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On the recordMay 31, 2010
If we sit idly by because we're contented right now and let this nascent antigovernment movement set the agenda for the next Congress, we'll pay a heavy price in North Dakota.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

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Warning against complacency in the face of anti-government movements.

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