Byron Dorgan

It is just irritating to even be talking about that issue, but I wanted to just lay that out at the front end.

So, you're saying, in the 1944 Flood Control Act, there is a 3.1-million acre feet allocation?

The completion of this latest component of NAWS will be a great benefit for those who live in the Donnybrook and Tolley area.

It's beyond my comprehension that a judge has made that kind of a ruling.

Somehow, it is probably not a surprise in the year 2010 that the Canadians are objecting.

I was surprised that the State has put virtually no money into this.

It seems to me, however, that those communities that you are now hooking up with Minot water through pipe that we've laid with these appropriations while we're waiting, would be less secure if we lay pipe to a lot of other cities and put…

It seems to me that Mr. Breitzman is describing a process--that, at the very earliest would get to a final EIS, or a final Bureau of Reclamation product, by July 2012.

Thank you very much for your testimony.

That is the most absurd thing I have ever heard.

I think it's important for the Canadians to understand, and I hope they do understand that there's no one that is involved, here in North Dakota, myself, any of you at the table, or anybody else involved in water projects that ever wishes…

I fully support and believe that the project, as designed, has merit, and will be completed.

Yes, but we've got to move, here. My point is, it's 8 years later and we're still waltzing around trying to figure out how we're going to treat water.

Let me finally say that while I have mixed feelings about having done this--one regret and the other a strong feeling of accomplishment on the safety issues--I intend to come back to the floor in September, and if we have not made progress…

I believe that we have a responsibility to ensure that Indian tribes have the ability to govern themselves.

I am proud to say as well that this afternoon, I believe at 4:45 today, the President will sign the Tribal Law and Order Act.

I think that one of the things that this hearing does, that we have both tried to do, is spur industry to use their technology expertise to help develop answers that empower consumers in a meaningful way.

I had no idea this was going on.

I held a couple of hearings on these issues, when I chaired a subcommittee in this committee.

If they want to do a better job of ensuring that consumers can make clear choices and have clear notice, then I think it's in their hands to avoid legislation.

Thank you, Senator LeMieux.

There is, way down at the end, an--generally, an 'unsubscribe'----

Anyone would find that unbelievable. They would say, 'Are you kidding me? Who the hell are you, tracking me around, making notes about everything I'm doing?'

We--I think this committee relies on both of your agencies to help steer us and think through, How do we work with the industry to keep that which is good--I mean, advertising, supporting the Internet, is something all of us want to be…

Well, we didn't have a hearing, I think, because of original discovery.