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Byron Dorgan: “I came to the Senate in 2000 to plead for a change in the law.”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2011
I came to the Senate in 2000 to plead for a change in the law.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

Editor's note · Context

Dorgan emphasizes his long-standing advocacy for legal changes affecting Indian Country.

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