“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

Political Quotes

On the recordMay 31, 2010
Hey, your State gets a lot more Federal money than you send in tax dollars. And, you know, now you're down making an argument for more?
Said by
Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Conrad addresses concerns about North Dakota's federal funding versus tax contributions.

Share

Share on XShare on FacebookEmail this quote

More from Kent Conrad

Sep 6, 2016

We had literally hundreds of people and groups come before this commission. We listened intently for all sides on how we could fix these challenges.

congress.gov
Sep 6, 2016

The bottom 20 percent of earners get a 35-percent increase over what is scheduled, a more than 60-percent increase over what is payable.

congress.gov
Apr 4, 2017

Things are changing very rapidly, and it presents us with a requirement to change how we envision retirement as well.

congress.gov
Apr 4, 2017

Fully 64 percent of the American people said they were worried about not having enough money for retirement.

congress.gov
View all Kent Conrad quotes

Other voices in this conversation