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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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Apr 19, 2010

the successful deployment of CCS could reduce overall costs of reductions by up to 97%!

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Apr 19, 2010

No, I do not. The reason I asked the question is these holds are, in some cases, anonymous. I spoke earlier today about a hold on a promotion for one of the generals in the Army to be a major general that has now been held up for nearly 6…

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Apr 19, 2010

I understand that reducing carbon emissions in a very significant way is important, but my concern is that we make sure that we have targets and timetables as well as the funding for the scientific inquiry.

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Apr 19, 2010

this morning I was looking at something I have had on my desk for a long while. I was thinking about words and words that matter because there have been a lot of words recently about the issue of financial reform or Wall Street reform, how…

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Apr 19, 2010

CURC fully endorses the concept of such a fee-based program to support the demonstration of CCS.

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Apr 19, 2010

My sense is that we are not going to have an energy future without the use of coal, but the use of coal has to be substantially different than the way we have used coal in the past.

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Apr 19, 2010

I think many share the urgency that he feels about moving ahead.

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Apr 14, 2010

I described it today, but it has been said in other venues. Mr. Whitacre from AT&T most famously said it: These are my pipes. I want Google to pay for the use of my pipes. That was a famous statement by Mr. Whitacre. Yes, those pipes…

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Apr 14, 2010

The Internet is an extraordinary innovation in our lives. We tend to take it for granted, I suppose, because it is so normal for all of us every day to use the Internet, whether it is a wireless device or a laptop computer, or whatever. We…

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Apr 14, 2010

First is something called the Cobell settlement, which perhaps many will not know about. It is the settlement of a class action lawsuit against the federal government for mismanaging the trust accounts of American Indians for well over a…

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Apr 14, 2010

There is a man named GEN Michael Walsh, a commander in the Corps of Engineers. He is an extraordinary general. He is a one-star general, a brigadier general, and he has been recommended for the rank of major general. That recommendation…

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Apr 14, 2010

Simply, GEN Michael Walsh is someone I have known for a long time. He is an extraordinary soldier and a patriotic American who doesn't deserve, and never deserved, to have his promotion derailed for 6 months by one Member of the Senate…

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