I have explained to the folks in the region that I understand that the people of Fargo and Moorhead, given what they faced this spring, believe that its most significant priority at the moment is flood control.
Dorgan acknowledges local priorities for flood control after recent events.
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You know, I do not know that I can offer you much advice except to say we have painted ourselves into a fiscal policy corner.
Senator Dorgan once said it takes four agencies and 49 steps. I think with the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, we say it is seven agencies and 100 steps.
We have to shine all the spotlights on one spot and figure out not only what is happening, but how on earth do we fix it.
I just want to say that I am concerned about the court's decision in Carcieri and the impact it may have on those tribes that were recognized after 1934.
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