“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordJanuary 7, 2009
I think it is going to need more impetus to help us get the housing sector back on track and clear the inventory that is out there.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota
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Conrad emphasizes the need for stronger measures to revive the housing market.

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