Source: James Harrison, CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS, 2/5/14

North Carolina senators split their votes on a massive $956 billion farm bill Tuesday, putting an end to three years of debate on the measure and sending it to President Barack Obama’s desk for signature. The bill, which easily cleared a House vote last week, was approved by the Senate in a roll call of 68-32. U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, a North Carolina Republican, was one of 23 members among his party to vote “no.” Earlier in the week, Burr sided with the majority of senators in a procedural vote to end debate on the legislation. In an emailed statement, the senator cited the bill’s overall cost, along with its failure to lift “burdensome” restrictions on farmers as the basis for his opposition.

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