Kent Conrad

I have some sympathy for the position I hear the Senator enunciating--that the issue of the pipeline ought not to be the thing that prevents us from moving forward. I personally think the pipeline is absolutely in the national interest. It…

I want to publicly acknowledge the dramatic improvement in operations.

You know, what flummoxes us is how there can be $1 billion or thereabouts missing and nobody seems to know where it has gone.

We are hopeful that before this is over there will be 100 percent recovery.

That is a loophole so big you could drive a Mack truck through it.

The thing that is most curious to me, in the Wall Street Journal, they say MF Global's trading frenzy might have attracted more attention if it had not been hidden.

I thank the chairman and the ranking member for their support. We look forward to working with them to ensure our communities have the resources necessary to recover from these devastating disasters. ____________________

Just sticking with what has been done is not good enough.

Flooding of this magnitude had not been seen since the Garrison Dam became operational.

Rebuilding this city will take years.

I think it is important to my constituents and certainly to me that we fully review the events of this last year.

This is our fourth largest town. In 48 hours, the level of the flood was increased, the projection, 10 feet.

I believe that requires us to review the operations of the master manual.

The flooding was epic, there is no doubt about that.

We all know that the NCTC's mission is vital to combat terrorism at home and abroad.

Your public service has spanned three presidential administrations.

If you become aware of some action, some policy decision, some piece of intelligence that this Committee ought to know about but that it is politically sensitive...

This is a serious allegation, some kind of concocted White House stealthy, secret plan.

It's disturbing if those are true. These are reputable news organizations.

I would put my entire reputation on the line for this nominee. That's how strongly I feel.

I am delighted to be able to introduce Matt Olsen.

I understand S. 1340 is at the desk and due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1340) to cut, cap, and balance…

The Senate has resumed the motion to proceed to S. 1323, a bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit. The time until 5:30 will be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees…

I am going to put in a quorum call at this moment, but then I am going to ask to be given time to speak on a dire emergency facing my State. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll…

Let us not kill the baby in the crib.