Byron Dorgan
Byron Dorgan
Byron Leslie Dorganis a former United States Senator and United States Congressman from North Dakota and currently serves as a senior policy advisor for the Washington, DC law firm Arent Fox LLP. He served 12 years in the U.S. House and 18 years in the Senate. He was a member of the Senate Democratic leadership for 16 years, first as Assistant Democratic Floor Leader and then as Chairman of the Democratic Policy Committee and Chairman of the Committee on Indian...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth14 May 1942
agreements trade turning
Not only are the trade agreements we're negotiating around the world not turning things around, they are making things much worse,
adequate controls late spent
It's not too late to have adequate controls on that which is spent on the reconstruction and on the contracting in Iraq,
congress fully happened information
It's very important for Congress to be able to do its work, to fully investigate what has happened here, for us to have information about all of these partnerships,
message players waited
The message to the players is they waited too long. They waited too long. It's over,
waited
This is non-negotiable at this point. You waited too long.
closing computer concerns decided depend drive farmers farther force glad improve listened members money offices online pay questions save scrap serious wants
If USDA wants to improve its computer systems, I'm all for it, ... But they shouldn't try to pay for those upgrades by closing the FSA offices our farmers depend on. It never made sense to me that the way to save money was to force farmers and ranchers to drive farther or go online to get their questions answered. I had serious reservations about this plan, as did many members of Congress. I'm glad USDA listened to those concerns and has decided to scrap this plan.
businesses companies congress expects help oil profit reaping time
Everyone expects American businesses to make a profit and I don't begrudge them that, ... But the big oil companies are now reaping an unbelievable windfall, and it's time for Congress to help consumers.
against consumer consumers fact industry shed side tears took virtually
The American consumer should shed no tears at Mr. Crawford's resignation, ... The fact is, he took the side of the pharmaceutical industry and against consumers at virtually every opportunity.
al concession gore point speech tonight
I think it's appropriate at this point for Al Gore ... to give a speech tonight, to give a speech tonight that is a concession speech,
cut taking
It means, 'I'm taking a cut of this,'
basic colleagues constitution democracy easy framework greatest
The U.S. Constitution is the basic framework for the greatest democracy on Earth. Some of my colleagues find it easy to amend it. I don't.
both brought forward represent security taxpayer threat waste
If the allegations brought forward by the whistle-blowers are correct, they represent both a security threat and a waste of taxpayer dollars.
both brought forward represent secure security taxpayer threat unable waste
If the allegations brought forward by the whistleblowers are correct, they represent both a security threat and a waste of taxpayer dollars. It would be ironic, to say the least, if DHS were unable to secure its own headquarters.