“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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On the recordMay 8, 2003
I have seen them get on airplanes for 20 years and move off. And frankly, you can put them all in a barrel and roll it down a hill, you are always going to have a lower on top.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota
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Dorgan expresses frustration with trade negotiators' effectiveness over the years.

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