Byron Dorgan: “I know that everyone sitting at this table has a passionate desire to fix these problems.”

I spent much of my time as Chairman of this committee focused on increasing funding for the IHS and trying to force some systemic changes in the bureaucracy that plagues that agency.

This is not about politics; everyone on this dais knows that.

You cannot allow this to continue. This is not fair. It is not even legal.

The status quo will not be tolerated.