“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

Please don't be drawing lines in the sand.

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Jan 7, 2009

We have entitlement programs the promises of which simply cannot be kept.

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Jan 7, 2009

this budget, as it is presently constructed, passes on to our children a Nation which they will not be able to afford and which will potentially drive this country into bankruptcy.

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Jan 7, 2009

As a taxpayer, I do not support $350 billion--and I did not at the beginning.

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Jan 7, 2009

I believe that build-up of debt fundamentally threatens the economic security of this country. I believe it in my bones.

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Jan 7, 2009

This addiction to foreign oil is a direct threat to our national security.

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Jan 7, 2009

we are essentially putting on our children's backs a debt which they can never get out from underneath.

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Jan 7, 2009

You cannot claim that you are being disciplined if you leave off the table the most significant item that has to be addressed.

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Jan 7, 2009

$350 billion is a staggering amount of money. Staggering.

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Jan 7, 2009

those of us in politics rarely admit we were wrong, but I was wrong about Dr. Holtz-Eakin.

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Jan 7, 2009

I think it is going to need more impetus to help us get the housing sector back on track and clear the inventory that is out there.

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