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Byron Dorgan

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Byron Dorgan is a former United States Senator from North Dakota, serving from 1992 to 2011 as a member of the Democratic Party. He was born on May 14, 1942. During his tenure in the Senate, Dorgan was known for his advocacy on issues such as agriculture, energy, and Native American rights. He played a significant role in promoting policies aimed at supporting rural communities and addressing the needs of tribal nations. Dorgan also served as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, where he focused on improving the lives of Native Americans and addressing their concerns in federal policy.

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May 5, 2009

This subcommittee is going to try to have an impact on that, and we tried to have an impact on that in the stimulus bill as well to make sure that most of these things tend to move toward the geologic side of things because of CCS.

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May 5, 2009

Congress should authorize and appropriate funds for a comprehensive research, development, and demonstration program administered by the U.S. Department of Energy specifically focused on algae energy systems.

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May 5, 2009

We need to do a lot of everything to find out what works and what scales up.

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May 5, 2009

I don't mean to interrupt you, but if you are doing it right now and it was demonstrated at scale that you can produce a product of substantial value and sequester virtually all of the CO2 at the same time, it seems to me there would be a…

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Apr 29, 2009

It is an unbelievable miscarriage of justice, and I have been working on that case for several months.

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Apr 22, 2009

The Indian Health Service is only funded at about one half of its need.

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Apr 22, 2009

All it not hopeless. I think the fact that someone with great qualifications will step forward to say, let me be part of fixing things, that gives me great cause for hope.

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Apr 22, 2009

If we have done those things and intend to keep those promises, and we should, then there isn't any reason we ought not give them some alternatives for health care as well.

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Apr 22, 2009

I believe Dr. Roubideaux will be inheriting an Indian health system that is broken.

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Apr 22, 2009

Clinician shortages are rampant. Significant health disparities permeate Indian Country.

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Apr 22, 2009

The Indian Health Service is an agency, I believe, with some very serious management problems.

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Apr 22, 2009

We are going to need your help to work together to write a new Indian Health Care Improvement bill.

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