“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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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

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

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Dec 16, 2009

The problem that we confront is where we are headed. Where we are headed is towards unsustainable debt.

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Dec 16, 2009

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

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Dec 16, 2009

I think revenue has to be on the table.

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Dec 16, 2009

We have an extraordinarily inefficient system that is hemorrhaging revenue to offshore tax havens.

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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

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

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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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