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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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Nov 30, 2011

The thing that is most curious to me, in the Wall Street Journal, they say MF Global's trading frenzy might have attracted more attention if it had not been hidden.

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Nov 30, 2011

that is a loophole so big you could drive a Mack truck through it.

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Nov 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…

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Nov 2, 2011

I thank the chairman and the ranking member for their support. We look forward to working with them to ensure our communities have the resources necessary to recover from these devastating disasters. ____________________

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Nov 2, 2011

as the chairman and ranking member of the Transportation-HUD appropriations subcommittee are aware, I, along with Senators Hoeven, Leahy, Sanders, Blunt, Menendez, Lautenberg, Gillibrand, Baucus and Scott Brown have filed an amendment…

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Oct 31, 2011

on October 20, 2011, I filed a statement regarding a revision to committee allocations and budgetary aggregates pursuant to section 106 of the Budget Control Act of 2011. Specifically, I adjusted the allocation to the Committee on…

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Oct 20, 2011

we are now considering the nomination of Heather Higginbottom to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget. We need to confirm this nominee. The Deputy Director position has been vacant for 19 months. The Senate received…

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Oct 20, 2011

I previously filed committee allocations and budgetary aggregates pursuant to section 106 of the Budget Control Act of 2011. I am further adjusting some of those levels, specifically the allocation to the Committee on Appropriations for…

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Oct 19, 2011

I wish to offer for the Record the Budget Committee's official scoring of H.R. 2112, the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2012, as reported…

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Oct 17, 2011

this is the Statement of Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for S. 1721. Total Budgetary Effects of S. 1721 for the 5-year Statutory PAYGO Scorecard: net decrease in the deficit of $24 million. Total Budgetary Effects of S. 1721 for…

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Oct 17, 2011

I think it is important to my constituents and certainly to me that we fully review the events of this last year.

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Oct 17, 2011

The flooding was epic, there is no doubt about that.

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