I don't feel responsible for things I didn't vote for.

- Byron Dorgan

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.

- Byron Dorgan

People habitat has to take priority over bird habitat.

- Byron Dorgan

If you talk about preemption you better know things rather than think things.

- Byron Dorgan

You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate responsibility.

- Byron Dorgan

Is there decency left in American politics?

- Byron Dorgan

Only in this town, where we make an industry out of creating euphemisms, can we have enough sugar to sugarcoat this nonsense.

- Byron Dorgan

We need leadership, and we need it now.

- Byron Dorgan

I can describe, and I've always been able to describe, what Republicans stand for in eight words, and the eight words are lower taxes, less governmen…

- Byron Dorgan