Words matter. These are the best Byron Dorgan Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
The U.S. Constitution is the basic framework for the greatest democracy on Earth. Some of my colleagues find it easy to amend it. I don’t.
If you talk about preemption you better know things rather than think things.
This country needs to get a backbone and stand up for its economic interest.
There is no social program in this country that is as important as a good job that pays well, that gives someone an opportunity to go to work, have some security, have benefits, and take care of their family and have a good life.
Nowhere in this country should we have laws that permit drinking and driving or drinking in vehicles that are on American highways. This is not rocket science. We know how to prevent this, and 36 states do.
If you talk about preemption you better know things rather than think things.
You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate responsibility.
When businesses face tough times, one of the first items they cut is overhead expenses. The government should do the same.
People habitat has to take priority over bird habitat.
I am not someone who believes we should build a fence around our country but I do believe there ought to be some fairness with respect to the rules of this globalization.
We need leadership, and we need it now.
I came into American politics and into this political system proud of politics and the way we make decisions.
This country is about, in my judgment, aggressive, open debate. There is an old saying: When everyone is thinking the same thing, no one is thinking very much.
This country needs to get a backbone and stand up for its economic interest.
You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate responsibility.
When businesses face tough times, one of the first items they cut is overhead expenses. The government should do the same.
Working hard and working smart sometimes can be two different things.
We need leadership, and we need it now.
Working hard and working smart sometimes can be two different things.
The U.S. Constitution is the basic framework for the greatest democracy on Earth. Some of my colleagues find it easy to amend it. I don’t.
Is there decency left in American politics?
When we ask American men and women in uniform to fight for this country and to defend this country’s interest and then to send them overseas, there is no question we have an obligation to protect them and provide for their safety.
Nowhere in this country should we have laws that permit drinking and driving or drinking in vehicles that are on American highways. This is not rocket science. We know how to prevent this, and 36 states do.
If the Administration does nothing, high gasoline prices will continue to increasingly burden our economy, taking millions of dollars out of the hands of families and putting it straight into the pockets of OPEC.
People habitat has to take priority over bird habitat.
The taxpayers deserve accountability.
I don’t feel responsible for things I didn’t vote for.
I am proud to be in the Senate. I have always been proud to be a part of our political system. It is a remarkable privilege to participate in this system of ours.
This galloping concentration in broadcast ownership is unhealthy.
This galloping concentration in broadcast ownership is unhealthy.