WASHINGTON DC –
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan, Chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, will convene American Indian tribes from the Upper Midwest and Great Plains region on Saturday, January 27, for a listening session to discuss health care, housing, education and other important issues facing Indian communities. The listening session will be held from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5401 Green Valley Drive, in Bloomington, Minnesota. This is the first in a series of listening sessions Dorgan is organizing as Indian Affairs Committee Chairman.
Dorgan will hold a press availability before the listening session at 8:45 AM.
For those unable to attend the listening session or those who wish to submit additional material, please send the information to comments@indian.senate.gov