Byron Dorgan

Democrat  •  10 Terms  •  Sworn In 1981
Last Term 2005 - 2010 View All

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12/29/10
Shocker: Government Health Care For Indians Plagued With Mismanagement, Rationing

...Indian Health Service is in a “chronic state of crisis” stemming from serious management problems and a lack of oversight, Sen. Byron Dorgan said in releasing a congressional report on Wednesday. IHS facilities in the Aberdeen Area, which serve more

Source: Say Anything
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12/29/10
Wash. court OK's solitary for death row inmate

...Tribal Law and Order Act, co-sponsored by Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota and D/emocratic Sen. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, passed the Senate last month and heads to the House. Thune said he expects the legislation to pass that chamber, too,

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12/29/10
Wash. court OK's solitary for death row inmate

...reservations. The Tribal Law and Order Act, co-sponsored by Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota and Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, passed the Senate last month and heads to the House. Thune said he expects the legislation to pass t

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12/29/10
Sen. Dorgan Says Committee Finds Local Indian Health Service In 'Chronic State Of Crisis'

...Indian Health Service is in a "chronic state of crisis" stemming from serious management problems and a lack of oversight, Sen. Byron Dorgan said in releasing a congressional report on Wednesday. IHS facilities in the Aberdeen Area, which serve more tha

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12/29/10
Retiring senator spurs action on Indian issues

And a huge factor was the pending retirement of a lone senator - North Dakota's Byron Dorgan. This content is available to Online Subscribers only. ...

Source: Cecil Whig
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12/29/10
RE: Byron Dorgan

Kent Conrad (D) (does he pull a Byron Dorgan and just outright retire?) Ohio - Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) (Obama might win Ohio, but Brown is way to the left of ...

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12/29/10
RE: Byron Dorgan

WASHINGTON (AP) Sen. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota has released a congressional report describing the Aberdeen Area of the Indian Health Service as being in ...

Source: KXNet.com
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12/29/10
Feinstein’s use of Interior ‘drafting service’ sparks controversy

...deals with putting land into trust for gaming when the land has been acquired after Oct. 17, 1988 – or an amendment to Sen. Byron Dorgan’s “Carcieri fix” – a bill to clarify the Interior secretary’s authority to take land into trust for all

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12/29/10
Report lays out problems in Indian Health Service

...Health Service is in a "chronic state of crisis" stemming from serious management problems and a lack of oversight, Sen. Byron Dorgan said in releasing a congressional report on Wednesday. IHS facilities in the Aberdeen Area, which serve more than 100,

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12/28/10
Report lays out problems in Indian Health Service

Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota said in a statement Wednesday that a Senate investigation reveals the health of American Indians in the region ...

Source: Forbes
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12/28/10
RE: Byron Dorgan

AP By MATTHEW DALY AP FILE - In this May 4, 2010 file photo, Sen. Byron Dorgan, DN.D. speaks during a news conference on... And a huge factor was the ...

Source: ABC News
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12/28/10
Senator says Indian Health Service in Aberdeen Area is in a 'chronic state of ...

... of crisis" stemming from serious management problems and a lack of oversight, Sen. Byron Dorgan said in releasing a congressional report on Wednesday. ...

Source: Los Angeles Times
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12/28/10
Out with the old, in with the new in the Senate in the 112th Congress

Byron Dorgan (DN.D.), George Voinovich (R-Ohio) and Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) all retired or ran for other offices. Specter had hoped to avoid a loss in the ...

Source: The Hill
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12/28/10
For Indians, 2010 saw important gains

“This Congress, as tough as it has been, has done more on Indian issues than in the previous 40 years,” Senate Indian Affairs Chairman Byron Dorgan, DN. ...

Source: Oshkosh Northwestern
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12/28/10
Dorgan asks agency to re-evaluate Bakken

One of outgoing US Sen. Byron Dorgan's last official acts ...

Source: Bismarck Tribune
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12/28/10
Post Office Designates All New First-Class Stamps As ‘Forever’

...Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.) Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. at a news conference on Capitol Hill on May 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) Washington (AP) - Postal pat

Source: CNSNews.com
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12/28/10
Retiring senator spurs action on Indian issues

...- In this May 4, 2010 file photo, Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. After announcing last January he wouldn't seek re-election after almost 30 years in Congress, Dorgan, chairman of the Senate India

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12/28/10
Retiring senator spurs action on Indian issues

...settling a 15-year legal battle over lost royalties for mismanaged Indian lands. FILE - In this May 4, 2010 file photo, Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. After announcing last January he wouldn't s

Source: Deseret News
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12/28/10
Retiring senator spurs action on Indian issues

...session the most productive for American Indians in decades. They give much of the credit to retiring Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, who chaired the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

Source: ABC6
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12/28/10
Retiring senator spurs action on Indian issues

...two-year session the most productive for American Indians in decades. They give much of the credit to retiring Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, who chaired the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights

Source: KIVITV.com
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12/27/10
Joe Belford on top of the battle to save Amtrak from rising water

Belford said not only are city officials working on keeping the train here, but Senators Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan as well as outgoing Representative ...

Source: Devil's Lake Daily Journal
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12/27/10
Cheers and Jeers: Tuesday

Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota announces he won't run for reelection so he can spend more time with his family. Political analysts are gobsmacked when ...

Source: Daily Kos
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12/27/10
The Road to 60

Between now and the 2012 election there will be dozens of tutorials on how left-wing Byron Dorgan is. When Conrad and Dorgan were voting together there was ...

Source: American Spectator
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12/27/10
Out of Lehman's Ashes Wall Street Gets Most of What It Wants

... that they bring value to the economy with new instruments and new approaches,” said Byron Dorgan, a Democratic senator from North Dakota who is retiring ...

Source: BusinessWeek
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12/27/10
RE: Byron Dorgan

North Dakota politics made big news as 2010 began - beginning with a stunning announcement by long-time US Senator Byron Dorgan. After almost three decades ...

Source: KXNet.com
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12/27/10
Sen. Byron Dorgan's Farewell Address

Mr. President, those of us who are leaving the Congress at the end of this year are given the ...

Source: The Hill (blog)
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12/26/10
RE: Byron Dorgan

... that they bring value to the economy with new instruments and new approaches,” said Byron Dorgan, a Democratic senator from North Dakota who is retiring ...

Source: BusinessWeek
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12/26/10
Legislators check portfolios before taking office

Hoeven, who will replace Byron Dorgan in the Senate, says he will likely give up his seat on the boards of banks and businesses. ...

Source: Devil's Lake Daily Journal
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12/25/10
RE: Byron Dorgan

But in 2010, Sen. Byron Dorgan (D) chose to retire. Hoeven won the open Senate seat with 76 percent of the vote, and at-large Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D) lost his ...

Source: Roll Call (subscription)
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12/25/10
Rick Berg, John Hoeven evaluate wealth before hitting DC

Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan hold ownership in apartment buildings in Bismarck. Dorgan's 50-percent share in his building earned him about $13600 in 2009, ...

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Official website: http://dorgan.senate.gov
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Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-224-2551
Fax: 202-224-1193

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