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Byron Dorgan: “I happen to agree with Joe and you and others--that the potential of coming over the divide naturally has devastating…”

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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Editor's note · Context

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

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