s Why.

Republican Sen. Richard Burr dumped as much as $1.7 million in stock ahead of the coronavirus-driven downturn.

Emily Singer Emily Singer March 20, 2020 3:13 pm EDT
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Coronavirus 45,000 Newly Unemployed People Just Learned Their Senators Sold Millions in Stocks Amid Coronavirus Crisis

Sens. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia and Richard Burr of North Carolina are accused of using their early knowledge of the severity of the coronavirus outbreak to protect their own finances instead of informing the public.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil March 20, 2020 2:24 pm EDT
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Coronavirus This Senator Promised the Government Was Ready for Coronavirus. Then He Sold Off Up to $1.7 Million in Stocks.

As head of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Richard Burr would have had access to some of the country's most highly classified information.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil March 19, 2020 5:21 pm EDT
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Coronavirus North Carolina Senator Warned Business Leaders—But Not You—About Coronavirus 3 Weeks Ago

Sen. Richard Burr compared the current coronavirus outbreak to the Spanish Flu in 1918, which killed as many as 50 million people.

Emily Singer Emily Singer March 19, 2020 12:33 pm EDT