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    • Thursday, September 21, 2006

    Senator Dorgan met with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley yesterday to discuss potential Air Force investments in North Dakota’s alternative energy sources.

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    Audio Total Running Time: 1:06 minutes

    Intro: Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy met with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley today to discuss potential Air Force investments in North Dakota’s alternative energy sources.

    Exit: The delegation urged General Moseley to develop a jet fuel production facility in North Dakota and to utilize more of the state’s powerful wind energy. They also encouraged General Moseley to work with the Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) in Grand Forks as they look for alternative fuels.

    IN: “We met yesterday…”
    OUT: “…with alternative energy production in the future.”

    Thursday, September 21, 2006

    Senator Dorgan pushes to pass agriculture disaster relief aid before election.

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    Audio Total Running Time: 31 seconds

    IN: “I really think we should not break for the election…”
    OUT: “…discussions after November.”

    Thursday, September 14, 2006

    Senator Dorgan Announces $475,000 to Help Prevent Suicide Among American Indian Teens

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    Audio Total Running Time: 1.30 minutes

    Intro: U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) Thursday announced two federal grants totaling $475,000 that will help prevent suicide among American Indian youth in North Dakota.

    Exit: The funding Dorgan announced today includes a $75,000 grant for the University of North Dakota (UND). The funding will be used to create a “circle of care” that allows UND officials to coordinate efforts with suicide prevention coordinators and mental health contacts on reservations. Another $400,000 grant will be used by the North Dakota Department of Health aimed at suicide prevention and early intervention among tribal and rural youth. The goal is to reduce youth suicide mortality in high-risk areas of North Dakota by 25 percent over the next three years.

    IN: “Let me also mention…”
    OUT: “…as a result of hearings I've been holding.”

    Thursday, September 14, 2006

    Senator Dorgan Blames Republicans for Blocking Vote on Disaster Aid

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    Audio Total Running Time: 1.12 minutes

    Intro: Efforts to provide emergency drought assistance to family farmers were blocked again Thursday in the U.S. Senate by Republican Leader Bill Frist, who refused to allow a vote on an amendment offered by Senators Ben Nelson (D-NE), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Kent Conrad (D-ND) and others.

    Exit: Though Dorgan and Conrad have repeatedly secured Senate support for an agriculture disaster package that would relieve producers affected by weather-related disasters, the legislation has been blocked repeatedly in the past by the threat of a veto from President Bush.

    IN: “First, dealing with disaster relief for farmers…”
    OUT: “…blockage of our efforts.”

    Tuesday, September 12, 2006

    Senator Dorgan Vows to Continue Fight for Drought Relief Assistance on Capitol Hill

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    Audio Total Running Time: 1.36 minutes

    IN: “A special thanks to all of the family farmers…"
    OUT: “…This Congress has a responsibility to do that.”

    Monday, September 11, 2006

    Senator Dorgan Reflects on 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

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    Audio Total Running Time: 3.02 minutes

    Intro: U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and over 60 members of the North Dakota’s National Farmers Union (NFU) called on President Bush today to adopt long-overdue drought relief assistance.

    Exit: On three different occasions, Senator Dorgan has successfully offered amendments to legislation moving through the Senate to provide emergency relief to family farmers and ranchers. This spring, Senator Conrad's bill to provide more than $4 billion in disaster aid for farmers and ranchers passed the Senate by a wide, bipartisan margin, after Senator Dorgan attached it to a broad emergency spending bill as an amendment. However, Republican House leadership stripped the amendment from the emergency bill after President Bush threatened a veto.

    IN: “The anniversary of 9/11 is always a…”
    OUT: “…there is also still a lot for us to do.”

    Thursday, September 7, 2006

    Senator Conrad and Senator Dorgan Win Victory to Renew Effort to Find Osama bin Laden

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    Audio Total Running Time: 53 seconds Seconds

    Intro: Senator Conrad and Senator Dorgan offered an amendment that passed the Senate by a vote of 96-0, to refocus the nation’s mission to bring Osama bin Laden to justice.

    IN: "Two years ago President Bush said...
    OUT: ...Number two, it would require quarterly classified reports to Congress of the tracking of bin Laden."

    Exit: The amendment will create a $200 million intelligence task force dedicated to the chief terrorist, and require a classified report to Congress every 90 days on the activities of the federal government related to bringing bin Laden and other top associates of al-Qaeda to justice.