You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate responsibility.- Byron Dorgan
Working hard and working smart sometimes can be two different things.
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.
When businesses face tough times, one of the first items they cut is overhead expenses. The government should do the same.
We need leadership, and we need it now.
This galloping concentration in broadcast ownership is unhealthy.
This country needs to get a backbone and stand up for its economic interest.
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.
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.
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 do not.
The taxpayers deserve accountability.
The Bush Administration and the Congress have to stop ignoring this crisis in international trade. The longer we ignore it, the more American jobs will move overseas. It's just that simple.
People habitat has to take priority over bird habitat.
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.
Is there decency left in American politics?
