Harry Reid: “During my career, I have never known anybody who has a better grasp of finances than Kent Conrad. He not only…”

“During my career, I have never known anybody who has a better grasp of finances than Kent Conrad. He not only understands them, but he can articulate them. I speak for the entire Democratic caucus, and I think most Republicans, in indicating how good he is and how well he understands numbers. The people of North Dakota and this country are so fortunate to have someone who understands money. It is easy to understand the more sexy issues, for lack of a better description, such as crime and punishment and education. But money is hard to explain. Dollars are hard to explain. Budgets are hard to explain. Taxes are hard to explain. I repeat that I have never known anybody in my career who better understands and can better express himself in his understanding than Kent Conrad.”