News Releases
- 12/09/08 - DORGAN NOMINATES NORTH DAKOTA STUDENTS TO ATTEND U.S. MILITARY ACADEMIES
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) gave “principal nominations” to four outstanding North Dakota students for appointment to U.S. military academies in 2009 … - 12/08/08 - KEMPTHORNE AGREES TO DELEGATION REQUEST TO OPEN FORT BERTHOLD ONE-STOP SHOP BEFORE HE LEAVES
U.S. Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy spoke Monday with U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to urge him to open an “oil and gas one-stop shop” on the Fort Berthold Reservation to expedite leasing and issuing of permits for oil and gas development on the reservation. … - 12/08/08 - DORGAN SAYS RED RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY PROJECT CLEARS KEY HURDLE
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) said action last Friday by the federal Office of Management and Budget removes a significant hurdle to the effort to ensure Fargo, Grand Forks and other communities in eastern North Dakota can have a reliable water supply for decades to come. … - 12/08/08 - DORGAN SAYS HE'LL PUSH FOR FEDERAL FUNDING TO MOVE QUICKLY ON 'REASONABLE COMPROMISE' ON NAWS
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) said the decision by the Department of Interior on the Northwest Area Water Supply (NAWS) project is a solution that will work and one that he hopes will unlock the opportunity to continue building the NAWS project. … - 12/04/08 - DORGAN, HOEVEN AND POMEROY HOLD MEETING WITH AIRLINE PRESIDENT TO DISCUSS NORTH DAKOTA AIR SERVICE
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan, Governor John Hoeven and Congressman Earl Pomeroy today held a meeting at the Bismarck Municipal Airport to discuss the future of Northwest Airlines’ service to the state after the company’s recently approved merger with Delta Air Lines. … - 12/03/08 - DORGAN EXPECTS NORTHWEST AIRLINES TO ANNOUNCE NEW AIR SERVICE CONNECTING NORTH DAKOTA TO SALT LAKE CITY AT MEETING IN BISMARCK TOMORROW
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) said Wednesday he expects Northwest Airlines President Ed Bastian to announce tomorrow at a Bismarck meeting Dorgan arranged that the airline will begin offering direct air service between North Dakota and Salt Lake City, which is a Delta Air Lines hub. … - 12/01/08 - DEFENSE LEADERS, DELEGATION VISIT MINOT AIR FORCE BASE
Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz today joined Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy on a visit to Minot Air Force Base. … - 11/26/08 - DORGAN ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO HELP NORTH DAKOTA CHARITIES WEATHER NATIONAL ECONOMIC CRISIS
Flanked by leaders of area nonprofit organizations, U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) said Wednesday he will push in Congress for a comprehensive plan to put the nation’s economy back on track – including legislation that will enhance the ability of the nation’s charitable community to help those hurt most by the economic downturn … - 11/25/08 - DORGAN TALKS ECONOMY, ENERGY AT VALLEY CITY TOWN HALL
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) today held a town hall meeting here to discuss the national economy, energy issues and other challenges facing the country. He provided an update on his work in Congress, including his efforts to grow North Dakota’s research and energy industries, and answered questions from area residents … - 11/25/08 -
DORGAN SAYS INCREASED WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE WILL NEARLY DOUBLE FARGO AGENCY'S ABILITY TO HELP
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) announced today he has increased funding for the Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program dramatically, nearly doubling the number of low income households Fargo’s Southeastern North Dakota Community Action Agency (SENDCAA) can help weatherize … - 11/24/08 - DELEGATION ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $550,000 TO BOOST NORTH DAKOTA INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
U.S. Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy announced Monday that North Dakota’s counties and local jurisdictions have been awarded $551,075 to boost local infrastructure projects as part of the economic stimulus bill approved by Congress earlier this year. … - 11/19/08 - DORGAN PUSHES BILL TO EASE DIGITAL TV TRANSITION
Because of concerns over how the Digital TV transition is being implemented, U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) joined Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V.) in introducing legislation to ensure that North Dakotans with analog televisions will still receive emergency public safety information, as well as information about the Digital TV transition, for 30 days after the transition … - 11/19/08 - DELEGATION URGES AIR FORCE TO HOUSE NEW NUCLEAR COMMAND IN MINOT
Minot Air Force Base should be chosen as the home for the nation’s new nuclear command according to Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy, who met today with the top two leaders of the Air Force to discuss issues related to U.S. nuclear forces. … - 11/19/08 - DORGAN WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD POLICY COMMITTEE IN 111TH CONGRESS
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) was once again selected Chairman of the Democratic Policy Committee (DPC) for the next session of Congress … - 11/14/08 - DORGAN SAYS LAUNCH OF SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR IS HISTORIC MOMENT FOR UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) said Friday that tonight’s launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour will be a historic achievement for the students and faculty at UND who built the AgCam, which will be carried aboard and installed on the International Space Station. … - 11/13/08 - DORGAN TO HOST MEETING WITH NORTHWEST, DELTA AIR LINES AND NORTH DAKOTA OFFICIALS ON EFFECTS OF MERGER
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) announced today that the President of Delta Air Lines, Ed Bastian, will attend a meeting hosted by Dorgan in the state to brief North Dakotans on the airline’s service plans for the state now that the merger between Northwest and Delta Air Lines has received final approval and is on the road to completion. … - 11/12/08 - FOREST SERVICE TO UPHOLD GRAZING RIGHTS ON ELKHORN RANCH, DORGAN SAYS
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) has received the commitment of the U.S. Forest Service that the law he wrote to ensure grazing rights on the Elkhorn Ranch in the Badlands will be followed. … - 11/10/08 - DORGAN WILL INTRODUCE THE PICKENS ENERGY PLAN CALLING FOR BUILDING AN INTERSTATE TRANSMISSION GRID AND A LARGE EXPANSION OF WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan, a senior member of the Senate Energy Committee said today that he intends to introduce a portion of the energy plan advanced by Texas oil man T. Boone Pickens that would create a national electric transmission grid and a major expansion of wind and solar energy … - 11/10/08 - DORGAN OUTLINES PRIORITIES FOR NORTH DAKOTA'S ENERGY FUTURE
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) will outline three critical steps that are necessary to continue robust energy production in North Dakota that need to be taken by both the federal and state governments … - 11/04/08 - NORTH DAKOTA SLATED TO RECEIVE LARGE BOOST IN WATER PROJECT FUNDING, DORGAN SAYS
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) said Tuesday that North Dakota water construction funding for this year was slashed by $46 million in President Bush’s proposed budget … - 11/03/08 - DORGAN SAYS TREASURY SECRETARY'S BAILOUT IS SHORTCHANGING TAXPAYERS AND DOING LITTLE TO FIX THE ECONOMY
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) had harsh words today for Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson at a service club speech in Minot, N.D. … - 11/03/08 - DORGAN HELPS BRING 'STARBASE' MATH AND SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM TO MINOT FIFTH-GRADERS
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) helped cut the ribbon on the new Starbase program here Monday, saying the initiative will help boost science and math education for students in the Minot region … - 10/22/08 - DORGAN APPLAUDS FEDERAL LAWSUIT CHALLENGING CONSOLIDATION IN PACKING INDUSTRY
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) applauded action by the U.S. Department of Justice to challenge the consolidation of two corporate meat packers. … - 10/20/08 - DELEGATION ANNOUNCES VETERANS AFFAIRS TO DISPATCH MOBILE OUTREACH TEAMS TO NORTH DAKOTA
U.S. Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy announced today that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will dispatch two “community outreach vehicles” to North Dakota in an effort to increase services to veterans in rural areas. … - 10/17/08 - DORGAN ASKS INTERIOR DEPARTMENT FOR "ONE-STOP SHOP" AT FT. BERTHOLD TO EXPEDITE OIL, GAS LEASING
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) asked the Department of Interior on Friday to establish an “Oil and Gas One-Stop Shop” on the Fort Berthold reservation to expedite leasing and issuing of permits for oil and gas development of reservation lands. … - 10/17/08 - DORGAN SAYS WATER PLANT FULFILLS PROMISE BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, INVESTS IN FUTURE OF NORTH DAKOTA
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), who secured funding for a new rural water treatment plant that will serve residents of Wilton and northern Burleigh County, was present Friday for a ceremony dedicating the new facility. … - 10/16/08 - DORGAN ANNOUNCES AMTRAK RIDERSHIP JUMPS 9.5 PERCENT IN NORTH DAKOTA, NOW TOTALS MORE THAN 131,000 PER YEAR
More than 131,000 North Dakotans rode Amtrak’s Empire Builder rail line last year, a sharp jump in ridership that shows the importance of the service to residents of the nation’s rural areas, U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) said Thursday. … - 10/08/08 - DORGAN CALLS AGREEMENT BETWEEN DICKINSON AND RICHARDTON HOSPITALS A WELCOME BREAKTHROUGH
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) said Wednesday that the agreement reached between hospitals in Dickinson and Richardton, N.D., will ensure residents of both communities will retain access to high-quality health care. … - 10/07/08 - DORGAN SAYS NATION WILL PULL TOGETHER
TO RESOLVE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) held a town hall meeting in Jamestown today. He said that while North Dakota’s economy has remained strong, the national economy is facing problems that will require American to pull together to resolve. … - 10/07/08 - DORGAN ANNOUNCES RED RIVER VALLEY RESEARCH CORRIDOR INITIATIVE PASSES $500 MILLION MARK
Joined by leaders of some of the area’s premier research institutions, U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) announced Tuesday that North Dakota universities and businesses have now received $532 million in federal funding through his Red River Valley Research Corridor initiative. … - 10/02/08 - DORGAN SECURES $5 MILLION INCREASE IN ANNUAL FUNDING FOR ORGAN DONATION NETWORK
The Senate today approved legislation sponsored by U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) that will provide a much-needed boost in funding to the Organ Procurement and Transportation Network … - 10/02/08 - NORTH DAKOTA AMTRAK SERVICE GIVEN BOOST BY SENATE BILL, DORGAN SAYS
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) said Thursday that the Senate voted late last night to approve legislation that will give a boost to long-distance Amtrak routes like the Empire Builder, which served nearly 120,000 North Dakotans in the last fiscal year. The bill now goes to the President for signature. … - 10/02/08 - DORGAN STATEMENT ON FINANCIAL BAILOUT
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) today issued the following statement about his vote on the financial rescue plan … - 10/01/08 - DORGAN SAYS BILL STOPS ADMINISTRATION PLAN TO SHUT DOWN GRAND FORKS NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) announced Tuesday that President Bush has signed legislation that will ensure the Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center remains open. The bill continues funding the center, rejecting the Bush Administration’s proposal to close the facility. … - 09/29/08 - DORGAN APPLAUDS KEY VOTE ON BILL TO BOOST AMTRAK, IMPROVE SAFETY ON RAILROADS
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) said that a Senate vote today will give a boost to long-distance Amtrak routes like the Empire Builder, which served nearly 120,000 North Dakotans in the last fiscal year. … - 09/26/08 - SENATE APPROVES DORGAN-BACKED LEGISLATION TO FIGHT CHILD EXPLOITATION
Legislation co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) to fight the growing problem of child exploitation passed the Senate last night … - 09/26/08 - DORGAN SAYS INDIAN HOUSING BILL WILL ADDRESS HOUSING CRISIS IN INDIAN COMMUNITIES
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) today heralded the passage of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2008, saying that the housing crisis existing for American Indian and Alaska Native families must be addressed … - 09/24/08 - DELEGATION SECURES $66 MILLION TO STRENGTHEN MILITARY, NORTH DAKOTA ECONOMY
Congress is set to give final approval to legislation that includes more than $66 million in federal funding that Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy secured for projects that will strengthen the U.S. military while giving a boost to North Dakota’s economy. … - 09/23/08 - DORGAN BACKS RENEWABLE ENERGY INCENTIVES; SAYS NORTH DAKOTA WILL BENEFIT
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) backed legislation approved by the Senate to extend tax incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency, saying North Dakota is in a position to play a major role in our nation’s renewable energy efforts … - 09/23/08 - DORGAN'S EFFORT YIELDS SIX NEW STAFF TO JUMP-START ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ON THE FORT BERTHOLD RESERVATION
The U.S. Interior Department, responding to the request from Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) has moved six new employees to the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation to accelerate the review and approval of oil and gas leasing and permitting for drilling on the reservation … - 09/22/08 - DORGAN SAYS WALL STREET BAILOUT PLAN IS "STAMPEDE IN WRONG DIRECTION"
… - 09/22/08 - DORGAN ANNOUNCES CONTRACT TO DESIGN NEW HEALTH CARE FACILITY ON FORT BERTHOLD RESERVATION
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) announced Monday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a contract to launch the design phase of a project to build a health care facility on the Fort Berthold Reservation … - 09/16/08 - DELEGATION PRESSES TOP AIR FORCE OFFICIALS TO EXPAND MISSION AT GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE
Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy met with top Air Force officials Tuesday to press them to expand the mission of Grand Forks Air Force Base. … - 09/11/08 - DORGAN ANNOUNCES UND AEROSPACE WILL SHARE IN $437 MILLION CONTRACT TO TRAIN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) announced today that the University of North Dakota’s Aerospace program will share in a contract to train air traffic controllers. … - 09/10/08 - DORGAN ISSUES STATEMENT ON LATEST DELAY
ON AIR REFUELING TANKER PROJECT
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) said Wednesday he is disappointed at the latest delay in the bidding process for the Air Force’s new air refueling tanker, but said he’ll continue pushing to bring the next-generation tankers to Grand Forks Air Force Base. … - 09/10/08 - SENATOR DORGAN RENEWS CHARGE TO STOP EXCESSIVE OIL SPECULATION
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) today renewed his effort to crack down on irresponsible oil speculators, raising questions about speculators’ outsized influence over the energy futures market, the cost of energy, and perhaps even the federal agency responsible for regulating them … - 09/09/08 - DORGAN PUSHES COMMON SENSE PLAN TO TAKE BACK BILLIONS IN UNSPENT IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION FUNDS
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) today introduced legislation, called the Rescission of Unneeded Iraq Reconstruction Funds Act, which would take back roughly $12 billion of unspent American taxpayer dollars designated for Iraq reconstruction … - 09/09/08 - BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AGREES TO BOOST FUNDING FOR INDIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT
… - 09/09/08 - DORGAN RENEWS CALL FOR 'MOON SHOT' APPROACH
TO BUILDING RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY
Flanked by members of the Farmers Union, U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) renewed his call Tuesday for a “moon shot” approach to the development of America’s renewable energy future. … - 09/04/08 - DORGAN CALLS FOR INCREASED NORTH DAKOTA OIL REFINING, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) chaired a Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee field hearing here today to examine how North Dakota can ensure the proper infrastructure is in place to take full advantage of the oil and gas resources discovered in the Bakken Shale formation … - 09/04/08 - DORGAN DELIVERS KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT UNITED TRIBES TRIBAL SUMMIT LUNCHEON
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan called for improved Indian health care and increased law enforcement on reservations in his keynote address delivered today at the United Tribes Tribal Summit Luncheon in Bismarck … - 09/03/08 - DORGAN HOLDS TOWN HALL MEETING IN KENMARE
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) held a town hall meeting Tuesday in Kenmare to listen to concerns of area residents … - 09/03/08 - DORGAN CALLS NEW WATER AGREEMENT A MAJOR BOOST TO FORT BERTHOLD RESERVATION
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) joined with officials from New Town and the Three Affiliated Tribes today to celebrate an agreement to bring clean, dependable drinking water to rural areas of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation … - 09/03/08 - DORGAN HONORS THREE AFFILIATED TRIBES FALLEN SOLDIERS
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) was joined today by officials from the Three Affiliated Tribes for a dedication of the new Fallen Soldiers Memorial on the east side of the Three Affiliated Tribes Museum here … - 08/22/08 - DORGAN MEETS WITH OFFICIALS AT GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) visited Friday with officials at Grand Forks Air Force Base to get an update on progress on the new unmanned aircraft systems mission and other issues critical to the base. … - 08/21/08 - DORGAN OBJECTS TO BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS ACTION THAT TRANSFERS SIX POLICE OFFICERS FROM STANDING ROCK
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) is objecting to action by the Interior Department’s Bureau of Indian Affairs that reduced the number of police officers that have been sent to the Standing Rock Reservation as part of Operation Dakota Peacekeeper. … - 08/19/08 - DORGAN, NDSU AND NATIONAL LAB OFFICIALS
ANNOUNCE NEW PARTNERSHIPS
At a press conference today accompanied by officials from North Dakota State University and two national research laboratories, U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) announced three new, high-tech Research Corridor projects that will partner the school with two of the nation’s federal research laboratories. … - 08/18/08 - DORGAN SAYS PERMANENT CELL PHONE TOWER IN NORTHWOOD NOW OPERATIONAL, GIVING BOOST TO REBUILDING EFFORT
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) announced Monday that Northwood’s new permanent cellular phone tower, which was erected after he urged Verizon Wireless to help improve service to the area, is now fully operational. … - 08/12/08 - DORGAN SAYS IRAQ SHOULD PAY FOR ITS OWN RECONSTRUCTION
With Iraq reporting a budget surplus projected to be as high as $50 billion as a result of their oil production, U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) says the U.S. should shift the roughly $10 billion of unspent American taxpayer dollars designated for Iraq reconstruction, and use it instead to expand renewable energy programs here at home … - 08/07/08 - T. BOONE PICKENS TO HEADLINE ENERGY EXPO IN BISMARCK
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) today announced that Texas oil developer and wind energy advocate T. Boone Pickens will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming 2008 Great Plains Energy Expo and Showcase … - 08/05/08 - DORGAN CALLS FOR MORE DRILLING, LESS OIL SPECULATION, AND 'MOON SHOT' FOR RENEWABLES
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan, a senior member of the Senate Energy Committee, said Tuesday he is pushing Congress to take four immediate steps to bring down oil and gas prices and move our country in a new direction to make us less dependent on foreign oil in the future … - 08/05/08 - DORGAN ANNOUNCES ENERGY WORKFORCE INITIATIVE AT TOWN MEETING IN DICKINSON
Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) held a town hall meeting here today to listen to concerns of area residents. He also provided an update on his work in Congress, including funding he secured that will create the North Dakota Energy Workforce Training Initiative … - 08/05/08 - DORGAN MEETS WITH BOWMAN-AREA CITIZENS AT TOWN MEETING
Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) held a town hall meeting here today to listen to concerns of area residents. He also provided an update on his work in Congress, including funding he secured that will create the North Dakota Energy Workforce Training Initiative … - 08/05/08 - DORGAN HOLDS TOWN HALL MEETING IN HETTINGER
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) held a community meeting here today where he discussed issues of importance to people in the area and gave a briefing regarding his work in Congress … - 08/05/08 - DORGAN MEETS WITH ELGIN AREA CITIZENS AT TOWN MEETING
Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) held a town hall meeting here today to listen to concerns of area residents. He also provided an update on his work in Congress, including his work to put downward pressure on gas prices, his support for homegrown energy sources, and his efforts to strengthen North Dakota farming and ranching … - 08/04/08 - DORGAN HOLDS SENATE INDIAN AFFAIRS FIELD HEARING IN FORT YATES
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) today held a Senate Indian Affairs Committee field hearing here to examine the progress and future of “Operation Dakota Peacekeeper,” a successful initiative to help curb violent crime on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation … - 08/02/08 - DORGAN HOLDS MEETING AT FORT MANDAN
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) held a meeting at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center Saturday to discuss development of the Fort Mandan. … - 08/02/08 - DORGAN MEETS WITH CORPS, LOCAL OFFICIALS ON PROGRESS OF FORT STEVENSON MARINA
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) met with officials and toured progress on the new marina here Saturday. He said the project will be good both for North Dakota’s tourism industry and local residents who use the lake for recreation. … - 08/02/08 - DORGAN CALLS ON CONGRESS, BUSH ADMINISTRATION
TO CRACK DOWN ON EXCESS OIL SPECULATION
In a speech here at the Farmers Union Oil Company’s 75th anniversary celebration, U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) called on Congress and the Bush Administration Saturday to act quickly to pass legislation he has introduced that would bring down gasoline prices by curbing excessive speculation in the oil futures market. … - 07/29/08 - DORGAN MEETS WITH AIR FORCE SECRETARY NOMINEE
TO DISCUSS NORTH DAKOTA'S BASES
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan met Tuesday with Michael Donley, who has been nominated to be the next Secretary of the Air Force, to discuss North Dakota’s Air Force bases and encourage him to bring new missions to the state. … - 07/29/08 - DELEGATION ANNOUNCES NEW LONG-TERM MISSION FOR HAPPY HOOLIGANS
Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy announced Tuesday that the Air Force has officially designated a new long-term flying mission for Fargo’s “Happy Hooligans.” … - 07/23/08 - DORGAN INTRODUCES LEGISLATION AIMED AT GIVING BOOST TO LAW & ORDER IN INDIAN COUNTRY
Senate Indian Affairs Committee Chairman Byron Dorgan (D-ND) introduced bipartisan legislation, called the Tribal Law and Order Act, to fight staggering crime levels in Indian Country. … - 07/22/08 - SENATE TAKES UP DORGAN BILL AIMED
AT STOPPING OIL SPECULATION
As the U.S. Senate voted to consider Senator Byron Dorgan’s legislation to bring down gas prices, Dorgan called on his Senate colleagues Tuesday to support his efforts to put downward pressure on oil and gas prices by curbing excessive speculation in the energy futures market. … - 07/17/08 - DORGAN ISSUES STATEMENT ON COURT DECISION ON CRP LAND
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan said Thursday he is disappointed at a decision by a federal judge in Seattle that limits the amount of land available for haying and grazing on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land that will be allowed later this summer … - 07/17/08 - DELEGATION CALLS FOR EMERGENCY SUPPORT FOR NORTH DAKOTA'S DROUGHT-STRICKEN RANCHERS
Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy today called on the Secretary of Agriculture to respond to the needs of North Dakota’s struggling ranchers by opening eligible CRP acreage for emergency haying. …
