News Releases
- 08/12/09 - DORGAN ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN RRVRC AND ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) today announced that Argonne National Laboratory, a Department of Energy laboratory run by the University of Chicago, is entering into a partnership with the Red River Valley Research Corridor to research important energy projects and grow the research abilities of both institutions … - 08/11/09 - DORGAN SAYS INVESTMENTS IN SOUTH CENTRAL WATER DISTRICT WILL IMPROVE WATER QUALITY
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) held a meeting here today with area officials to talk water, including new investments he has secured to improve water quality throughout the area … - 08/10/09 - DORGAN SAYS NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AGREES IT WILL USE QUALIFIED NORTH DAKOTA HUNTERS TO THIN THE ELK HERD AT THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) announced today that the National Park Service has finally agreed to a common-sense plan to thin the elk herd in Theodore Roosevelt National Park – that will use volunteer hunters to thin the herd under the supervision of the Park Service … - 08/07/09 - DORGAN SAYS NEW GI BILL MEANS ABOUT 3,800 ND SOLDIERS NOW ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1
A new GI Bill that U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) helped push through Congress will create an opportunity to earn a college degree for about 3,800 soldiers currently serving in the North Dakota National Guard. … - 08/04/09 - DORGAN ANNOUNCES ENERGY UNDER SECRETARY AS KEYNOTE FOR UPCOMING ENERGY SUMMIT
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) has announced that Dr. Steven Koonin, the U.S. Department of Energy’s under secretary for science, will be a featured speaker at the upcoming Sustainable Energy Innovations Action Summit on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at Fargo’s Ramada Plaza and Suites … - 07/30/09 - SENATE APPROVES DORGAN AMENDMENT TO FORCE FEDERAL AGENCIES TO DISCLOSE THEIR OVERHEAD COSTS
The U.S. Senate has approved an amendment by Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) that will require federal agencies to disclose their overhead and administrative costs when submitting their budget requests to Congress … - 07/27/09 - DORGAN SAYS PROJECT TO REPAIR, UPGRADE VALLEY CITY WATER SYSTEM READY TO MOVE FORWARD
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) announced Monday that construction can begin on a project to repair and upgrade Valley City’s wastewater system now that the city and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have signed a cooperative agreement. … - 07/24/09 - SENATE APPROVES DORGAN-CONRAD AMENDMENT PAVING WAY FOR MORE UAV ACTIVITY IN NORTH DAKOTA
The Senate last night approved legislation authored by U.S. Senators Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) that will clear the way for more unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) activity in northeastern North Dakota. … - 07/21/09 - DORGAN TO CO-HOST ENERGY ACTION SUMMIT IN FARGO
As a way to explore cutting-edge energy research and development in North Dakota and around the nation, U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) has announced the first-ever Sustainable Energy Innovations Action Summit. … - 07/17/09 - NOT A LAUGHING MATTER: DORGAN ANNOUNCES THAT THE PUBLIC DEBT OFFICE CANCELS PROPOSAL TO HIRE
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U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) announced today that after being contacted by his office, the Bureau of the Public Debt (BPD) cancelled its plans to hire a contractor to “create cartoons on the spot” as part of a “Humor in the Workplace” seminar … - 07/16/09 - DORGAN SAYS OAKES PLANT WILL STAY OPEN
Responding to a request by U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) to reconsider a decision to close the JLG Industries manufacturing plant in Oakes, N.D., Oshkosh Corporation is announcing today that it will keep the facility open to help fulfill a billion-dollar Pentagon contract … - 07/15/09 - DELEGATION ANNOUNCES DISASTER ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO PRODUCERS WHO LOST LIVESTOCK
U.S. Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has begun accepting applications from producers seeking federal assistance for livestock lost to flooding and other disasters in 2008 and 2009. … - 07/10/09 - DORGAN EFFORT ELIMINATES KEY BARRIERS TO AGRICULTURAL SALES TO CUBA
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a provision by U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) to make it easier for U.S. agriculture producers to export their products to Cuba … - 07/09/09 - DORGAN SAYS FEMA ASSISTANCE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO TORNADO VICTIMS IN DICKINSON
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) said Thursday that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials have assured him that federal assistance will be available to residents of Dickinson who were affected by the tornadoes that struck last night. … - 07/09/09 - DORGAN SAYS SECRETARY OF STATE HAS BEGUN CONSULTATIONS ON CANADIAN DIKE
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) said Thursday that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton informed him she has initiated contacts with the Canadians about the dike on the U.S.-Canada border that has caused significant flooding in eastern North Dakota. … - 07/08/09 - DORGAN SAYS OSHKOSH CEO IS RECONSIDERING DECISION TO CLOSE OAKES PLANT
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) is asking the head of Oshkosh Trucking to reconsider the closure of the company’s manufacturing plant in Oakes, N.D., in light of a new $1.06 billion federal contract the company has just received from the Pentagon to build heavy armored vehicles for the Army and Marines. … - 07/07/09 - DORGAN WELCOMES CFTC HEARINGS ON OIL SPECULATION, WANTS ACTION
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) today issued the following statement in response to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) announcement that it will hold hearings on oil speculation during July and August. Last summer, as gas prices skyrocketed due to oil speculation, Dorgan led the charge in the Congress to put downward pressure on gas prices by cracking down on speculators … - 06/29/09 - DELEGATION SAYS AIR FORCE REPORT FORECASTS BIG GROWTH AT MINOT AIR FORCE BASE
U.S. Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy said Monday that a new Air Force report indicates that the Pentagon intends to add hundreds of new positions at Minot Air Force Base in the next fiscal year. … - 06/26/09 - SENATE COMMITTEE APPROVES DORGAN PROVISION ENSURING COMMON-SENSE SOLUTION TO ELK ISSUE
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) has included language in a bill that cleared the Senate Appropriations Committee that will ensure a common-sense plan is adopted to thin the elk herd in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. … - 06/26/09 - DORGAN TO HOLD SENATE FIELD HEARING ON LAW ENFORCEMENT IN INDIAN COUNTRY
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) will hold a field hearing of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee next week in Fort Yates, North Dakota, to examine the outcome of Operation Dakota Peacekeeper and what needs to be done to boost law enforcement in American Indian communities in the long term … - 06/26/09 - ENERGY SECRETARY CHU TO VISIT NORTH DAKOTA NEXT WEEK, SAYS DORGAN
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) announced today that Energy Secretary Steven Chu will be visiting North Dakota next Wednesday, July 1, to make a major announcement on energy funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act … - 06/22/09 - GOT A QUESTION FOR CONGRESS? ASK BYRON
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) is launching a new interactive feature on his Web site that allows North Dakotans to ask questions about issues before Congress, and receive a personal video response from Dorgan. … - 06/18/09 - CONGRESS APPROVES BILL TO HELP ADDRESS FLOODING IN DEVILS LAKE, OTHER RURAL AREAS IN NORTH DAKOTA
Congress has given final approval to a bill that includes funding secured by Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy to help fight flooding in the Devils Lake basin. … - 06/18/09 - DORGAN DISCUSSES NATION'S NUCLEAR MISSION WITH TOP PENTAGON OFFICIAL
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) met with the Pentagon’s number two military official Wednesday to discuss the nation’s nuclear weapons policy and the role of Minot Air Force Base in maintaining national security. … - 06/17/09 - ENERGY COMMITTEE APPROVES BILL THAT WILL BOLSTER NORTH DAKOTA ENERGY INDUSTRY, DORGAN SAYS
North Dakota’s growing energy industry will get a huge boost under a bill that won approval in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) said Wednesday. … - 06/17/09 - DORGAN MEETS WITH SUPREME COURT NOMINEE SONIA SOTOMAYOR
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) today met with Judge Sonia Sotomayor to discuss her upcoming Senate nomination hearing … - 06/17/09 - DORGAN, PRESIDENT OF GEM CARS TAKE PART IN CAPITOL HILL SUMMIT ON CLEAN ENERGY JOBS
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) invited the head of Fargo’s Global Electric Motorcars to a “green jobs” summit here today, pointing to the company as an example of how North Dakota is helping transform our nation’s energy industry. … - 06/16/09 - SENATORS INTRODUCE BILL TO ESTABLISH NATIONAL MS AND PARKINSON'S REGISTRIES
U.S. Senators Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Mark Udall (D-Colo.) and Johnny Isakson (R- Ga.) today introduced the National MS and Parkinson’s Disease Registries Act, which would establish national registries of MS and Parkinson’s disease in order to better understand and treat these neurological diseases … - 06/16/09 - DELEGATION TO HOLD REGIONAL FLOOD MEETINGS IN VALLEY CITY, JAMESTOWN
Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy will hold regional meetings in Valley City and Jamestown this Saturday, June 20, to discuss the impact of flooding in those areas and what can be done to prepare for high water in the future. … - 06/12/09 - DORGAN SECURES FUNDING TO BOLSTER DEVILS LAKE LEVEES
A congressional conference committee today approved a final version of an emergency appropriations bill that includes a provision authored by U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) that will help the city of Devils Lake protect itself from threatening water … - 06/11/09 - NUCLEAR WEAPONS STEWARDSHIP MISSION TO EXPAND AT MINOT AIR FORCE BASE
Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy announced today that the Air Force will establish a unit at Minot AFB to oversee the maintenance and sustainment of nuclear weapons at all of the nation’s Minuteman ICBM bases. … - 06/04/09 - TOP AIR FORCE OFFICIALS TELL DORGAN NEW MINOT B-52 SQUADRON IS 'ON TRACK'
Top Air Force officials assured U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) at a hearing today that the process of standing up a new squadron of B-52s at Minot Air Force Base is “on schedule (and) on track.” … - 06/03/09 - DORGAN ASKS AUTO COMPANIES TO CONSIDER EFFECTS OF DEALERSHIP CLOSINGS IN RURAL STATES LIKE NORTH DAKOTA
At a Senate Commerce Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) questioned the President and CEO of both Chrysler and General Motors about the effects of their dealership closings in North Dakota and their plans to ensure dealerships and consumers are treated fairly … - 06/03/09 - DORGAN SECURES COMMITMENT FOR COMMON-SENSE SOLUTION ON ELK
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) called on the U.S. Interior Secretary for help finding a common-sense solution to the issue of elk management at Theodore Roosevelt National Park – and secured support for a common-sense solution not only from the Interior Secretary, but also from the Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the Interior Department. … - 05/29/09 - DORGAN WELCOMES ROXANA SABERI HOME TO NORTH DAKOTA
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) welcomed North Dakota native Roxana Saberi home to North Dakota today, four months after she was first arrested in Iran. … - 05/29/09 - DORGAN STATEMENT ON FTC RULEMAKING
… - 05/27/09 - DORGAN CHAIRS OFFICIAL SENATE HEARING ON FARGO-MOORHEAD FLOOD CONTROL
At an official Senate Appropriations hearing he chaired here today, U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) applauded the regional cooperation and efforts by local and state officials to develop a flood control project for the Red River Valley. … - 05/27/09 - DORGAN PUSHING TO EXPAND AIR FORCE UAS MISSION TO GRAND FORKS
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) is recommending to U.S. Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and Chief of Staff Norton Schwartz they locate a new active duty unit to operate Unmanned Aircraft Systems at Grand Forks Air Force Base to assist with military efforts in portions of the Middle East. … - 05/21/09 - SENATORS SECURE FUNDING TO FIGHT DEVILS LAKE FLOODING
Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad announced today that they have successfully secured emergency funding to shore up roads in the Devils Lake basin. … - 05/21/09 - DELEGATION ANNOUNCES $2 MILLION FOR NEW TERMINAL AT GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
U.S. Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy announced today the U.S. Department of Transportation has released $2 million to help construct a new airport terminal at Grand Forks International Airport. … - 05/19/09 - DORGAN SAYS CREDIT CARD BILL WILL PROTECT NORTH DAKOTA CONSUMERS FROM UNFAIR PRACTICES
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) said the passage of the bipartisan Credit Cardholder’s Bill of Rights Act will protect consumers from arbitrary fees and interest rate changes, protecting responsible consumers from getting stuck in debt … - 05/15/09 - DORGAN SECURES $18.3 MILLION INVESTMENT IN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) announced Friday he has secured $18.3 million in federal economic recovery package funding to strengthen water supply and infrastructure systems across North Dakota – including $5.86 million for communities in the Minot region. … - 05/14/09 - DORGAN SECURES FEDERAL FUNDING TO RAISE LEVEES PROTECTING THE CITY OF DEVILS LAKE
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved legislation Thursday that includes a provision included by U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) to make federal funding available to raise the levees protecting the city of Devils Lake from rising waters. … - 05/14/09 - DORGAN ANNOUNCES HEARINGS ON AIRLINE SAFETY
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), Chairman of the Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee in the Commerce Committee today said he will hold a series of hearings to investigate airline safety, given the “stunning” disclosures before the National Transportation Safety Board surrounding the crash of the Continental Connection Flight 3407 commuter plane near Buffalo, New York … - 05/14/09 - DORGAN WARNS NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO USE A HEAVY DOSE OF COMMON SENSE ON ELK ISSUE
Citing the imminent release of a National Park Service plan for the management of the elk herd at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) told the head of the agency today that if the plan does not use some common sense on how to manage the elk herd, he will move legislation to force the issue. … - 05/12/09 - DORGAN SECURES $3.66 MILLION FOR CLEAN COAL RESEARCH AT EERC
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) announced today that the $3.66 million he secured for coal research and development has been released to the Energy and Environmental Research Center at the University of North Dakota … - 05/11/09 - DORGAN PRAISES RELEASE OF ROXANA SABERI
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) issued the following statement today on the news that Roxana Saberi, the American journalist who has been wrongly held in an Iranian prison, will be released and allowed to return home to the United States … - 05/08/09 - ENERGY DEPARTMENT RELEASES N.D. OIL REFINERY STUDY FUNDS
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Energy has released $456,992 in federal funding he secured for a study aimed at determining how North Dakota can increase its oil refining capacity and ensure consumers aren’t hurt by fuel shortages in the future. … - 05/08/09 - ENERGY SUMMIT TO FOCUS ON N.D. RENEWABLES
Energy industry stakeholders, elected officials and educators from around the region will gather in Bismarck on June 1 to discuss North Dakota’s role in America’s renewable energy future. … - 05/07/09 - DORGAN ANNOUNCES GRAND FORKS HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER INCLUDED IN PRESIDENT'S BUDGET
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) said Thursday that the President’s budget, which was released today, proposes a $1 million increase over last year’s funding level for the Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center. … - 05/07/09 - OBAMA BUDGET SUPPORTS AMERICA'S TROOPS, DELEGATION SAYS
Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy today applauded the inclusion of vital funding for North Dakota military units and bases in President Obama’s fiscal year 2010 budget, saying the economic impact will be felt across North Dakota. … - 05/07/09 - DELEGATION HONORS CITIZEN HEROES OF 2009 FLOOD FIGHT
The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved a resolution authored by Senators Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan and Congressman Earl Pomeroy commending the extraordinary efforts of thousands of volunteers, local and state officials, and the people of North Dakota for their heroic efforts in fighting the 2009 spring floods. … - 05/06/09 - DELEGATION LEADS MEETING ON FARGO-MOORHEAD FLOOD CONTROL
Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy convened a planning meeting Tuesday on Capitol Hill to try to develop a consensus among state and local officials about what kind of flood control project they would like the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to construct for the Fargo-Moorhead area … - 05/05/09 - DORGAN STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S PROPOSALS TO CURB TAX LOOPHOLES AND END INCENTIVES FOR EXPORTING U.S. JOBS
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) issued the following statement today on President Obama’s proposals to end the tax loopholes that reward companies that send U.S. jobs overseas and to crack down on tax haven abuses … - 05/05/09 - DORGAN WANTS APPROVAL FOR HIGHER ETHANOL FUEL BLENDS FROM EPA
s a way to lessen America’s increasing dependency on foreign oil, U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) is urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allow a boost in the maximum level of ethanol in conventional gasoline from 10 to 15 percent … - 04/30/09 - SECRETARY OF STATE TELLS DORGAN THE ADMINISTRATION IS 'DOING EVERYTHING WE KNOW TO DO' TO BRING ROXANA SABERI HOME
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today for an update on journalist Roxana Saberi, who is imprisoned in Iran, and implored her to put as much pressure as possible on the Iranian government to release the North Dakota native. … - 04/30/09 - DORGAN TO CO-HOST UNMANNED AIRCRAFT ACTION SUMMIT AT UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) announced today that the need for pilot training and the direction of America’s unmanned aircraft industry will be among the topics on the minds of experts from around the country who will gather at the 2009 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Action Summit on May 27 and May 28 at the University of North Dakota. … - 04/29/09 - DELEGATION TO CONVENE SERIES OF MEETINGS ON NORTH DAKOTA FLOOD PROTECTION
As part of the ongoing flood recovery efforts in North Dakota, Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy will launch a series of meetings in the coming months to discuss flood recovery and protection plans for communities around North Dakota. … - 04/28/09 - DELEGATION SECURES ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR NORTH DAKOTA RANCHERS
Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the availability of government land to aid North Dakota’s ranchers in the wake of record flooding across the state this spring. … - 04/23/09 - DELEGATION PUSHES FOR EMERGENCY AID FOR NORTH DAKOTA RANCHERS
Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy today called for emergency federal aid for North Dakota’s livestock producers. … - 04/22/09 - SENATE APPROVES DORGAN-MCCAIN LEGISLATION TO CREATE SELECT SENATE COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ECONOMIC CRISIS
The United States Senate today voted to accept legislation offered by Senators Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) that would establish a Senate select committee to investigate the causes of the current financial crisis and make recommendations to ensure that a crisis of this magnitude does not happen again. … - 04/22/09 - DORGAN INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN CHARITABLE GIVING
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) today introduced legislation aimed at encouraging charitable giving that will help raise millions of additional dollars for charities in North Dakota and across the country. … - 04/22/09 - INTERIOR SECRETARY SALAZAR TO VISIT NORTH DAKOTA THIS WEEKEND
U.S. Senators Byron Dorgan, Kent Conrad, and Congressman Earl Pomeroy said today that the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will be visiting North Dakota on Saturday for a number of events related to Indian tribes, energy development in the state, and to tour areas of North Dakota that have been affected by this year’s spring flooding. … - 04/21/09 - DORGAN MEETS WITH AIR FORCE SECRETARY ON GRAND FORKS UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, MINOT BOMBER MISSIONS
Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) met with U.S. Air Force Secretary Michael Donley today, pressing him to consider Grand Forks Air Force Base for a new unmanned aircraft pilot training center, and discussing the plan to bring a new squadron of B-52 bombers to Minot Air Force Base … - 04/17/09 - DORGAN SAYS NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION DATA SHOWS IMPACT OF RESEARCH CORRIDOR
Since Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) launched the Red River Valley Research Corridor in 2002, it has continued to make North Dakota one of the fastest-growing regions for high-tech research in the nation, indicates a report released by the National Science Foundation (NSF). … - 04/13/09 - DELEGATION ANNOUNCES EMERGENCY FEDERAL AID FOR NORTH DAKOTA RANCHERS
Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy announced Friday the U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to their request to release $750,000 in emergency federal assistance to help North Dakota ranchers address a shortage of feed for their livestock. … - 04/09/09 - DORGAN ANNOUNCES $1.3 MILLION FOR NANOSCIENCE TECHNOLOGY FUNDING AT NDSCS EVENT
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) today met with faculty and students at North Dakota State College of Science to announce $1.3 million in federal funding that he secured for the Center for Nanoscience Technology Training … - 04/09/09 - DORGAN SAYS NEW GRAND FORKS AIRPORT TERMINAL WILL BENEFIT COMMUNITY'S ECONOMIC FUTURE
Flanked by aviation executives and other community leaders, U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) said Wednesday that a new Grand Forks International Airport has long been needed and will help attract visitors and business to the community and help boost economic development in the northern Red River Valley … - 04/07/09 - DELEGATION ASKS ADMINISTRATION FOR QUICK ACTION TO APPROVE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy are asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to expedite its response to a request for federal assistance to individuals in North Dakota who have been affected by flooding this spring. … - 04/07/09 - DORGAN HOLDS MEETING ON THE RISING WATERS IN DEVILS LAKE
North Dakota’s Congressional Delegation, the Governor, local and tribal leaders, and federal agency officials discussed Devils Lake flooding here today at a meeting called by U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan. … - 04/07/09 - DORGAN ANNOUNCES INVESTMENTS IN MINOT ECONOMY
In a meeting here with community leaders from the Minot region, U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) announced he secured nearly $11.6 million for projects that will boost the Minot-area economy by investing in health care technology, local infrastructure, and several programs at Minot State University. … - 04/02/09 - DORGAN TO HOLD HEARING ON FLOOD CONTROL IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), Chairman of the Energy and Water Appropriations panel, which funds all federal flood control projects throughout the country, announced today that he intends to hold an official Senate hearing on the situation in Fargo and the Red River Valley to determine the steps that need to be taken to improve flood control in the area … - 04/02/09 - DELEGATION SECURES 30-DAY EXTENSION OF TAX FILING DEADLINE FOR FLOOD-AFFECTED COUNTIES IN NORTH DAKOTA
Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy today announced that they secured a 30-day extension of the tax filing deadline and relief from interest, fees and penalties associated with the delayed filings for North Dakotans affected by the flood. … - 04/01/09 - DORGAN MEETS WITH MINOT AIR FORCE BASE MISSILE COMMANDER
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) met Wednesday with Col. Christopher Ayres, commander of Minot Air Force Base’s 91st Missile Wing, to get an update on operations at the base. … - 04/01/09 - DORGAN INTRODUCES BILL TO BOOST ENERGY TRANSMISSION GRID IN NORTH DAKOTA, ACROSS THE NATION
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) introduced legislation Wednesday that will clear the way for a national “electric power transmission superhighway,” unlocking the opportunity to dramatically increase the production of energy in rural states like North Dakota. …