U.S. Sen. Richard Burr is attentive to black constituents, a news report says.
An article in CQ Politics Monday noted that the Winston-Salem Republican has done a lot of "political legwork" on issues important to the black community:
In February, Burr introduced legislation (S 413) aimed at boosting graduation rates for low-income and minority students, an issue on which he has teamed up with Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Chaka Fattah , whose district includes Philadelphia.
He has been involved in efforts to combat sickle cell disease and to reauthorize the Healthy Start program, which is designed to reduce infant mortality and the number of babies born at low weights. Both issues disproportionately affect African-Americans.
The article also notes that Burr has helped get federal money for Central Piedmont Community College, N.C. Central University, a community center in Rocky Mount and a sewage treatment plant in Durham.
In 2004, only 12 percent of his votes came from black constituents.
Hat Tip: CitizenOpinionated
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Re: Burr works for black voters
Aftercancer - your assertion is unfounded and based in emotions. How come you can not celebrate Burr's efforts in the state of North Carolina? Read the full article...
And if we are sincerely talking about people that are beholden to people's money then let's look at Kay Hagan.
Trial Lawyers gave her over $10,000 for the PAC and thousands more individually and the got Lilly Leadbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
Hagan got $234,000 from Labor Unions and they are getting her support on the Employee Free Choice Act of 2009
Hagan has voted with the Democrats like Schumer and Reid 94% of the time and I guess that is payment for the close to $11 million given to Hagan by the DSCC.