“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

Political Quotes

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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Jan 6, 2011

We cannot simply tax our way out of this problem.

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Jan 6, 2011

Clearly, that cannot continue for very long.

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Jan 6, 2011

This Senator is going to continue to fight for adequate infrastructure financing for all the modes of transportation.

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Jan 6, 2011

I just really want to urge you to continue aggressively on the transit funding.

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Jan 6, 2011

The actions of this administration are making things worse.

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Jan 6, 2011

we did get 11 of 18 to agree--five Democrats, five Republicans, one Independent. And we reduced the debt $4 trillion over the next 10 years.

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Jan 6, 2011

The only thing worse than being for this is being against it.

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Jan 6, 2011

the debt is stabilized, but it is stabilized at a level that is too high.

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Jan 6, 2011

I applaud the President for those proposals. I wish there had been even more.

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Jan 6, 2011

But it is happening. I mean, I have had people come to me who are in very large multinational accounting firms who have had clients who were doing precisely this.

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Jan 6, 2011

Cash is a fact. Income is an opinion.

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Jan 6, 2011

We have to move toward a cash-based system.

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