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They're All Against Jobs

Sen. Fritz Hollings | Posted 12.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Globalization, Council on Foreign Relations, Exporting Jobs, Job Creation, Byron Dorgan, Trade War, Barack Obama, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Politics News

Everyone is crying for jobs, but no one seems to understand why there aren't any. And the reason for those opposing jobs is money.

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Dorgan Accuses White House of Unethically Politicizing Safety Warnings From the FDA

David Sirota | Posted 12.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Byron Dorgan, Obama Administration, White House, Fda, Politics News

It's one thing for the White House to oppose or a measure. But if the White House political staff played ventriloquist for a science/safety declaration from the FDA, that's a huge problem.

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Doughnuts For Dorgan: Drug Reimportation Killed In Deal That Might Get Cheaper Drugs For Seniors

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Big Pharma, Durbin, Prescription Drugs, Re-Importation, Roll Call, Sheldon Whitehouse, Cost of Health Care Reform, Canada, Pharma, Prescription Drug Prices, Senate, Drug Deal, Dorgan, Health Care Reform, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, John Cornyn, Politics News

President Obama and the Senate leadership can't whip up the votes necessary to pass a public option or even a Medicare buy-in compromise, but they did...

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Byron Dorgan's Drug Importation Amendment Up For Vote

Posted 12.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dorgan Drug Amendment, Byron Dorgan Drug Amendment, Byron Dorgan Prescription Drugs, Dorgan, Byron Dorgan, Dorgan Prescription Drugs, Politics News

There could be a showdown over the White House pharmaceutical deal on the Senate floor Monday over Sen. Byron Dorgan's (D-N.D) amendment allowing re-i...

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Time to Lower Drug Prices

Sen. Byron Dorgan | Posted 12.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care, Big PhRMA, Breaking Politics News, Byron Dorgan, Senate Health Care Bill, Politics News

I've offered a bipartisan amendment that would give the American people the freedom to purchase prescription drugs from other countries at a fraction of the price they are required to pay here.

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Senate Leaders Not Courting Votes For Drug Re-Importation Amendment

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 12.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Big PhRMA, Byron Dorgan, Health Care, Senate Health Care Bill, Dick Durbin, Politics News

Senate leadership has pledged to allow a vote on re-importing prescription drugs from Canada as an amendment to the health care reform bill, but they'...

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Senator Byron Dorgan Reads Scripts Of Televised Pharmaceutical Ads On Senate Floor (VIDEO)

Posted 12.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Byron Dorgan Filibuster, Video, Filibuster, Byron Dorgan, Byron Dorgan Video, Politics News

A Senator going on at length on the Senate floor is generally not a riveting experience, but there can be exceptions. This video of Byron Dorgan (D-...

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Pharma Deal To Be Tested On Senate Floor

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.05.2009 | Politics

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has promised to allow a vote on re-importing prescription drugs from Canada as an amendment to the health c...

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My Financial Plan

Sen. Byron Dorgan | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Financial Crisis, Senator Byron Dorgan, Byron Dorgan, Glass-Steagall, Politics News

Ten years ago, our country made the fateful decision to repeal Glass-Steagall. I predicted then what is happening now in the economy. But unfortunately, only seven other Senators stood with me.

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Byron Dorgan's Financial Plan: Common Sense From The Senator Who Saw This Coming

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Financial Crisis, Too Big to Fail, Byron Dorgan, Politics News

He got it right last time. Senator Byron Dorgan, Democrat of North Dakota, was one of eight senators who stood up to oppose the repeal of the Glass-S...

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10 Years Ago Today, Congress Allowed For "Too Big To Fail"

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 11.05.2009 | Business

On the 10th anniversary of Congress voting to repeal the law that had long separated Main Street commercial banking from Wall Street investment bankin...

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Leading Dem Plans To Blow Up Deal With Big Pharma

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Baucus Bill, Baucus Health Care Reform, Health Care Reform, Obama Health Care, Byron Dorgan, Health Care, Politics News

A Senate Democratic leader is hoping to blow up the deal reached between the White House, drug makers and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus...

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Four Ways We Need Obama's Help

Sen. Byron Dorgan | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congressional Oversight, Tarp, Financial Crisis, Economic Collapse, Byron Dorgan, Economy, Politics News

Legislation to overhaul America's financial system will be coming up in Congress this fall, and we can't let this moment pass without making some lasting changes.

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Dem Senators Open To Allowing Innocent Chinese Detainees To Live In U.S.

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ben Cardin, Dick Durbin, Chinese Muslims, Byron Dorgan, Uighurs, Politics News

Members of Congress from both parties have been climbing over each other lately to be the most forceful opponent of transferring Guantanamo Bay detain...

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Cuba Travel Ban Faces Growing Opposition

Washington Post | Posted 04.30.2009 | World

Read More: Obama Cuba Policy, Foreign Affairs, Chris Dodd, US-Cuba Policy, Hillary Clinton and Cuba Policy, Cuba Embargo, Fidel Castro, Human Rights Watch, Cuba Travel Ban, Raul Castro, Cuba Policy, Byron Dorgan, Cuba, Advocacy, Richard Lugar, World News

Roughly a year after Fidel Castro stepped aside and handed much of the responsibility for leading Cuba to his brother RaÃºl, there is new momentum i...

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Dem Senator Blasts Post: 'Absolutely Absurd'

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Byron Dorgan, Dorgan Washington Post, Stimulus Plan, Dorgan Wapo, Buy American, Politics News

Byron Dorgan, a member of the Senate Democratic leadership, blasted the Washington Post editorial board as "absolutely absurd" Thursday for its object...

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Sen. Dorgan: Lieberman's Actions Unacceptable

Think Progress | Posted 12.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Lieberman Caucus Vote, Lieberman Caucus, Dorgan Lieberman, Lieberman Committee Chairmanship, Lieberman Committee Chair, Joe Lieberman, Byron Dorgan, Politics News

After Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) spoke at the Republican National Convention this summer, Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) expressed his frustration: "Everybod...

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