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On the recordJanuary 7, 2009
what we are really doing here is giving them a government that is not sustainable or affordable
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

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Kent Conrad criticizes the proposed budget for creating an unsustainable government for future generations.

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Apr 4, 2017

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.

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We did have a chance to look at what you and the Congressman have offered, and we think that makes a significant contribution to this discussion and debate, and we appreciate that.

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Sep 6, 2016

You know, we met with a Congressman on the Ways and Means Committee this morning, and we were on a subject related to this. You really see it with our elderly people who do not have options or options are closing in on them.

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That I like to call the 'Conrad provision.'

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