Medical News Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
With Congress expected to adjourn for the year without passing the Health Care Improvement Act reauthorization bill (S 1200), Senate Indian Affairs Committee Chair Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and American Indian leaders are looking to the incoming Obama administration for support, the Fargo Forum reports.
Say Anything (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
From an AP article about the faillure of a proposed Indian health bill: WASHINGTON (AP) —Congress is expected to adjourn in December without sending a wide-ranging Indian health bill to President Bush, leaving Senate Indian Affairs Committee Chairman Byron Dorgan and American Indian leaders to look to a new president for support. Barack Obama campaigned in Indian Country more than any...
Say Anything (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
... moderates to his administration and suddenly the market is rebounding a bit. What happened? Also, Byron Dorgan is disappointed that an Indian health bill won’t be passing under President Bush, but is that a good thing or a bad thing? And an NBC says Obama skin color gives him credibility, but should skin color even matter? Here’s the chatroom. I’ll be joining in right before the show...
Say Anything (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
I see that my Senator, Byron Dorgan, is kicking off the holiday season with a call for more tax breaks for charitable giving . Now on the face of it this seems pretty non-controversial, right? Tax breaks for charitable giving is like spending increases for education. It’s pretty much political suicide to oppose. But let’s think about how this works for a moment. First, the government...
Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Accountability may be knocking for KBR after the deaths of American servicepeople in Iraq. We've had Sen. Byron Dorgan here at FDL, and highlighted a number of DPC hearings on the subject of KBR's shoddy electrical contracting work in Iraq. Both the Senate DPC under Dorgan and the House Government Oversight Committee under Waxman have pushed oversight on this issue, among many...
The Captive American (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
... Pabst Blue Ribbon territory again. From the SF Chronicle : “This will remain an issue,” said Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., who introduced oil market legislation this year. “Because when the price of oil has gone from $50 to $147 and back, it’s clear to me and everyone else that this has nothing to do with supply and demand. It has to do with speculation.” … “The entire move from $70...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
... markets. They will likely take another look at oil. "This will remain an issue," said Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., who introduced oil market legislation this year. "Because when the price of oil has gone from $50 to $147 and back, it's clear to me and everyone else that this has nothing to do with supply and demand. It has to do with speculation."In addition, the investment banks the...
