Byron Dorgan

I felt that having an embargo on food shipments to Cuba all those years was wrong. It didn't affect Fidel Castro. We tried to injure Fidel Castro by slapping on this embargo which included food and medicine, which I thought was an…

First of all, Senator Tom Daschle remains in office until the end of his term. Second, it is true that Senator Daschle is the strongest proponent and actually the architect and the author of the legislation that has created…

I intend to vote for this. I said there is much in it that I commend and much that I support, including some of the energy provisions that I believe you just mentioned. I was speaking specifically only about the series of tax shelters…

Let me answer my colleague from Louisiana by saying of course it is absurd. Let me say it seems to me the first obligation in this Congress is to make sure we are doing what we should do for those men and women who, when called, left their…

Yes, we have that kind of loophole. It is a perverse, insidious loophole in our Tax Code that says: Shut down your U.S. manufacturing plant, get rid of your U.S. employees and outsource those jobs, and, God bless you, while you leave this…

The authority in the underlying bill given to the national intelligence director is extraordinary and above that which we provide in most other circumstances with respect to appropriations. The two Senators may well intend that. I expect…

I am wondering how is it these leaders seem to think that spending is very important when it comes to funding the reconstruction of Iraq-- which ran through here like a big old truck in fifth gear--but when it comes to spending here at…

I had intended and hoped we would have an opportunity to vote on that on the Senate floor. My hope would be we could go back and revisit what is put in the Congressional Record. And my hope is what was put in the Congressional Record will…

I don't think there's anyone on this subcommittee that will ever withhold the resources that are needed to carry out your missions.

It seems to me that one of the major goals with respect to our security here in this country is the apprehension of Osama bin Laden.

I would expect everyone on this committee would feel that we don't want to withhold $1 that is necessary for the safety of the troops.

The underlying bill is a Federal preemption of taxation with respect to the Internet. The point of the legislation, as introduced, is to effectively prevent taxing the connection to the Internet, believing that the buildout of broadband…

I don't despair about what is happening in this country. I think we have incredible challenges to meet, and we must. We have a big globe with 6 billion people on it. One-half of them have never made a telephone call. One-half of them live…

Let me clear up a couple of issues. First, my colleague from Arizona is straight with all the facts. We have no disagreements about the facts. He indicated I am opposed to the moratorium. I am not opposed to the moratorium. I have voted…

But this is not a new procedure. The Senator from Arizona has employed the same procedure, as have I, as now does Senator Daschle today--that is, offering an amendment that does not relate to the underlying legislation. There is a reason…

For the third year in a row, the Administration proposes no funding to follow through on the commitment that USDA made to rural empowerment zones.

Can you please give me a substantive reason why this funding has been eliminated again this year?

I have one of those zones in my state, the Griggs-Steele Empowerment Zone, focused on out migration--a very serious problem in North Dakota.

I wish no ill for the Canadian producers. Our heart breaks for them as well.

I think it is very important that we take actions with regard to trade on sound science.

I do not think this is the time to open the market to the import of live cattle from Canada.

I feel very strongly about that issue. I regret very much that a case of mad cow disease was found in Canada.

We need to move on that and get that done.

This is a shameful thing to have had happen and to read about. It breaks the bonds of trust that exist in this town. This is a political town, so we expect politics, but not in the context of information given us by agencies that are…

This amendment proposes taking $2.7 billion of that $27 billion and using it to invest in veterans health care. The other side is saying this amendment will hurt working families, kids, and childcare. Don't believe any of that; just read…