Byron Dorgan: “This is literally a sprint to the finish. Much of what we will discuss and debate are the most important issues people…”

“This is literally a sprint to the finish. Much of what we will discuss and debate are the most important issues people worry about and are talking about around the supper table. They talk about the issues that affect them every day: Are our kids going to good schools? Are we proud of the schools we send our kids to? Do I have a good job? Does it provide retirement benefits, insurance, security? Will grandma and grandpa have adequate health care when they have serious health problems? Is our neighborhood a safe one in which to live? Can we afford the prescription drugs that the doctor prescribes and says we need to maintain a healthy lifestyle and to control a disease we may have? All of these things are the things that interest families who discuss what their lives are like these days and how they can be improved.”