Byron Dorgan: “I look in my daughter's eyes and she asks me the question: Am I going…”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2011

I look in my daughter's eyes and she asks me the question: Am I going to be the one or the three, Mom?

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Byron Dorgan

Democratic · North Dakota

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Editor's note · Context

Dorgan shares a personal story to highlight the urgency of addressing violence against Native women.

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