Area projects to receive funds Oct 31, 2009
Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., is chairman of the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee and helped write the legislation that ultimately passed. "The bill is passed and currently is sitting on the president's desk, waiting to be signed," said Dorgan. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Democrats Worth Hearing Oct 29, 2009
Byron Dorgan, also a North Dakota Democrat, agrees: "I've indicated I won't vote for a bill that's a government takeover of health insurance, or the health care system." And then there's Sen. Joe Lieberman, former Democrat and current Independent, who has vowed to join Republicans in a filibuster of any plan that contains a government option. (Townhall.com)
Contentious Senate Hearings Begin on Climate Bill Oct 28, 2009
"Certainly, his views are going to be heard, and his views are going to be taken into account mostly because he is similar to many other fence-sitters that are key to this," said , an industry lobbyist for Bracewell & Giuliani, citing other senators from coal-producing and rural states, like Democrats Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad of North Dakota and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas. Baucus, who plans Finance Committee hearings next month on several issues central to the legislation, opened today's... (Scientific American)
Southern ND Amtrak route a tough sell Oct 27, 2009
Byron Dorgan says it would be difficult to get support for such an investment, especially when some oppose any Amtrak subsidy. William Thoms is a transportation researcher. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
McKinley: Ethanol plant needs corn,great people Oct 27, 2009
Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad, and Congressman Earl Pomeroy ... Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy were also present. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Report Defends Stimulus Spending, Questions Linger Oct 25, 2009
Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., is concerned that these checkpoints, which see very little traffic compared with those on the southern border, are getting too much stimulus money. Dorgan long has sought improvements at northern border checkpoints, including those in his home state. (Click2Houston, TX)
Moderate Democrats hold health bill's fate in their hands Oct 25, 2009
The informal centrist roster includes senators who have broken with the party the most this year - Indiana's Evan Bayh and Nebraska's Ben Nelson - as well as Tom Carper of Delaware, Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut (an independent who caucuses with the Democrats), Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Mark Warner and Jim Webb of Virginia, Jon Tester of Montana and Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota. Nelson and Sen. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Net neutrality faces hurdles Oct 25, 2009
Senators Byron Dorgan, (D-North Dakota) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) issued a joint statement Thursday reiterating support for Net neutrality rules. And Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (D-Maryland) also issued a statement supporting the FCC's Net neutrality proposal. (CNN)
McCain Moves to Block FCC's Net Neutrality Oct 24, 2009
Byron Dorgan, a North Dakota Democrat, and Olympia Snowe, Maine Republican. "It is clear to us that at the end of the proceeding, consumers and innovators will benefit from an open and nondiscriminatory Internet. As a result, the economy will benefit in the future, as it did in the past, from the stability of an Internet that grants equal opportunity to all to participate in an open Internet environment." Gigi Sohn, president of Public Knowledge, a digital rights group. (Newsmax)
Stimulus process raises flags Oct 24, 2009
Despite the IG's recent findings, senior Senate Democrat Byron Dorgan of North Dakota remains concerned that these checkpoints, which see very little traffic compared with those on the southern border, are getting too much stimulus money. Dorgan, who has long called for improvements at northern border checkpoints, including those in his home state, said he recently visited two of them. (USA Today)
Audit questions $1.4b in Halliburton bills Oct 24, 2009
Senator Byron Dorgan and Senator Frank Lautenberg arrived for a hearing yesterday on billing by Halliburton. (Getty Images Photo). (Yahoo News -- Halliburton)
FCC to 'Regulate' Internet Oct 24, 2009
"We commend the FCC for beginning the process," said Senators Byron Dorgan, a North Dakota Democrat, and Olympia Snowe, a Maine Republican, in a joint statement. They proposed a net neutrality bill in the last session of Congress. (Newsmax)
FCC Vote To Consider New Codified Net Neutrality Rules Prompts Comments, Advice Oct 23, 2009
Senators Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Me. co-sponsors of Senate network neutrality legislation in the last Congress, were equally pleased. (Multichannel News)
Navajos may try to buy popular Arizona ski resort Oct 22, 2009
Byron Dorgan, the North Dakota Democrat who leads the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. "It seems like gross incompetence to me.". (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Forest Service to impose grazing changes Oct 21, 2009
Byron Dorgan says the Forest Service is prepared to start a new grazing administration plan on western North Dakota s federal grasslands even if the two major rancher associations don t sign on to it. The Medora and McKenzie County grazing associations had until Tuesday to make a decision. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Hydrogen-car funds restored by Congress Oct 18, 2009
Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., a leader in the effort to fund the technology. "If you discontinue the research, you shortchange the future.". (AZCentral -- News)
Editorial Roundup Oct 16, 2009
Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., indicates remorse for years of ill-conceived policies and acts of violence toward American Indians. Apologizing for misdeeds that took place centuries ago strikes us as rather short on substantive meaning. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Dorgan visits about flood control, other issues Oct 15, 2009
Byron Dorgan, D-ND, visited Wahpeton Tuesday morning to discuss flood control and water infrastructure ... Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., visits with Richland County Commissioner Perry Miller shortly before a meeting at the North Dakota State College of Science Tuesday morning. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Soldiers at Iraq site asked to get an exam Oct 14, 2009
Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., which spells out the efforts to reach the troops. Among those potentially exposed were about 600 members of the National Guard, primarily from West Virginia, Oregon, South Carolina and Indiana, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki told Dorgan in a separate letter dated Oct. 8. (MSNBC -- International)
Dorgan, Enzi Seek End to Cuba Travel Ban Oct 13, 2009
Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., and Mike Enzi, R-Wyo. are seeking to end the 46-year-old ban on U.S. travel to Cuba, but, according to a report in The Hill, they may have taken on a real-life mission impossible. (Newsmax)
Senate Approves Apology To American Indians Oct 8, 2009
Republican Sam Brownback of Kansas and Democrat Byron Dorgan of North Dakota introduced the resolution. Brownback has pushed for the measure since 2004. (KWTX.com, TX)
U.S. economy could worsen climate bill prospects Oct 7, 2009
"I think standing in a deep economic hole is a difficult time to do big policy things that cause uncertainty," said Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan. Dorgan, who is up for re-election next year, is one of a few dozen undecided senators who will be courted by Democratic leaders seeking support for a bill to reduce industrial emissions of carbon dioxide, which are blamed for climate change. (Scientific American)
Dorgan Pushes Ending Travel Ban to Cuba Oct 6, 2009
Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., said in a speech on the Senate floor. Special: Get Sarah Palins New Book Incredible FREE Offer. (Newsmax)
Dorgan: Matchup with Hoeven would be major Oct 2, 2009
Byron Dorgan says a Senate campaign pitting himself against Gov. John Hoeven would be a major race. Dorgan made the comment in an e-mail to potential financial supporters of his Senate re-election bid next year. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Tribal suicide prevention program saved Oct 2, 2009
Byron Dorgan says tribal and federal officials have worked out a process for the Standing Rock Sioux to get money for suicide prevention programs. The North Dakota Democrat says the tribe will apply to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for an emergency grant, and that agency Administrator Eric Borderick says it will be processed on a priority basis. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
More of this story Oct 1, 2009
Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., introduced the legislation last Thursday. The bill would amend the 1934 legislation that sets out the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for tribes by making it clear that the Secretary s authority extends to all federally recognized tribes, not just those who were recognized in 1934. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Refinery study should add to what we know Sep 30, 2009
Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., rejuvenated the oil refinery conversation with a 457,000 federal Energy Department grant to study the feasibility of an oil refinery in North Dakota. The Associated Press reported Dorgan believes North Dakota needs expanded oil refinery capacity to curb fuel shortages and take advantage of the oil-rich Bakken shale formation. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Filling a need Sep 23, 2009
Byron Dorgan, D-N.D, and was announced this past Friday. Falcon is working with the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives group that is coordinating the study so work that's already done isn't duplicated. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Baucus bill takes the middle road Sep 22, 2009
Max Baucus spent hours a day in closed-door meetings with six members of the Senate Finance Committee: Democrats Byron Dorgan of North Dakota and Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico and Republicans Mike Enzi of Wyoming, Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Olympia Snowe of Maine. But Montana's senior senator stood alone Tuesday when he introduced his long-awaited health care bill. (Montana Standard, MT)
Genachowski Praised For Net Neutrality Proposal Sep 22, 2009
"I applaud today's announcement by the FCC that they will begin to create rules in support of net neutrality. I will closely follow the process and make sure the FCC moves quickly to approve strong, enforceable non-discrimination protections," said Sentor Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) in a statement. "By ensuring that consumers and online businesses can use the Internet without interference from broadband service providers, net neutrality will prevent the advent of haves and have-nots.". (Multichannel News)
- Our Opinion: Politics sway border decisions 0 Sep 19, 2009
Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) has led the criticism, saying Homeland Security officials were using the stimulus money as if it is a bottomless pit. Dorgan added that a port of entry in Whitetail, Mont. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Report questions over $1.4B of Halliburton bills Sep 18, 2009
Byron Dorgan, D-N.D.. Jen Burita, a spokeswoman for Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee Chairwoman Susan Collins, R-Maine, said Congress and government auditors have conducted nearly a dozen reports on Halliburton and that the panel "monitors very closely" the activities of the main U.S. contractor in Iraq. (Yahoo News -- Halliburton)
Napolitano Under Fire for Use of Stimulus Cash Sep 17, 2009
A senior Senate Democrat, Byron Dorgan, said Wednesday that Napolitano had failed to convince him those decisions were proper and called for a halt to the program ... Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., said he was not persuaded by assurances from Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano that stimulus money was handed out appropriately for renovations at border checkpoints. (Newsmax)
AP: Criticism prompts halt to border work Sep 17, 2009
Byron Dorgan crticized stimulus spending on ports of entry from Canada. He also questioned plans to spend $355 million to build new ports of entry at 22 locations along the Canadian border, saying some of those have minimal traffic and security challenges compared with sites along the Mexican border. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Dorgan: End 'Bottomless Pit' Stimulus Projects Sep 17, 2009
Byron Dorgan is calling on the Obama administration to suspend hundreds of millions of dollars in renovations to border checkpoints. The administration did not follow its priority list when choosing projects. (Newsmax)
Democrat Senator Decries Bottomless Pit Stimulus Projects Sep 17, 2009
Byron Dorgan is calling on the Obama administration to suspend hundreds of millions of dollars in renovations to Department of Homeland Security border checkpoints because the administration did not follow its priority list when choosing projects, which allowed lower-priority projects, including those in Dorgan's home state, to receive millions of dollars ahead of much busier checkpoints. Dorgan says it's wrong to spend $15 million on checkpoints that serve a handful of cars a day. (KWTX.com, TX)
Schafer's advice for Hoeven Sep 12, 2009
Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., for months now. Most political analysts say the three-term senator's seat is safe unless the governor runs. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Taxing Off A Runway Sep 10, 2009
Over in the Senate, the effort is led by Byron Dorgan, D-S.D., who has also shown a hostility to the free flow of trade, capital and people. On the trade front, the last time Dorgan's name came up was when Mexico selected South Dakota products for retaliatory tariffs after he voted to keep Mexican trucks out of the U.S. in violation of its North American Free Trade Agreement treaty obligations. (Investors Business Daily)
Health-Care Debate Could Hamper Climate Bill Sep 9, 2009
Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., has said that Congress should drop its plan to hand out allowances granting the right to pollute up to a limit, or cap. Democrats from the manufacturing-heavy Midwest have warned that climate legislation must include tariffs on countries that fail to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions. (SmartMoney)
Energy Bill Backers Set Counterattack Sep 9, 2009
On the list: more than a dozen moderate Democrats, such as Arkansas' Blanche Lincoln, Claire McCaskill of Missouri, Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad of North Dakota, and Mark Warner and Jim Webb of Virginia, as well as a handful of Republicans Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, and John McCain of Arizona. Winning over moderate Democrats will be tough enough. (BusinessWeek)
Tribune editorial: We need straight talk about elk Sep 7, 2009
Byron Dorgan, Gov. John Hoeven, Steinwand and goodly numbers of North Dakota hunting enthusiasts. And there are wise people in the state who do not believe volunteers actually will be used to reduce elk numbers. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
GOP's Cramer may seek 3rd crack at Congress Sep 6, 2009
Republican activists have used separate results from the same poll to attempt to coax Gov. John Hoeven into a Senate race against Democratic incumbent Byron Dorgan, who intends to run for his fourth term in 2010. Cramer says being North Dakota's lone U.S. representative is not as attractive to him as it once was, and he believes the Republican Party's own problems in Washington means it is "no longer sort of the fresh new alternative" to Democrats. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
'The golden bubble ... has been burst' Sep 5, 2009
Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., said in a statement that he would assist with helping the employees affected by the closure, calling the company's decision "disappointing.". "It is also proof that while North Dakota's economy is one of the strongest in the nation, we are not immune from the national recession," Dorgan said. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Ads go after GOP Sep 5, 2009
Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., could be facing a competitive re-election bid in 2010 if Hoeven decides to challenge him. Don Canton, Hoeven's spokesman, said, "It's pretty ridiculous for them to attack us on fiscal stewardship when the Democrats have pushed to spend more in every single session."We welcome the comparison of our fiscal stewardship with the work of Congress, which is bankrupting the country with multitrillion-dollar deficits," he said, adding that the governor and the Republican-led... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Hoeven won't introduce Rove at induction Sep 5, 2009
Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., in 2010. "I think it s very silly," Jendrysik said of the criticism directed at Hoeven. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Senate discusses emissions Sep 3, 2009
Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., and Kent Conrad, D. N.D., have suggested the cap-and-trade legislation should be put off and revisited in later years because of the economic impacts, but Congress should still address ways to encourage clean energy in a more narrowly tailored bill. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Social Security is the real crisis Sep 1, 2009
Something Smells wrote on Aug 30, 2009 1:31 PM:" NRA Life Member, you are absolutely correct. Those fools in congress have been stealing from SS for years. It's all one big con game that is beginning to unravel.And just think, Byron Dorgan is already campaigning for 2010. Ridiculous. I hope the voters throw him out on his ear. Preferably the ear opposite his combover so his hair doesn't get messed up.And the same for Conrad. Get out. ". Cynical Independent wrote on Aug 29, 2009 11:57 PM:" Aaaah,... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Enjoying the Health Care Debate? You'll Love the Climate-Change Debate. Sep 1, 2009
Nelson and the two Democratic senators from North Dakota, Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan, joined Lincoln in calling for Reid to strip the legislation of its climate-change provisions. Sen. (Slate)
North Dakota remembers Kennedy Aug 30, 2009
Quentin Burdick and Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan - the state's current Democratic senators - before they were elected to federal office. Dorgan and Conrad remembered Kennedy as a public servant and as a friend on Wednesday. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
The weeklies: Beulah has lofty graduation goal Aug 30, 2009
LOADING Aug 30, 2009 - 04:05:28 CDT Compiled by LAURENDONOVAN Bismarck Tribune. Schools in North Dakota have an impressive high school graduation rate. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Click to read:Kennedy Hailed as 'Greatest Legislator' Aug 30, 2009
my faithful servant". Your life was an inspiration to many. We thank you. by woeisme1 August 29, 2009 2:05 PM EDT So there you have it anti-Kennedy people from the right. Republicans and other people of all walks of life, in every station, praising Democrat Kennedy. One would think that would tell you something about the insidious remarks you have been posting about Kennedy, would'nt it? Like maybe it's okay to acknowledge Kennedy's greatness even if you're a republican? Like maybe you guys, are... (CBS News)
Dairy farmers face huge crisis as farm groups organize to help (30) Aug 28, 2009
Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan and U.S. Rep. Earl Pomeroy pledged to fight for action in the Congress. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
Audit questions $1.4b in Halliburton bills Aug 27, 2009
Senator Byron Dorgan and Senator Frank Lautenberg arrived for a hearing yesterday on billing by Halliburton. (Getty Images Photo). (Yahoo News -- Halliburton)
Reducing the Park's elk herd: Who gets the meat? Aug 27, 2009
Byron Dorgan, D-N.D.. Dorgan has praised the plan as a victory for common sense in a state with a rich hunting heritage, but Hoeven and Steinwand say they are not yet convinced the plan is acceptable. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Airport gets $4 million for runway repairs Aug 27, 2009
Byron Dorgan, Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy issued a joint statement on the decision Aug. 24. "This funding is a huge investment in the Wahpeton economy, and it will create jobs while revitalizing the airport for the use of Wahpeton-area businesses and residents," the delegation said in a press release. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
FedEx takes stand on bill Aug 26, 2009
Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., who sits on the Senate Commerce Committee, said the Senate's version of the FAA funding bill does not include the unionizing provision and that House and Senate lawmakers will negotiate the provision - presumably behind closed doors - when it gets to conference committee. FedEx representatives on Tuesday, in conjunction with the North Dakota Chamber of Commerce, called the bill a "legislative bailout" for UPS.. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Harry Stern Airport receives grant for runway rehabilitation Aug 26, 2009
Washington U.S. Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy announced today that the Harry Stern Airport in Wahpeton will receive 4,173,796 in federal funding to rehabilitate the airports runway. The funding comes as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Schaffner announces bid for House Aug 26, 2009
Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., in 2010. Schaffner said he wants to bring responsibility and accountability back to government. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Officials inform Franken on flood issues Aug 25, 2009
Byron Dorgan, D-ND, and others to help further influence the importance of flood protection. "As you know, we have tremendous budget problems and there are all kinds of different priorities," he said. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Grateful for the delegation Aug 24, 2009
In 1986, then Congressman Byron Dorgan was a member of the tax writing House Ways and Means Committee ... Byron Dorgan on the Appropriations Committee and Congressman Earl Pomeroy on the House Ways and Means Committee. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Country has serious challenges Aug 23, 2009
Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., speaks during a Friday morning chamber breakfast in Williston ... Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., to ask questions on health care, energy and other topics during a breakfast in the banquet room at Willistons El Rancho. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Levels of crime not acceptable Aug 23, 2009
LOADING Aug 23, 2009 - 04:05:56 CDT The high levels of violent crime on the nation s Indian reservations are not acceptable. The Obama administration last week announced a new effort to take on crime on the reservations, and said three top Justice Department officials would travel to states with large Indian populations over the next two months to talk to tribal members and crime experts about what can be done. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Dorgan 2010 ads to begin Aug 22, 2009
Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., will unveil a 60-second, television advertisement throughout the state starting Monday during the 6 p.m. news, said Wayne Kranzler, CEO of the Bismarck advertising firm Kranzler Kingsley. The ad will run for two weeks. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Eminently quotable: 'Lunch, recess and math' Aug 22, 2009
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Obituaries in the news Aug 22, 2009
Byron Dorgan, the North Dakota Democrat who leads the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. "It seems like gross incompetence to me.". (Fresno Bee -- Local)
