Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Byron Dorgan [D, ND]

Democrats worth hearing

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

...North Dakota Democrat, called the push for the public option "a wasted effort" because the votes aren't there. Sen. 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 insura

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Laptops weren’t the problem on Flight 188, senator

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...Byron Dorgan, chairman of the Senate aviation subcommittee, said Tuesday that he intends to file a bill that will ban laptops in airplane cockpits. If he does, it would be a quintessential federal overreaction to the now-infamous incident involving the

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Sen. Dorgan: KBR Still Using Burn Pits

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...to Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), who chairs the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, military contractor Kellogg, Brown, and Root [KBR] is continuing to dispose of waste in Iraq using burn pits that reportedly give off toxic fumes. “The Army and the cont

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1993 redux confronts Dems

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...the political environment for healthcare legislation in the House and the Senate will change dramatically. Democrats like Sens. Byron Dorgan (N.D.), Kent Conrad (N.D.), Mark Pryor (Ark.), Blanche Lincoln (Ark.), Mary Landrieu (La.), Evan Bayh (Ind.), Ka

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Congress weighs concerns over Indian trust decision

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...to roll back the Supreme Court decision. But like his Senate counterpart, Indian Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., Rahall has no timetable for committee action on the legislation to reverse the Carcieri decision, he said in an interv

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Little Shell make case in D.C.

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...position.' But they (didn't) say how to do it, so we came back burying them in paper." Indian Affairs Committee Chairman Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., asked the agency to come back within three months to lay out some general reforms, not just on how to improve

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p2pnet World Headlines: Nov 4, 2009

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...cockpits to prevent another incident like the Northwest Airlines plane that overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles. Sen. Byron Dorgan, chairman of the aviation subcommittee, said in an interview that his staff is working on a bill that he expects to introduc

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Lawmakers Seek Ban on Laptops in Airliner Cockpits

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...in airline cockpits to prevent another incident like the Northwest Airlines plane that overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles. Sen. Byron Dorgan, chairman of the aviation subcommittee, said in an interview that his staff is working on a bill that he expects

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Distracted flying

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...inquiries could lead to new rules but that isn't enough for some in Congress, who think there ought to be a law. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., chairman of the aviation subcommittee, plans to introduce legislation banning the use of laptops and other person

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US seeks airline pilot laptop ban

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...using laptops and similar devices, except during landing and take-off. The chairman of the US aviation subcommittee, Senator Byron Dorgan, said he was surprised to learn current laws do not specifically ban pilots using laptops, DVD or MP3 players and

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Lawmakers seek ban on laptops in airliner cockpits

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

In Defense of Laptops, MP3 Players, and Gadgets in Airline Cockpits

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...weren't violating any rules, as they weren't in landing approach or below 10,000 feet. That's about to change, thanks to Sen. Byron Dorgan--chair of the aviation subcommittee--who's tackling the problem with doberman-like fierceness. Within a week he's

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Laptops to be banned in cockpits?; Labor-friendly rule proposed for union votes; Anchorage airport overhaul

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

Lawmakers Want Laptops Banned From Cockpits

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

Lawmakers seek ban on laptops in airliner cockpits

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...The idea is to prevent another incident like the one in which a Northwest Airlines plane overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles. Sen. Byron Dorgan, the chairman of the aviation subcommittee, says his staff is working on a bill that he expects to introduce in

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Four free-market steps could solve health care riddle

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

...Conrad, North Dakota Democrat, called the push for the public option “a wasted effort” because the votes aren’t there. Sen. Byron Dorgan, also a North Dakota Democrat, agrees: “I’ve indicated I won’t vote for a bill that’s a government tak

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Seniors to Senators Conrad and Dorgan 'Don't Cut Medicare!'

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the 60 Plus Association released a new TV ad targeting Sens. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) and Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.). The ad features members of our Greatest Generation begging Sen. Johnson not to cut Medicare to pay for

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Review defends spending on small border stations

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...are considered lower priorities on the government's master list of the nation's 163 border crossings. But North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan, a Democrat, said spending more than $10 million to tear down and rebuild these facilities will be a waste of money.

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Review defends spending on small border stations

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

Millions spent on small border stations justified

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...realized, the report said, because project costs have been less expensive than originally calculated. But North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan, a Democrat, said spending more than $10 million to tear down and rebuild these facilities will be a waste of taxpay

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