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- Reporters in North Dakota: 202-224-9255
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Dorgan Praises Senate for Override of Bush's Medicare Bill Veto
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Audio Total Running Time: 3 minutes 21 seconds
IN: "The Reason..."
OUT: "...overriding the President's veto."
Friday, July 11, 2008
Dorgan Says Key Bill for Nutrition Research Center will be Approved Next Week
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Audio Total Running Time: 17 seconds
IN: "Next week..."
OUT: "...make the same judgement."
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Dorgan Pushing to Increase Energy Production on Fort Berthold Reservation
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Audio Total Running Time: 33 seconds
IN: "I'm also meeting..."
OUT: "...opportunity to produce oil."
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Dorgan Petitions for Next Submarine to be named the USS North Dakota
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Audio Total Running Time: 22 seconds
IN: "Yesterday we met..."
OUT: "...sailing on the high seas again."
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Dorgan Secures Federal Funding for Juvenile Detention Center in Standing Rock
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Audio Total Running Time: 17 seconds
IN: "We have also included..."
OUT: "...just don't have the resources there."
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Dorgan Secures Federal Funding for UMAC
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Audio Total Running Time: 25 seconds
IN: "Yesterday, the Senate Commerce..."
OUT: "...continuing exciting program."
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Dorgan Says Final Passage of Farm Bill is Big Win for Family Farmers
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Audio Total Running Time: 38 seconds
IN: "Well, the vote..."
OUT: "...for family farmers now."
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Dorgan Says Senate Passage of New GI Bill is Victory for Veterans
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Audio Total Running Time: 52 seconds
IN: "The passage of this new Gi Bill..."
OUT: "...invest in this country."
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Dorgan Reacts to President's Veto of the Farm Bill
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Audio Total Running Time: 38 seconds
IN: "The President's veto of the farm bill..."
OUT: "...good farm bill for their future."
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Dorgan Comments on Enactment of His Bill to Stop Filling Strategic Petroleum Reserve
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Audio Total Running Time: 39 seconds
IN: "Well, I think it's good news..."
OUT: "...in the right direction."
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Dorgan Works to End Speculation that Drives Up Oil Prices
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Audio Total Running Time: 46 seconds
IN: "Tomorrow, we're going..."
OUT: "...if we can."
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Dorgan Fights FCC Proposal to Allow More Media Consolidation
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Audio Total Running Time: 35 seconds
IN: "The Federal..."
OUT: "...I'm going to proceed."
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Dorgan Calls for Truman Committee to Investigate Waste, Fraud and Abuse
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Audio Total Running Time: 38 seconds
IN: "You know, the U.S. Army..."
OUT: "...to do the investigation."
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Dorgan Says President Should Work With Congress for Strong Farm Bill
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Audio Total Running Time: 26 seconds
IN: "You know, either..."
OUT: "...done by April 18."
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Dorgan Says Congress Should Help Struggling Homeowners
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Audio Total Running Time: 45 seconds
IN: "We're going to..."
OUT: "...and bad mortgages."
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Dorgan Says He'll Keep Pushing for Strong Farm Bill
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Audio Total Running Time: 39 seconds
IN: "The Congress has..."
OUT: "...a decent farm bill."
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Dorgan Questions Top Air Force Officials on Need for B-52s
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Audio Total Running Time: 58 seconds
IN: "Yesterday I talked to..."
OUT: "...the Minot Air Force Base."
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Dorgan Fights Administration Proposal to Allow Mexican Long-Haul Trucks on U.S. Roads
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Audio Total Running Time: 56 seconds
IN: "This week I've been fighting..."
OUT: "...that doesn't make any sense."
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Dorgan Proposes Proposes Legislation to Boost Renewable Energy Industry
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Audio Total Running Time: 53 seconds
IN: "In the budget..."
OUT: "...more renewable energy."
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Dorgan Proposes Halt in Oil Purchases for Strategic Oil Reserve
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Audio Total Running Time: 49 seconds
IN: "Here's the situation..."
OUT: "...top it off."
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Dorgan Calls for Seniors, Disabled Veterans to be Included in Economic Stimulus Rebates
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Audio Total Running Time: 46 seconds
IN: "Last night on the..."
OUT: "...you don't count."
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Dorgan Resolution Would Block Imports of Canadian Cattle Over 30 Months Old
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Audio Total Running Time: 1 minute 6 seconds
Intro: U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) introduced a formal "Resolution of Disapproval" Wednesday to block a new Bush Administration proposal to allow resumption of imports of Canadian beef and cattle over 30 months of age.
IN: "I just think..."
OUT: "...coming in from Canada."Exit: If the resolution is enacted, it would prevent the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from implementing its plan to ease age restrictions on imported Canadian cattle and beef.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Dorgan Will Push to Override President's Veto of CHIP bill
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Audio Total Running Time: 51 seconds
Intro: U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan said Wednesday he was "deeply disappointed" by President Bush's decision to veto a bill that would provide health insurance to about 6,000 additional low-income children in North Dakota who otherwise could not afford it.
IN: "I think the President..."
OUT: "...parents can't afford it."Exit: He said he will push in the Senate to override the President's veto.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Dorgan Says Committee Passage of Bill Will Bring Wage Hike to U.S. Servicemembers
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Audio Total Running Time: 31 seconds
Intro: U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) said Wednesday a bill that cleared the Senate Appropriations Committee will bring a well-deserved raise to personnel at Grand Forks Air Force Base and Minot Air Force Base and other North Dakotans serving in the U.S. military.
IN: "The Appropriations Committee…”
OUT: "...and around the world.”Exit: It will provide a 3.5 percent raise to military personnel - a larger raise than recommended in the President's budget. He said the wage hike, which was included in the Fiscal Year 2008 Defense Appropriations bill, is much-needed at a time when the country is asking much of its servicemembers.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
U.S. Senate Passes Dorgan's Amendment to Stop Mexican Trucks Pilot Program
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Audio Total Running Time: 34 seconds
Intro: The U.S. Senate passed late Tuesday Senator Dorgan's amendment 75 to 23 to stop the Bush Administration's pilot program that now allows Mexican trucks to haul freight throughout the United States.
IN: "The Senate approved my amendment…”
OUT: "...to put a stop to it.”Exit: The Bush Administration rushed to implement the pilot program late last week - literally in the dark of night. It was launched just one hour after a required Transportation Department Inspector General's report was issued.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Senate Could Push Consideration of Farm Bill to October
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Audio Total Running Time: 1 minute 5 seconds
Intro: Senator Dorgan will work to retain a strong safety net, include a permanent disaster program and payment limits in the next farm bill.
IN: "We have expected... "
OUT: "...by farming the farm program."Exit: The Senate is expected to take up the farm bill by early October.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Dorgan Requests Briefing on Air Force Procedures for Handling Nuclear Weapons
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Audio Total Running Time: 43 seconds
Intro: U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) asked the U.S. Air Force Wednesday for a full classified briefing on a published report that a B-52 bomber was mistakenly loaded with nuclear weapons and then flew from Minot Air Force Base to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana on August 30.
IN: "The Air Force has indicated…”
OUT: "...make sure it never happens again.”Exit: Dorgan, who serves on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, said that the "command and control" of weapons in the U.S. nuclear arsenal "is one of the most important duties of the military chain of command.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Dorgan Urges FEMA to Approve Disaster Declaration for Northwood
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Audio Total Running Time: 1 minute 17 seconds
Intro: On Tuesday, Senator Dorgan pressed FEMA Administrator to approve disaster declaration for Northwood.
IN: "We are still waiting... "
OUT: "...need him to act soon."Exit: Senator Dorgan is concerned that many Northwood homeowners may be underinsured.
