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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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Sep 6, 2016

This Retirement Security Plan structure that we have suggested I think would go a long way toward dealing with these issues.

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Sep 6, 2016

It is really very important. You know, what so make stakeholders told us is you have got to broaden this thing out.

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Sep 6, 2016

What happens is those people, if the children are not able to care for them, they are going into institutions, but where is that being paid for? Overwhelmingly, it is being paid for out of Medicaid accounts.

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Sep 6, 2016

This combination lifts a million people out of poverty.

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Sep 6, 2016

You know, they are scared, and it makes them freeze.

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Sep 6, 2016

I watched as a new Senator your work as a Democrat on fiscal accountability. You, in fact, were a deficit hawk among Democrats.

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Sep 6, 2016

There is going to be a 23-percent cut across the board by 2034.

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Sep 6, 2016

If you are really going to relieve me of the administrative burden, if you are going to really relieve me of the liability, if you are going to really relieve me of the cost other than the payroll transfer.

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Sep 6, 2016

We create a basic minimum benefit that will apply to about 10 percent of Social Security.

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Sep 6, 2016

What we have done is we recommend harmonizing withdrawal rules for 401(k)'s and IRAs.

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Sep 6, 2016

Organize and educate I think are the two keys to getting anything big through Congress.

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Sep 6, 2016

We have got to deal with these demographic realities.

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