Kent Conrad: “I think people in North Dakota have a great deal of common sense. They…”

On the recordApril 3, 2001

I think people in North Dakota have a great deal of common sense. They know that we have piled up an extraordinary Federal debt. As we visit here today, we have a $5.6 trillion gross Federal debt. Under the President's plan, that will increase to over $7 trillion. So I think we have an obligation to the taxpayers of this country, to the fiscal future of our families, to do everything we can to put pressure on this debt, to keep it from continuing to grow. And that is really the focus of the Democrat alternative.

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Kent Conrad

Democratic · North Dakota

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Discussing federal debt and fiscal responsibility during a speech.

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Kent Conrad: “I think people in North Dakota have a great deal of common sense. They know that we have piled up an extraordinary…”

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