Dec 17, 2011
I rise to offer for the record the Budget Committee's official scoring of H.R. 2055, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, and H.R. 3672, the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2012. H.R. 2055 includes the conference report to…
Kent Conrad
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Kent Conrad is a former United States Senator from North Dakota, serving from 1993 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was known for his work on fiscal policy and budget issues, particularly as the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. Throughout his tenure, Conrad advocated for responsible budgeting and was involved in discussions surrounding Social Security and healthcare reform. He played a significant role in shaping policies that impacted both North Dakota and the nation as a whole.
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Dec 16, 2011
I previously filed committee allocations and budgetary aggregates pursuant to section 106 of the Budget Control Act of 2011. Today, I am further adjusting some of those levels, specifically the allocation to the Committee on Appropriations…
Dec 14, 2011
I ask unanimous consent the period for morning business be extended until 7:30 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator…
Dec 14, 2011
I thank the Chair and I thank my colleagues. This is what JPMorgan Chase has said on expiring payroll tax cut and emergency unemployment benefits: For 2012, the more important issue is what happens to expiring stimulus measures…
Dec 14, 2011
If I could just say to my colleague, Canada is going to develop this resource. This oil is going to go somewhere. It is absolutely in our national interest for that oil to come to our country. If the language is, as the Senator represents…
Dec 14, 2011
I wanted to come to the floor to discuss the question of extending the payroll tax cut, dealing with unemployment insurance, dealing with compensation for doctors who treat Medicare patients, and also addressing the question of the…
Dec 14, 2011
I have some sympathy for the position I hear the Senator enunciating--that the issue of the pipeline ought not to be the thing that prevents us from moving forward. I personally think the pipeline is absolutely in the national interest. It…
Dec 14, 2011
I ask unanimous consent for an additional 3 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Dec 13, 2011
I agree with the Senator from New Hampshire on some of what she said with respect to facing up to our deficit and debt. This debt does present a clear threat to our country, and it must be confronted. I agree with her entirely on the…
Dec 12, 2011
You know, what flummoxes us is how there can be $1 billion or thereabouts missing and nobody seems to know where it has gone.
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