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On the recordFebruary 18, 2010
I happen to agree with Joe and you and others--that the potential of coming over the divide naturally has devastating consequences to a lot of the downstream areas, so we want to try to prevent that.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Dorgan emphasizes the need to prevent potential flooding consequences from Devils Lake.

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