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On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
I do not envy the job of House and Senate members over the next few years. It is going to be very painful to be a Member of Congress because you are going to have to cut every year.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota
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Conrad discusses the challenges Congress will face in making budget cuts.

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