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On the recordJanuary 7, 2009
Obviously, if you lived through the Great Depression you may have seen it, but nobody else has seen it.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

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Kent Conrad emphasizes the unprecedented nature of the current economic crisis.

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