BREAKING: Richard Burr Personally Profited from a Company that Shipped Jobs Overseas

Press Release

Shortly after Deborah released a plan to help protect workers from bad trade deals, new research emerged that showed her opponent, incumbent Senator Richard Burr, made thousands of dollars off of investments in a company that shipped jobs overseas. Burr repeatedly voted to protect tax breaks for companies that outsourced jobs during his 20-plus year tenure in Washington.

Burr's wealth has increased by more than 400 percent during his time in the Senate, but he has voted to cut taxes for millionaires like himself while raising taxes on working people, and voted against raising the minimum wage. He was also one of only three Senators to vote against a ban on insider trading by members of Congress, while pushing legislation that would benefit his own stock portfolio.

Statement from Cole Leiter, Ross press secretary:

"Richard Burr has no shame. Protecting tax breaks for companies that shipped jobs overseas while supporting cuts to programs that help workers get back on their feet is sadly typical of his 20-plus years in Washington. But the fact that he was making money off of a company that outsourced jobs, in the wake of an economic recession which hurt so many families, shows just how out of touch he really is. Burr has put himself and the special interests first for too long in Washington, and it is time for a change."

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