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
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I think this Congress has to stand up for the interest of the American consumer, ... This is about as far from a free market as anything I know.
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Most likely Congress will do little or nothing but talk a great deal and hold hearings,
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Retaliation against employees for providing information to Congress is illegal and entirely unacceptable.
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Consumers need relief from high energy prices. Talk is cheap. The price of energy is not. Congress needs to act.
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Congress is going to slap on the penalties unless you and commissioner Selig do it first.
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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,
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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.
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I think when someone runs a $10 billion company into the ground, the last thing you do is give him a bonus. Pay is based on performance. When somebody is cooking the books and running a company into the ground, you don't give them big bonuses. That's not rocket science.
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I think it's probably inevitable that the votes are going to exist to call witnesses,
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I think this is nonnegotiable, ... You've waited too long.
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It is not taking a vote before we've heard the evidence.
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I think there was a massive waste of taxpayer money, ... stories about money being delivered in paper bags -- cash -- millions of dollars of cash being delivered in bags.
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Our soldiers are prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice for their country, and we must do our part. And that means voting for the funds they need to finish the job.
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I think this is a seed bed for substantial growth and opportunities in our region,