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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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Dec 16, 2009

Senator Collins, there is a third commission approach that has been proposed by our colleagues.

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Dec 16, 2009

The American people have to believe that whatever is proposed is absolutely bipartisan and fair.

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Dec 16, 2009

Congress has failed to balance our budgets and stop our rapidly-climbing debt, a $1.4 trillion deficit last year, over $12 trillion in terms of our debt limit.

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Dec 16, 2009

As a practical matter, I find it hard to believe that we could get to the end of this process without a President being engaged and a President being supportive.

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Dec 16, 2009

I think revenue has to be on the table.

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Dec 16, 2009

I think if any structure that is put in place that does not assure an up or down vote on the recommendations is highly unlikely to succeed.

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Dec 16, 2009

The systemic risk is the Congress. It is that simple.

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Dec 16, 2009

Thank you for your strong leadership on this issue.

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Dec 16, 2009

Unfortunately, for my entire time in the Senate, we have not been able to address this crisis.

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Dec 16, 2009

The President, I think, has to be supportive.

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Dec 16, 2009

I think this is a different time and a different circumstance.

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Dec 16, 2009

The Federal Government is the worst credit card abuser in the world and we are putting everything on the tab of our children and grandchildren.

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Dec 16, 2009

There will be no long-term extension of the debt without this being included.

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Dec 16, 2009

They want everything on the table.

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Dec 16, 2009

I think you also have to have revenue on the table.

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Dec 1, 2009

However unpopular they are now, they were the right steps.

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Dec 1, 2009

Had we not done what we did, I believe there would have been a global financial collapse.

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Nov 17, 2009

Taxpayers were the ultimate funder of the liability. That, we cannot permit to happen again.

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Nov 17, 2009

I believe some of those people ought to go to jail.

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Nov 17, 2009

I think you will find a lot of allies on both sides of the aisle on this committee with respect to CFTC jurisdiction.

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Nov 17, 2009

I don't think any of them understand it.

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Nov 17, 2009

My God, this is the guy that is in charge of derivatives trading worldwide for a major company and he doesn't understand the formulas.

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Nov 17, 2009

It would be unthinkable that we were to permit that same circumstance to occur again.

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