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On the recordJanuary 27, 2010
It is going to take bold strokes to deal with this challenge. It is going to take big ideas and it is going to take political courage.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

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Conrad calls for significant action and courage to tackle the debt issue.

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