“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“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.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

Political Quotes

On the recordAugust 21, 2009
There are not the votes in the United States Senate for the public option. There never have been.
Said by
Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota
Source
transcripts.cnn.com

Editor's note · Context

Senator Conrad states the lack of support in the Senate for the public option in health care reform.

Share

Share on XShare on FacebookEmail this quote

More from Kent Conrad

Apr 4, 2017

What is going to happen to all the truck drivers of America when we have self-driving vehicles?

congress.gov
Apr 4, 2017

Fully 64 percent of the American people said they were worried about not having enough money for retirement.

congress.gov
Apr 4, 2017

I would just say in this whole area of lifetime income options, there is a tremendous opportunity here.

congress.gov
Sep 6, 2016

The bottom 20 percent of earners get a 35-percent increase over what is scheduled, a more than 60-percent increase over what is payable.

congress.gov
View all Kent Conrad quotes

Other voices in this conversation