I think our friends are going off on a tangent that should not be pursued. I think this would be a profound mistake. The last thing we need to do is solve our fiscal problems by creating a fiction of a 13-month year. That isn't what we need to be doing. We need to address directly and forthrightly the problem we face in trying to avoid raiding the Social Security trust fund. Let's do it honestly. Let's do it directly. Let's not engage in the fiction of creating a 13-month year in order to resolve the fiscal challenges facing this country and this Senate.
Kent Conrad: “I think our friends are going off on a tangent that should not be pursued. I think this would be a profound mistake. The…”
On the recordSeptember 14, 1999
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Criticizing a proposed 13-month fiscal year to address budget issues.
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