Kent Conrad: “We are not going to balance the budget on 12 percent of the budget, on…”

On the recordJanuary 6, 2011

We are not going to balance the budget on 12 percent of the budget, on 12 cents out of every dollar.

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Conrad argues that balancing the budget cannot rely solely on discretionary spending.

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Kent Conrad: “We are not going to balance the budget on 12 percent of the budget, on 12 cents out of every dollar.”