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Byron Dorgan: “While I am happy to note that the January 9th letter proposed $4.4 million for energy development on Indian lands, I…”

On the recordJanuary 8, 2009
While I am happy to note that the January 9th letter proposed $4.4 million for energy development on Indian lands, I must say that this amount is woefully inadequate to meet the need for tribal energy project development.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Dorgan criticizes the proposed funding as insufficient for tribal energy needs.

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