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“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordJanuary 7, 2009
I have had enough colleagues now tell me that about enough provisions in this budget to absolutely assure we cannot pass a budget.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota
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Conrad warns that discontent among colleagues could prevent budget passage.

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