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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Seniors should not be coerced into an HMO in order to get drug coverage, ... Is the White House Backing Away from a Comprehensive Medicare Drug Benefit?
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Very few people know anything about this nominee's views about a wide range of subjects, ... This is a very important seat because it's a swing vote.
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We spin around the Sun with 6 billion of us and somehow through divine providence we landed right here right now.
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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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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 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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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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I think this is a seed bed for substantial growth and opportunities in our region,
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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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Most likely Congress will do little or nothing but talk a great deal and hold hearings,
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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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We need this because I believe the current profits are the highest they have ever been, and at the same time the oil companies are accumulating all this gain, there is a lot of pain for consumers,