“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 7, 2009

We have to put in place an aggressive economic recovery program.

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Jan 7, 2009

let's not let humility prevent us from acting, because the course we are on is completely and utterly unsustainable.

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Jan 7, 2009

President Obama is walking into a fiscal disaster of stunning proportion.

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Jan 7, 2009

I have described the President's budget as a 'good beginning.'

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Jan 7, 2009

We have got a big problem, maybe $2 trillion or more with bad assets.

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Jan 7, 2009

I tend to have more confidence in the CBO estimate, to be honest with you.

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Jan 7, 2009

I have now voted twice for the TARP money because I thought President Bush needed it and I thought President Obama needed it.

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Jan 7, 2009

I find it unlikely that climate change legislation will pass that does not have some allocations reserved for especially hard-hit industries.

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Jan 7, 2009

I want to thank you for that as well, because this budget really does reflect being responsible about how we get where we want to go to save dollars.

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Jan 7, 2009

Senator Gregg's nomination to be the Commerce Secretary represents a great loss for the U.S. Senate and a great gain for the Obama administration.

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Jan 7, 2009

If anybody thinks this stuff is just numbers on a page, they are in for one hell of a surprise.

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