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Kent Conrad: “If we sit idly by because we're contented right now and let this nascent antigovernment movement set the agenda for the…”

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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