Kent Conrad

I also want to add my voice in respect and recognition for the service of Senator Kit Bond. He has been a terrific colleague. We have jousted over issues such as water policy affecting our two States, but he has always conducted himself…

Byron Dorgan has been a big bang in the Senate. He has made a difference here. He has made an enormous difference in our home State of North Dakota. He helped build a foundation that has made North Dakota, today, the most successful State…

Total Budgetary Effects of H.R. 3219 for the 5-year Statutory PAYGO Scorecard: net decrease in the deficit of $394 million. Total Budgetary Effects of H.R. 3219 for the 10-year Statutory PAYGO Scorecard: net decrease in the deficit of $8…

I do intend to support the nomination. I hope others will as well.

We are very appreciative that you have changed the standard in a reasonable way to protect health, to protect safety.

If we have an uncontrolled release now out of the east side, it will be an unmitigated disaster.

Thank you, thank you very much for what you have just done in North Dakota to change the sulfate standard in the Upper Sheyenne.

We were unanimous in our position. Unanimous. Very rare in today's political climate.

If we do not move more water off the west side of the lake... we will face extremely serious consequences downstream.

I believe it is so critical for us at this juncture in history to join together as Republicans and Democrats.

Revenue is the lowest it has been as a share of our gross domestic product in 60 years.

I think deregulation--part of that toxic brew--has a central responsibility in the near collapse.

It may well require that we move to a form of biennial budgeting so that we can assure there is a budget blueprint in place.

We need action and it is absolutely imperative that it be done in the interest of everyone, those in the basin, those downstream.

It just makes common sense to release more water.

I have been a long-time opponent of biennial budgeting.

This is important to talk about and so critical for us as Senators up here and the Members of the House.

This issue is critically important. It is a national priority.

I think what is absolutely essential is we put the country on a long-term, sustainable fiscal basis.

I do not think we have faced a more significant fiscal challenge in my lifetime, and we will be judged based on our ability to respond.

Spending is the highest it has been as a share of our gross domestic product in 60 years.

I have warned my colleagues many times that the debt is the threat. I believe that deeply.

The President has put in place a Fiscal Commission. Senator Gregg and I tried to get that Commission authorized by law.

I do not think you could make a better choice than Jack Lew.

We must move additional water off that lake. We must change water quality provisions in order to do that.