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On the recordFebruary 10, 2009
We never expected that nearly 13 years later, we would be making yet another request to protect the city from the flood emergency caused by the waters of Devils Lake.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Dorgan expresses frustration over ongoing flood protection requests after many years.

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