Dorgan Doesn't See Financial Reform Happening Before Easter

Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) says on Tuesday it's unlikely that the financial regulation bill will come to the Senate floor before Easter.(0:19)
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Dorgan Updates on Floods

Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) gives an update on the floods that caused much damage in North and South Dakota, along with Minnesota. Dorgan says that the recovery has gone well. Now the government is know looking at how to prevent this natural catastrophe from happening again in the future. (0:27)
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Sen. Byron Dorgan: Why We Need a Select Senate Committee

Coffee Brown, University of New Mexico, Talk Radio News

Sen. Byron (D-N.D.) discusses the need for the select senate committee he and Sen. McCain Just announced.
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IRAQ: Fixing the contracting problem with the same company that caused it

Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) asks Gordon England, Deputy Secretary of the Defense, about the absurdity of allowing Kellog, Brown, and Root (KBR), the same company accused of improper electric wiring, to inspect the facilities in Iraq. England says that an independent group will be hired to assist KBR. (1:38)
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Dorgan jumping energy hurdles

Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) says speculation is the cause of high oil prices, stating that solving excess oil speculation is the first hurdle in the United States’ quest for energy independence and that the market is currently “infested with excess speculation.” (0:54)
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Dorgan taking first step in energy crisis

Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) says some claim that there is a competition between ending oil speculation and drilling, reassuring that the Stop Excess Energy Speculation Act is the first step in helping to address America’s energy problem. (1:03)
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Sen. Dorgan: Nothing can justify the dramatic increase in the price of oil

Chairman Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) explains a chart which shows that the price of oil doubled in the past year. Dorgan, however, says that he saw nothing that has fundamentally changed or altered which would justify this increase in price. (0:35)
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"This country's economy is sick!"

At a press conference on making the American dream more affordable, Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND), says that the Republican minority won't allow them "to make progress." He says that the situation is like the Republicans pushing hard on the brakes of a tandem bicycle while the Democrats are trying to pedal forward. But, he adds that the Democrats will continue to "push." (1:00)
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U.S. contractors and tax evasion in the Caymans

Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) says that it is "embarrassing" that Defense Department contractors in Iraq are paying their employees through shell companies in the Cayman Islands, thereby avoiding U.S. taxes. (1:00)
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