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littlemissmartypants

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3. He needs to recuse himself.

Reply to compsports (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2017, 07:21 PM

Jan 2017

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DeVos and relatives contributed a combined $43,200 during the 2016 election cycle, according to a review by the Winston-Salem Journal of reports filed by the Burr campaign with the Federal Election Commission.

“If Sen. Burr does not recuse himself after benefiting from DeVos’ donations, we’ll have the appearance of a high-ranking government position that can be bought by and sold to the highest bidder,” said David Donnelly, the president and chief executive of Every Voice.

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From Facebook/Senator Burr reportedly wavering in support of DeVos [View all] compsports Jan 2017 OP

Ohhh, if you live in NC, please call! Sens don't pay any attention to nonresidents, so we can't napi21 Jan 2017 #1

What if you call and give a NC zip code. How would they know the difference? Not that Squinch Jan 2017 #2

You could probably do that, but be prepared to have a street address along with the zip code. napi21 Jan 2017 #4

He needs to recuse himself. littlemissmartypants Jan 2017 #3

voice mailbox is full steventh Jan 2017 #5