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On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
We are on an unsustainable course, and we have an obligation, we have a very serious and somber obligation to come up with a plan and to do it sooner rather than later.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

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Conrad emphasizes the urgent need for a sustainable budget plan.

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