U.S. Senator &lt;a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Richard+Burr&amp;family=editorial&amp;specificpeople=689238 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'&gt;Richard Burr&lt;/a&gt; (R-NC), looks at President &lt;a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Barack+Obama&amp;family=editorial&amp;specificpeople=203260 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'&gt;Barack Obama&lt;/a&gt; following his speech at the American Legion National Convention on August 26, 2014 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Obama announced a series of executive actions to aid veterans.