Byron Dorgan: “We are headed toward an election. That will affect the Senate schedule. That means it is likely the Senate will complete…”

“We are headed toward an election. That will affect the Senate schedule. That means it is likely the Senate will complete its work, the Congress will complete its work, in the 106th Congress by the middle of October. As we look to that moment, we have a lot of work to do between now and then. We have appropriations bills to complete. After all that, one of the fundamental responsibilities we have is to provide for the funding of things we do together in government. We build our roads together. It doesn't make sense for each family to build their own road to the supermarket. It is called government.”