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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 13, 2010

I do not want over-regulation for sure.

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Apr 13, 2010

I do not want over-regulation, but I want you to use the right touch to make sure that the referee is doing what the referee must do to keep the free market free.

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Apr 13, 2010

The marketplace would pick winners and losers.

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Apr 13, 2010

I opposed it at the time. But we need to find a way, in my judgment, to restore that which always existed.

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Apr 13, 2010

I love the free market. I think it is the best allocator of goods and services that I have ever seen, but it needs a referee and you are a regulator.

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Apr 13, 2010

we invoked cloture last evening on a motion to proceed to legislation that will extend unemployment benefits during what has been the deepest recession since the Great Depression. We have had objections from the other side to extending…

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Apr 13, 2010

I want you to make things happen and make good things happen. So I support what you are trying to do.

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Apr 13, 2010

I think there are two ways ahead as well. One is using your existing authority.

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Apr 13, 2010

I mean the opposition to that is to say, no, we are for a discrimination policy.

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Apr 13, 2010

It really comes down to the point of the head here that we have always had a nondiscrimination requirement.

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Apr 12, 2010

I am talking about the people at the top. The question is, What about the people at the bottom, the people who work for a living, who like their jobs, want to have a better future for themselves and their children, but who discovered that…

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Mar 31, 2010

I included that provision which required DOD and FAA to develop a national solution for military U.S. access in the National airspace.

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