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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.
I think that is the right course of action. I have felt that way for some while, and I believe that the minority leader and most of my colleagues believe this is the right course. However, I've heard a lot of comments on the talk shows and…
The United States Trade Ambassador Kantor and United States Secretary of Agriculture Espy are now prepared to take action against our neighbors in Canada for shipping an avalanche, a veritable flood of subsidized grain into our country…
the author of this amendment portrays it as an attempt to prevent Members of Congress, Supreme Court Justices, and diplomats from getting free parking at the airport here in Washington, DC. But what this amendment will really do if it…
last year, the Congress, with the participation of the American people, debated fiscal policy in a wrenching, crippling manner. We debated taxing policies and spending policies to try to find a way to reduce the Federal deficit, to lower…
I wish to briefly note my support for this bill, and for the efforts of Senator Feinstein, the sponsor, and Senator Johnston, chairman of the committee of jurisdiction, in bringing this bill to the floor. Because the California Desert…
as a cosponsor, I wish to briefly express my support for this bill. I strongly supported similar legislation while a Member of the House of Representatives for many years, and I wish to thank Senator Hatfield's efforts to bring this…
Let me follow the remarks of the Senator from Oregon by saying that I have spent a lot of time on the issue of Government waste. In this body and also over in the House of Representatives I have voted continually to cut and cut and cut. I…
The Senate finds that-- (1) foreign-controlled corporations doing business in the United States do not pay their fair share of taxes; (2) up to 72 percent of foreign-controlled corporations doing business in the United States pay no…
I would observe that there is kind of a law of physics about bureaucracy in politics, but especially bureaucracy: A body at rest stays at rest. I have discovered trying to get the institutional mindset in the Treasury and elsewhere to…
This amendment happens to deal with how much money we raise and from where we raise the money. We are talking today about how much we spend, how much money we raise, and what kind of a deficit we have left. The question is whether we…
Many in Congress have known for years that the National Park Service must take a more business-like approach to the way the service contracts for private concessions to serve visitors to our national parks. Many in Congress have tried to…
in January of this year, before the Senate resumed its session, I spent some time here in Washington, DC, sitting in the court system, watching the superior court, watching cases, watching judges, and watching defendants. I also visited…
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