Byron Dorgan: “those who are watching the activities of the Congress now understand that the Congress, after some delay, passed a…”

“those who are watching the activities of the Congress now understand that the Congress, after some delay, passed a disaster bill to provide disaster relief to victims, especially the victims of the blizzards and the floods in South Dakota, North Dakota, and Minnesota, but to provide disaster relief on a much broader scale to those who have been victims of disaster in many States around the country. The Congress did something different this time on disaster relief. In this circumstance, on this disaster relief bill, which is called a supplemental appropriations bill, the Congress decided to attach some very controversial provisions that don't have any relationship to the bill, that are totally extraneous, unrelated to the disaster bill. They attached these provisions that weeks ago the President said he would not accept.”