Kent Conrad actually said...

Congress has failed to balance our budgets and stop our rapidly-climbing debt, a $1.4 trillion deficit last year, over $12 trillion in terms of our debt limit.

Context

Kent Conrad criticizes Congress for failing to manage the national budget and debt.

12/16/2009

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