Senator Byron Dorgan

Democrat  •  North Dakota  •  10th Term  •  Sworn In 1981
Current Term 2005 - 2010 View All
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11/12/09
BYRON DORGAN: LESSONS OF THE PAST

"Three things," the senator told me in an interview. "One is to separate investment banks and FDIC-insured banks. Second, prohibit FDIC-insured banks from dealing in risky financial instruments on their own proprietary accounts. ...

11/12/09
THE MYTH OF THE MODERATE DEM at DickMorris.com

So Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Evan Bayh (D-Ind.), Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) and Kay Hagan (D-N. ...

11/12/09
The Washington Monthly

Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) got it right then, and has a few thoughts about what to do now. * Even for the RNC, this new flip-flop talk is just stupid. * If a school is going to have multiple chaplains to accommodate a spiritually ...

11/12/09
Munz's Place: THE MYTH OF THE MODERATE DEM By DICK MORRIS

D.), Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) and Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) have a serious decision to make. They have no place to hide. And should Harry Reid invoke the reconciliation option, ...

11/12/09
The Fixed Income Daily: Byron Dorgan's Financial Plan: Common ...

Senator Byron Dorgan, Democrat of North Dakota, was one of eight senators who stood up to oppose the repeal of the Glass-Steagall act in 1999. That repeal, which was signed into law by President Clinton exactly 10 years ago today, ...

11/12/09
1999 Congressman predicted today's banking mess - Video

11/12/2009 at 7:10 PM. Many experts point to the 1999 Financial Modernization Act as a cause of our current financial crisis. Senator Byron Dorgan opposed the act then and predicted our current crisis ...

11/12/09
Neil Barofsky, TARP Watchdog: Bailout Will 'Almost Certainly ...

Byron Dorgan's Financial Plan: Common Sense From The Senator Who Saw This Coming. He got it right last time. Senator Byron Dorgan, Democrat of North Dakota, was one of eight senators who stood up to oppose the repeal. ...

11/12/09
OBAMA HELPING TO WEAKEN OFFSHORE TAX RESTRICTION

...ban may - at some point in the undetermined future - conflict with our trade agreements. It's a charge North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan (D) rightly calls "absurd." What this is all about is corporate lobbying against provisions that both use taxpayer mone

Source: City Desk
11/12/09
Fold/Spindle/Mutilate 2.1 » Blog Archive » Byron Dorgan's ...

Senator Byron Dorgan, Democrat of North Dakota, was one of eight senators who stood up to oppose the repeal of the Glass-Steagall act in 1999. That repeal, which was signed into law by President Clinton exactly 10 years ago today, ...

11/12/09
Byron Dorgan's Financial Plan: Common Sense From The Senator Who ...

He got it right last time. Senator Byron Dorgan, Democrat of North Dakota, was one of eight senators who stood up to oppose the repeal of the Glass-Steagall act in 1999.

11/12/09
The Economist The Obama Administration Should Have Listened To

Byron Dorgan's Financial Plan: Common Sense From The Senator Who Saw This Coming. He got it right last time. Senator Byron Dorgan, Democrat of North Dakota, was one of eight senators who stood up to oppose the repeal. ...

11/12/09
Grant Lawrence--Bodhi Thunder: Watch America's Great Senator ...

Senator Byron Dorgan, Democrat of North Dakota, was one of eight senators who stood up to oppose the repeal of the Glass-Steagall act in 1999. That repeal, which was signed into law by President Clinton exactly 10 years ago today, ...

11/12/09
Wonk Room » Fourteen Democratic Senators Stick Up For Coal

Senator Tom Harkin Senator Al Franken Senator Roland Burris Senator Byron Dorgan Senator Herb Kohl Senator Russell Feingold Senator Kent Conrad Senator Michael Bennet Senator Amy Klobuchar Senator Mark Udall Senator Robert Byrd Senator ...

Source: Wonk Room
11/11/09
KSTP TV - Minneapolis and St. Paul - High Tech Flood Forecasting ...

Sen. Byron Dorgan says the technology is important to help fight chronic flooding in the area. He said it should help with plans for permanent flood protection. Last year's Red River flood led to a massive sandbagging effort and forced ...

11/11/09
Michelle Malkin » Here comes Harrycare!

I phoned my (my) Senator Reid's office today and told his assistant Jamie that I expect her boss to make enrollment in the plan compulsory for every Senator who votes for it. I reminded her that right now, ..... Byron Dorgan of North Dakota Ron Wyden

11/11/09
Harry Reid Clears Path For Anti-Jesus Judge » The Republican Temple

On April 1st and again on April 29th, Senator Orrin Hatch led all Republicans to walk out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, in protest against the Democrat “rush job” to confirm Judge Hamilton. Senator Jeff Sessions said he was ... z Roland Burris, D

11/11/09
Open Left:: Obama helping lobbyists weaken offshore tax crackdown ...

The Obama administration is justifying its push on the grounds that the ban may - at some point in the undetermined future - conflict with our trade agreements. It's a charge North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan (D) rightly calls "absurd." ...

11/11/09
Sen. Harry Reid Clears Path for Anti-Jesus Pro-Allah Judge

z Roland Burris, D-IL 202-224-2854 z Byron Dorgan, D-ND 202-224-2551. (x = Lives in the South. y = Voted for Sebelius. z = Facing re-election in 2010.) But remember, 100 emails = 10 phone calls = 1 fax in political capital, ...

11/11/09
State Regulators: Dodd's Bank Bill Creates Another 'Too Big To ...

When Are People Going To Listen To Senator Byron Dorgan, who called the mess we are in today, thanks to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act?? He Called It Ten Years Ago!!! Watch all of it. Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999-Part 1 ...

11/11/09
Obama helping lobbyists weaken offshore tax crackdown Dems passed in 2002 over GOP opposition

The bill, reported Congressional Quarterly at the time, "was expected to fail [but] when the 15-minute voting clock ran out, DeLauro's amendment was five votes ahead." Ultimately, industry-owned Republican legislators who had tried to vote down the

Source: Open Left
11/11/09
AGAIN / HAMILTON - Conservatives Speak Out

To support Sessions and Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) who called for a filibuster, back in April & May 2009 we sent nearly 700000 fax petitions to the full Senate against Hamilton, and we successfully persuaded all Republicans to unite against Hamilton, ..

11/11/09
How Credit Raters Fended Off Oversight From Congress And The SEC

Byron Dorgan's Financial Plan: Common Sense From The Senator Who Saw This Coming. He got it right last time. Senator Byron Dorgan, Democrat of North Dakota, was one of eight senators who stood up to oppose the repeal. ...

11/11/09
Senator Harry Reid Clears Path for Anti-Jesus Pro-Allah Judge ...

z Roland Burris, D-IL 202-224-2854 z Byron Dorgan, D-ND 202-224-2551. (x = Lives in the South. y = Voted for Sebelius. z = Facing re-election in 2010.) But remember, 100 emails = 10 phone calls = 1 fax in political capital, ...

Source: USA Carry
11/11/09
Claire McCaskill's Sophie's Choice has come: her “bug buddy” or ...

Here is a rough list of the Democrat Senators whose careers will be destroyed by voting for Utopiacare in the Senate: Evan Bayh (IN). Mary Landrieu (LA). Blanche Lincoln (AR). Mark Pryor (AR). Kent Conrad (ND). Byron Dorgan (ND) ... As much as we think Cl

Source: HillBuzz
11/11/09
Senator Nelson (D-NE): “it'll never get here.” - Dan_Perrin's blog ...

There's about 8 additional Democrat Senators in the same situation where I would bet that a vote for ObamaCare will end their Senate career: Kent Conrad ND Byron Dorgan ND Tim Johnson SD Blanche Lincoln AR Mark Pryor AR Evan Bayh IN ...

Source: RedState
11/11/09
David Sirota: Obama Helping Lobbyists Weaken Offshore Tax ...

The Obama administration is justifying its push on the grounds that the ban may - at some point in the undetermined future - conflict with our trade agreements. It's a charge North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan (D) rightly calls "absurd." ...

11/10/09
LET THEM KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT GOVERNMENT HEALTH CARE

Evan Bayh (D-IN) 202-224-5623; Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) 202-224-2043; Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) 202-224-4843; Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) 202-224-4041; Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) 202-224-2551; Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) 202-224-6154 ...

11/10/09
From Bismarck, Words of Praise and Potential for Fossil Fuels

...barrels of oil in the Bakken shale formation could be “100 percent off.” The keynote speaker at the expo sponsored by Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) was Harold Hamm, chairman and CEO of Continental Resources, an independent oil company heavily invested

Source: Shopfloor
11/10/09
KBR May Have Poisoned 100000+ Soldiers, People in Iraq: Lawsuit ...

At a hearing of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee on Friday, Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) said that KBR continues to use burn pits at the US's largest base in Iraq. “The Army and the contractor in charge of this waste disposal ...

Source: Norcaltruth
11/10/09
Be Smart And Safe While Using Electronic Devices Regardless Of ...

According to recent press reports, Senator Byron Dorgan, who is the Chairman of the Aviation Subcommittee, has stated that his staff intends to introduce a bill very soon. He reportedly expressed his surprise that the Federal Aviation ...

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