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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.

Nov 2, 2011

Mr. President, 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…

Congressional Record · 2011-11-02
Oct 31, 2011

Mr. President, 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…

Congressional Record · 2011-10-31
Oct 20, 2011

Mr. President, 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…

Congressional Record · 2011-10-20
Oct 20, 2011

Mr. President, 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…

Congressional Record · 2011-10-20
Oct 19, 2011

Mr. President, 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…

Congressional Record · 2011-10-19
Oct 17, 2011

Mr. President, 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…

Congressional Record · 2011-10-17
Oct 17, 2011

Rebuilding this city will take years.

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Oct 17, 2011

Flooding of this magnitude had not been seen since the Garrison Dam became operational.

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Oct 17, 2011

This is our fourth largest town. In 48 hours, the level of the flood was increased, the projection, 10 feet.

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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

Just sticking with what has been done is not good enough.

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