“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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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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Mar 20, 2003

the folks in Minot, North Dakota, and northwestern North Dakota are really upset, and that is a mild way of saying it, upset about the proposal not to fund NAWS.

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Mar 20, 2003

I mean, there is no excuse for what the Office of Management and Budget has done.

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Mar 20, 2003

I think cutting energy conservation research is moving in exactly the wrong direction.

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Mar 20, 2003

The Forest Service is not a good neighbor, and when you have got an infestation of 30,000 or 40,000 acres of leafy spurge and you do not control them, what happens is, everyone else who is on the periphery of the Forest Service land is…

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Mar 12, 2003

The President has put his administration on course in support of this, which I think is very important.

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Mar 12, 2003

I have indicated I think it is timid in terms of funding, but I do not mean that as a heavy criticism.

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Mar 11, 2003

Talk to me about that, if you would.

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Mar 5, 2003

We need to make progress. The fact is this river is critically important to the upstream and downstream States.

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Mar 5, 2003

I noticed when you mentioned the location of these science facilities, you mentioned the four big States. One little State does all right, New Mexico.

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Mar 5, 2003

The President has put his administration on course in support of this, which I think is very important.

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Mar 5, 2003

But I know how well New Mexico does, Mr. Chairman.

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Mar 5, 2003

This is approximately another 1-year delay on top of 11 previous.

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