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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.

Feb 2, 2011

Mr. President, I rise to make a point of order that the pending amendment violates section 311 of S. Con. Res. 70, the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2009. Mr. President, the amendment will significantly worsen the…

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Feb 2, 2011

There are more cuts coming. I mean, you can write it down. It is going to happen.

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Feb 2, 2011

The cuts will be much more draconian if there is not a comprehensive long-term deal that involves tax reform and the entitlements.

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Feb 2, 2011

The cuts that will be imposed on your agencies could be draconian and could come much quicker than anybody anticipates.

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Feb 1, 2011

The Fed's job is to get that down, and that resulted in this monetary policy that is a huge Hail Mary pass.

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Feb 1, 2011

It would be better if we had had more fiscal space coming out of the last boom.

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Jan 6, 2011

Cash is a fact. Income is an opinion.

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Jan 6, 2011

You make the taxpayer four times as worse off as you make the government better off.

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Jan 6, 2011

The dirty little truth in this town is that people do not want to deal with budget process disciplines.

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Jan 6, 2011

I begged Chairman Greenspan not to take that position because it is, yes, it is psychological, but it matters around here.

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