100 Quotes by Byron Dorgan

They just caved in to the president's demands and the American farmers will pay the price.

Not only are the trade agreements we're negotiating around the world not turning things around, they are making things much worse,

The message to the players is they waited too long. They waited too long. It's over,

In a small state like ours it's important to have the ability to work together,

If USDA wants to improve its computer systems, I'm all for it, ... But they shouldn't try to pay for those upgrades by closing the FSA offices our farmers depend on. It never made sense to me that the way to save money was to force farmers and ranchers to drive farther or go online to get their questions answered. I had serious reservations about this plan, as did many members of Congress. I'm glad USDA listened to those concerns and has decided to scrap this plan.

I know of no concessions (the Chinese) have owned up to.

In fact, not only did NAFTA fail to create U.S. jobs, it lost them. Increased trade deficits with our NAFTA trading partners (Mexico and Canada) have so far cost the United States 377,000 jobs - approximately the number of new U.S. jobs its backers promised NAFTA would create.

His attorneys have told us we should prepare for a hearing in which he would testify,

How could regulators have sat by? ... Were they or asleep or brain dead?