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
responsibility authority delegation
You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate responsibility.
democracy earth constitution
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.
cutting government tough-times
When businesses face tough times, one of the first items they cut is overhead expenses. The government should do the same.
ownership galloping-horses concentration
This galloping concentration in broadcast ownership is unhealthy.
weather needs farmers-and-ranchers
When farmers and ranchers are confronted by weather-related disasters that are beyond their control, we need to do something to help.
blow civilization keys
One of the keys to ensuring accountability is to have civil servants who witness fraud, waste and abuse to blow the whistle.
country games demand
This country lacks the backbone and the spine and the will to demand fair trade and stand up for our products. If our producers can't compete, shame on us. Then we lose. But requiring our producers to compete when the game is rigged, saying our producers ought to compete, when foreign markets are closed to us, is fundamentally wrong.
decision political proud
I came into American politics and into this political system proud of politics and the way we make decisions.
political proud privilege
I am proud to be in the Senate. I have always been proud to be a part of our political system. It is a remarkable privilege to participate in this system of ours.
country drinking law
Nowhere in this country should we have laws that permit drinking and driving or drinking in vehicles that are on American highways. This is not rocket science. We know how to prevent this, and 36 states do.
thinking ifs knows
If you talk about preemption you better know things rather than think things.
people priorities bird
People habitat has to take priority over bird habitat.
country fighting men
When we ask American men and women in uniform to fight for this country and to defend this country's interest and then to send them overseas, there is no question we have an obligation to protect them and provide for their safety.
jobs moving simple
The Bush Administration and the Congress have to stop ignoring this crisis in international trade. The longer we ignore it, the more American jobs will move overseas. It's just that simple.