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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.
Mr. President, pursuant to section 301(a) of S. Con. Res. 13, I previously filed revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, the 2010 budget resolution. Those revisions were made for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, an amendment in the…
I thank my colleagues for this opportunity to present our amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona. Amendment No. 3301
Mr. President, I call up the Conrad-Gregg amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to setting aside the pending amendment? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Franken). Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. President, I have come to the floor to discuss an amendment I am offering with Senator Gregg to create a bipartisan fiscal task force. The task force would be designed to develop a bipartisan legislative package to address the Nation's…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of Amendments.'')
The problem that we confront is where we are headed. Where we are headed is towards unsustainable debt.
Unfortunately, for my entire time in the Senate, we have not been able to address this crisis.
As a practical matter, I find it hard to believe that we could get to the end of this process without a President being engaged and a President being supportive.
I think if any structure that is put in place that does not assure an up or down vote on the recommendations is highly unlikely to succeed.
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