“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

If you do not deal with the long-term imbalances, our country is going to look like a Banana Republic.

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Jan 7, 2009

there is going to have to be flexibility on how the funds are used.

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Jan 7, 2009

I have come to the conclusion--this is critically important--that is that right now the reimbursement system is based on procedures.

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Jan 7, 2009

I also should advise members and their staffs that tomorrow we will have the Secretary of Treasury, Mr. Geithner, here to talk about the financial sector and to talk about housing.

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Jan 7, 2009

I believe it is absolutely essential, once we have economic recovery underway, that we pivot and take on our long-term imbalances.

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Jan 7, 2009

I think it is very, very important what Senator Bunning was talking about.

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Jan 7, 2009

Absent the first TARP, the system would have collapsed.

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Jan 7, 2009

We will be judged whether we were responsible or not.

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Jan 7, 2009

We are in the midst of the worst economic downturn our country has faced since the Great Depression.

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Jan 7, 2009

Let us move on that issue right now while the iron is hot and while we can get things done.

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Jan 7, 2009

You are exploding the size of health care spending on top of health care spending which already exceeds any other industrialized country in the world by about 5 percent of GDP.

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