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Byron Dorgan: “The desire of Canadians to protect themselves against flooding is understandable, but it is not understandable that they…”

On the recordJuly 8, 2009
The desire of Canadians to protect themselves against flooding is understandable, but it is not understandable that they keep in place a barrier that maximizes flooding on the North Dakota side and minimizes flooding on the Canadian side.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Dorgan criticizes a Canadian dike causing flooding in North Dakota.

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