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On the recordJanuary 7, 2009
I want to thank you for that as well, because this budget really does reflect being responsible about how we get where we want to go to save dollars.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

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Kent Conrad appreciates the budget's responsible approach to saving money.

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