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.

Oct 28, 2009

We are trying to organize it so that in the end there has to be a bipartisan agreement.

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Oct 28, 2009

The regular legislative process is simply not going to get it done.

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Oct 28, 2009

The American people know there is waste in Government, and they expect us to do something about it.

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Oct 28, 2009

I think the public has hit a tipping point here, too.

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Oct 28, 2009

We must make tough choices and solve our own problems.

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Oct 28, 2009

But in addition to reducing our long-term problems by facing health care reform, we need to face many of our other problems in order to truly lower the cost curve or bend it downward in the right direction.

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Oct 28, 2009

My answer to this question is a resounding and unequivocal yes.

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Oct 28, 2009

We simply have to start saying no.

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Aug 31, 2009

The regulatory and administrative burden upon mineral development on Fort Berthold caused considerable economic harm.

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Aug 22, 2009

There are not the votes in the United States Senate for the public option. There never have been.