Byron Dorgan

I think what Governor Engler indicated is the most important point, and that is the stability of funding for a project of this type is essential.

Now, we need to change. We need to do it quickly and effectively.

We have now reached the tipping point that requires, in my judgment, action by Congress.

A user fee structure...would provide a stable stream of funding.

I spoke on the floor of the Senate a number of times about general aviation and its importance to this country.

I have no interest in injuring business aviation, general aviation, or small airports.

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.

I know the word 'privatization' has been used. I did not use it.

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.

You cannot allow this to continue. This is not fair. It is not even legal.

It is well documented that Indian children are far over represented in foster homes, which is another cultural issue.

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.

Obviously the future is education. We have a 50 percent high school dropout rate among Native American youth.

They need our help because we are the ones who made the promise and we are the ones not keeping it.

Do you think she went to find out was this a safe home? She didn’t do that, she didn’t have the time, so this precious child was put in an unsafe circumstance.

I wanted to say one of my regrets is I don't think we do enough in our Congress of oversight hearings.

If kids are not in first place, then there is something unbelievably warped about people.

We have to find a way to get at it.

Safety always comes up. There is always an issue of what is happening around them in their environment that causes them concern about their safety.

It should be front page, headline news on the Washington Post today but it is not because it happens very day, full scale health care rationing.

I am happy to do that. I think what she and Senator Murkowski have introduced has great merit.

These are solemn promises by the government and then what has been done relevant to those promises.

Mr. Chairman, thank you very much. Members of the committee, it is nice to be here and nice to see all of you.

That's not satisfactory, because we've had a lot of time, here, understanding what's going to happen at the Grand Forks Air Force Base.

Would you submit for me, as best you can, even if it's informally, a timeline for the creation of space here that's necessary?