Byron Dorgan

Enough is enough. It's time for Congress to step in, to accept what the Department itself found in its proposed finding--that the Little Shell Tribe is entitled to federal recognition.

I commend the committee for giving its time and attention to the Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act.

It is time for these Virginia native peoples to be recognized by their own country.

Congress has the power to recognize these Tribes.

Many tribal communities are in the midst of a public safety crisis.

Many tribal communities are in the midst of a public safety crisis.

I was proud to be a cosponsor. I join him in hoping that President Bush will agree to the majority of the House and the Senate to look favorably upon this bill and agree to sign legislation that includes this bill. We owe it to America's…

Few will have the greatness to bend history; but each of us can work to change a small portion of the events, and in the total of all these acts will be written the history of a generation.

I think this moves in exactly the wrong direction. I believe there needs to be more localism and I think there has to be a procedure on localism at the Federal Communications Commission. There need to be public interest standards with…

Under the Congressional Review Act, the resolution of disapproval is intended to overturn a specific rule, not other parts of an agency's order. The waivers are not rules. The resolution is written in a specific way referring to an order…

What I heard was unbelievable--almost unbelievable. They were there to try to be supportive of the anticorruption efforts that were underway by our Government and by Judge Radhi al-Radhi, who headed the Commission on Public Integrity in…

It is the case. I have introduced legislation here in the Senate. Fifty-one Democratic Senators, including Senator Obama and Senator Clinton, signed a letter to the President saying stop sticking oil underground for the rest of 2008. Also…

We don't have a problem with the merit and value of flood insurance. I think the program makes sense. We have an agreement, as it is currently written, and I hope we can perhaps modify it in a managers' amendment. On page 9, section 7, it…

But, if I might inquire further, is it the intention of the amendment to provide that there shall not be mandatory requirements on all of these levees, dams, and other manmade structures, which the underlying bill would require?

My concern about the underlying bill with respect to the mandatory coverage areas is that it requires the expansion of areas of special flood hazards to include areas of residual risks, including areas that are behind levees, dams, and…

I think what is happening is not only unfair to the American consumer but damaging to this country's economy. ... It is the most unbelievable waste, fraud, and abuse in the history of this country. ... I will not go through all the…

I congratulate my friend, the Senator from Georgia, on his new grandson. We all hope this country continues to hold the promise it has held for so many decades now for all American children.

I think the one thing that we don't want to come out of this hearing is some suggestion or some notion that we don't have a safe supply of meat.

I think the proposition that you mentioned, Mr. Chairman, makes some good sense.

That's too few eyeballs watching too much meat.

Correct, it does not change current law. It is our intent that the prevailing wage provisions in both the Indian Health Care Improvement Act and the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act will continue to apply when Federal…

Well, it sounds that way. But we will see. Again, it is very frustrating. We have worked very hard to bring this legislation to the floor of the Senate. I know a lot of people are counting on the Congress to do the right thing. My hope is…

The Senator this morning indicated--and I agreed--that we are about $2 billion short of fully funding Indian health care. We have full-scale rationing going on. The amendment has a restriction in it. He limits the amount of funding in his…

LIHEAP is unbelievably important, and we need to find a way to get the money out for LIHEAP. ... my hope is we can get that done. But having said all of that, again let me say we have a managers' package that perfects--after having…

The Semper Fi Act would rescind all earmarks, or specially designated spending projects, contained in the fiscal year 2008 Consolidated Omnibus Appropriations Act for the city of Berkeley and entities located therein, and redirects those…