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Byron Dorgan: “There are people now who are sitting on an empty dock in a small town on the coast who own a boat, a fishing boat that…”

On the recordJune 8, 2010
There are people now who are sitting on an empty dock in a small town on the coast who own a boat, a fishing boat that is not being used, and they have got to make a payment at the end of the month.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Dorgan highlights the economic impact of the oil spill on local fishermen.

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