Byron Dorgan said...

The Act's passage last year took many people by surprise, not only among the usual Beltway skeptics here in Washington, ...

There would be an upheaval in Congress, and there would be great efforts to prevent it from happening.

Mr. Chairman, thank you very much. Members of the committee, it is nice to be here and nice to see all of you.

Taking thousands of people, maybe tens of thousands of people off government assistance and giving them hope is the way ...