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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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Nov 10, 2009

What mechanisms exist to try to detect the formation of an ice jam?

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Nov 10, 2009

The other question was why is the Corps of Engineers relying on a gauge several miles upstream from the Fox Island area on which to base its response to ice jam flooding?

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Nov 10, 2009

I think tomorrow at the hearings and today there's going to be a commonality that we need a little more measurements along the river.

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Nov 10, 2009

But again, as far as even the debris removal, there was discussion of even in the Flood Hazard Mitigation Grant as a 75/25 that the 25 percent cost share needed to come up with.

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Nov 10, 2009

the question is how do we get that done.

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Nov 10, 2009

Nobody wants to go through this again.

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Nov 3, 2009

After many years of review and unanimous agreement on the need for change, little has actually been done.

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Nov 3, 2009

The very title implies that the process is broken, so our title says this is about fixing it.

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Oct 28, 2009

But you are not going out investigating highway accidents, are you, at the NTSB?

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Oct 28, 2009

It seems to me scrimping on the issue of safety is a pretty unwise selection.

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Oct 28, 2009

There is a requirement that FAA has put out that in 2010, new aircraft must be equipped with 2-hour voice recorders.

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Oct 28, 2009

I asked the question not to imply that foreign repair stations necessarily are of lesser quality than domestic repair stations.

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