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On the recordDecember 9, 2010
Byron Dorgan has been a big bang in the Senate. He has made a difference here. He has made an enormous difference in our home State of North Dakota. He helped build a foundation that has made North Dakota, today, the most successful State in the country--the lowest unemployment, the best financial situation, the fastest economic growth. Byron Dorgan helped build a foundation that has transformed our State. We are forever in his debt.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota
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Senator Conrad honors Senator Dorgan's contributions to North Dakota and the Senate.

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