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...
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Date of Birth14 May 1942
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We are telling a guy who fought for freedom that he doesn't have the freedom to see a sick child.
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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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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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It is not taking a vote before we've heard the evidence.
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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.
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I think this is a seed bed for substantial growth and opportunities in our region,
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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 it's appropriate at this point for Al Gore ... to give a speech tonight, to give a speech tonight that is a concession speech,
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Frankly, I don't think his next-year's budget adds up,
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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.
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If the allegations brought forward by the whistle-blowers are correct, they represent both a security threat and a waste of taxpayer dollars.