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On the recordDecember 16, 2009
Unfortunately, for my entire time in the Senate, we have not been able to address this crisis.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

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Kent Conrad expresses frustration over Congress's inability to tackle the fiscal crisis.

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