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Byron Dorgan: “It is shameful to me that starting tomorrow, the month of February, it will be 2 full years that the Assistant Secretary…”

On the recordFebruary 1, 2007
It is shameful to me that starting tomorrow, the month of February, it will be 2 full years that the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs position has been open and unfilled.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota
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congress.gov
Feb 1, 2007

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Dorgan expresses frustration over the unfilled Assistant Secretary position.

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