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Kent Conrad: “let me, first, thank the distinguished Senator from New Mexico, the ranking member of the Budget Committee. I think he…”

On the recordJune 5, 2002
let me, first, thank the distinguished Senator from New Mexico, the ranking member of the Budget Committee. I think he has done something very constructive because it kind of leads us to the point of all the decisions that need to be made. The Senator from New Mexico is saying, yes, we need the budget enforcement mechanism and framework. We also need a budget. We need a budget. The Senator from New Mexico has come forward with numbers that are very close numbers that I could agree to, I say to the Senator.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota
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Discussing the need for a budget and budget enforcement mechanisms.

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