Kent Conrad: “Unless we are able to form a local consensus, there is virtually no chance that we will secure Federal funding.”

The one thing I know for sure is that what is happening now is not working.

I urge you to vote for the confirmation of Dave Turk. I urge you to do it quickly.

I wish I could look you in the eye and say, you know, if we just had the will, we could reverse this, and we could go back to a time when defined benefit plans were on the increase. I do not think that is in the cards.

I thought he was an outstanding Committee Chairman, and my former intern has succeeded him in his Congressional seat.