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Kent Conrad: “The decision, it is fair to say, was a collective decision and probably was the wisest course given the circumstances we…”

On the recordApril 11, 2003
The decision, it is fair to say, was a collective decision and probably was the wisest course given the circumstances we faced at the time. We could ask the 41 who voted against the 2-year budget: Why did they fail to vote for what was a bipartisan budget proposal right here on the floor of the Senate that would have provided the budget blueprint? They had the chance; 59 Members voted for it, for a budget outline; 41 did not. The question ought to be directed to the 41 who voted no.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

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Discussing the Senate's bipartisan budget proposal and the votes against it.

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