Senator Byron Dorgan

Democrat  •  North Dakota  •  10th Term  •  Sworn In 1981
Current Term 2005 - 2010 View All
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11/08/09
Third Estate Sunday Review: KBR burn pits kill and wound US ...

These were the issues the Democratic Policy Committee was addressing in Friday's hearing chaired by Senator Byron Dorgan as the Committee examined the continued use of burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. He explained as he called the ...

11/07/09
The Daily Jot: THIS JUST IN! HE ACHIEVES SOMETHING!

Chair Byron Dorgan: (Overlapping) Do you think that CHPPM -- do you think CHPPM assessment that's been relied on now is just wrong? Lt Col Darrin Curtis: (Overlapping) I think -- I think -- Senator, I think the hard line that there is ...

11/07/09
The Common Ills: KBR

US Senator Byron Dorgan chaired the Senate Democratic Policy Committee's hearing yesterday on burn pits being used in Afghanistan and Iraq. (The video of the hearing has been posted at the DPC's website.) Joint Base Balad was the ...

11/07/09
URGENT – KEEP CALLING CONGRESS!

To identify the appropriate Senator: www.senate.gov. To identify the appropriate Representative: www.house.gov. DEMOCRATS SEEN AS APPROACHABLE. LIST OF SENATORS, WITH CONTACT INFO. In response to your request for suggestions on other ...

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11/07/09
Cedric's Big Mix: Barry's accomplishments

Chair Byron Dorgan: Mr. Curtis, why did you decide to write the 2006 memorandum? And did anyone else at that point share your concerns about the health impact of burn pits? Lt Col Darrin Curtis: Yes, Senator, they did. ...

11/07/09
Surprise: Anti-Jesus Pro-Allah Judge David Hamilton Will Get ...

Roland Burris, D-IL 202-224-2854 z Byron Dorgan, D-ND 202-224-2551. But remember, 100 emails = 10 phone calls = 1 fax in political capital, since the Senate staffers must handle each paper and usually write a reply. So please join our automated ... On Apr

11/06/09
Cedric's Big Mix

In his opening remarks, Eaton noted speaking to US President Barack Obama over a year ago, being asked what the army wanted and replying, "Senator, we want your Secretary of Agriculture to be at least as interested in the outcome in ... Chairman Byro

11/06/09
Hill Heat : Senate Watch: Baucus, Collins, Conrad, Dorgan, Gregg ...

Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) E&E News I have almost no interest in supporting something where we create a trillion-dollar carbon security market and have the investment bankers and speculators trade on Monday and Tuesday so we can find out what our energy is

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11/06/09
Facing Re-Election, Red State Liberal Senator Byron Dorgan Puts His “Free Market” Hat On

...popular Governor John Hoeven (if he ever makes up his mind on running, that is), aren’t so sure it’s what they want. ...Sen. Byron Dorgan, who faces reelection in the red state of North Dakota, said Friday that a second economic stimulus package isn

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11/06/09
Bill introduced to ban use of wireless devices in airplane cockpits

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar, Al Franken, and Byron Dorgan yesterday (Thursday, Nov. 5) sponsored legislation to prohibit the use of personal wireless communication devices by the flight crew while operating commercial ... “Our FAA r

11/06/09
POLITICO MAFIOSO: 1993 Redux Confronts Dems By DICK MORRIS ...

Byron Dorgan (N.D.), Kent Conrad (N.D.), Mark Pryor (Ark.), Blanche Lincoln (Ark.), Mary Landrieu (La.), Evan Bayh (Ind.), Kay Hagan (N.C.) and Ben Nelson (Neb.) will have to rethink their support for a bill that is dragging their party ...

11/06/09
Members fear their jobs are next - Jonathan Allen and Manu Raju ...

But Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan, who faces reelection in the red state of North Dakota, said Friday that a second economic stimulus package isn't the way to go, criticizing the first package for placing a "small" emphasis on ...

11/06/09
FarmPolicy.Com | Keith Good

However, with respect to Sen. Lindsey Graham, Lisa Lerer reported yesterday at Politico.com that, “South Carolina Sen. Lindsay Graham – the Democrats' best shot at a Republican vote for climate-change legislation – says he would have voted again

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11/06/09
Oh Boy It Never Ends: Movies that don't hold up

Chair Byron Dorgan: Mr. Curtis, why did you decide to write the 2006 memorandum? And did anyone else at that point share your concerns about the health impact of burn pits? Lt Col Darrin Curtis: Yes, Senator, they did. ...

11/06/09
How to Urge Your Legistlator To Add Interchange to Banking Bill ...

Recommend: retailers and merchants urged to ask Sen Dodd to include interchange fee reform in banking bill, here's how: The voice from actial constituents for each Banking Committeed member can make a difference. .... Byron Dorgan (D-ND) • Banking L

11/06/09
Sens. Klobucar, Franken, Dorgan Introduce Bill to Ban Use of Wireless Devices in Airplane Cockpits

...D.C. -- Nov 5, 2009 – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar, Al Franken, and Byron Dorgan today sponsored legislation to prohibit the use of personal wireless communication devices by the flight crew while operating commercial aircraft. Klobuchar, an Aviation S

11/06/09
[OTE 26] On the Edge with Ellen Brown

Nov 6, 2009 at 12:10 pm. Thanks, Max. I wonder if Senator Byron Dorgan of N. Dakota (who was a fierce opponent of repealing Glass Steagall) has suggested state-run banks to his Washington colleagues. Rusty. Nov 6, 2009 at 12:25 pm ...

11/06/09
Public Policy Polling: Moving Forward

NH sen with the teabagger (Olivide?) in the primary and the general. Some also say Byron Dorgan is vulnerable up in North Dakota, so that would be a good one to poll. November 6, 2009 3:20 PM · heartlandofvirginia said. ...

11/06/09
Facing Re-Election, Red State Liberal Senator Byron Dorgan Puts ...

After the utter failure of the last “stimulus” plan, rumor on capitol hill is that the Democrats are threatening to pass a second stimulus spending spree. But Democrats who are facing . . .

11/06/09
Obama Names ANOTHER Liberal 'NUT CASE' To a JUDGE POSITION! A REAL ...

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, ..

11/06/09
FarmPolicy.com » Blog Archives » Climate Legislation; Crop ...

Lindsay Graham – the Democrats' best shot at a Republican vote for climate-change legislation – says he would have voted against the bill that passed out of Sen. Barbara Boxer's Environment and Public Works Committee Thursday. “'There are

11/06/09
The Common Ills: Iraq snapshot

Chair Byron Dorgan: Mr. Curtis, why did you decide to write the 2006 memorandum? And did anyone else at that point share your concerns about the health impact of burn pits? Lt Col Darrin Curtis: Yes, Senator, they did. ...

11/06/09
Facing Re-Election, Red State Liberal Senator Byron Dorgan Puts ...

But Democrats who are facing re-election, such as Senator Byron Dorgan who is staring down the barrel of what could be a tough re-election challenge from popular Governor John Hoeven (if he ever makes up his mind on running, that is), ...

11/06/09
A Broken Process on Burn Pits « The Pump Handle

As DPC Chair Senator Byron Dorgan pointed out in his opening remarks, burn pits are the kind of thing you'd expect to see at a makeshift base, not at the major military installations that we've built in Iraq and Afghanistan over the ...

11/06/09
Sen. Dorgan: KBR Still Using Burn Pits – Talk Radio News Service

According 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 ...

11/06/09
Kat's Korner (of The Common Ills): Democratic Policy Committee

And then you had Senator Byron Dorgan (who chairs the Committee) saying to Lt. Col. Darrin Curtis, "It's not as if someone wasn't aware, 'Look, something's happening here'" referring to the 2006 memo Curtis wrote. ...

11/05/09
Time of death?

In his opening remarks, Eaton noted speaking to US President Barack Obama over a year ago, being asked what the army wanted and replying, "Senator, we want your Secretary of Agriculture to be at least as interested in the outcome in ...

11/05/09
Lawmakers seek ban on laptops in airliner cockpits | KPIC CBS 4 ...

Sen. Byron Dorgan, chairman of the aviation subcommittee, said in an interview that his staff is working on a bill that he expects to introduce in about a week. He said he was surprised to learn after the Oct. 21 incident that the ...

11/05/09
On The Tenth Year Anniversary Of The Worst Bill Ever Passed: Gramm ...

And Senator Bob Kerrey (D-NE) assured those few who were worried about the bill's passing that, "the concerns that we will have a meltdown like 1929 are dramatically overblown". Byron Dorgan (D-ND) was one of those who were concerned about t

11/05/09
Zandar Versus The Stupid: The Ten Year Itch

And Senator Bob Kerrey (D-NE) assured those few who were worried about the bill's passing that, "the concerns that we will have a meltdown like 1929 are dramatically overblown". Byron Dorgan (D-ND) was one of those who were concerned ...

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