Kent Conrad
Kent Conrad
Gaylord Kent Conradis a former United States Senator from North Dakota. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, the North Dakota affiliate of the Democratic Party. First elected to the Senate in 1986, he served as chairman or Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee for twelve years...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 March 1948
CountryUnited States of America
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As the news this morning of increased joblessness and earlier reports of exploding deficit and debt reveal, the president's economic policy is a disaster. Obviously, the secretary of the treasury and Mr. Lindsey are being sacrificed to protect the president. Sadly, the removal of these economic officials will do nothing if they are simply replaced with yes-men committed to the president's relentlessly partisan agenda of pushing tax cuts at the expense of all else.
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Mr. Tancredo can put out all the press releases he wants.
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She starts off in a positive position with me because of these conversations we have had, ... She is a lovely person. Some people you encounter in life and you like them.
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When you put those together, what you find is that the invasion of the trust funds is far more serious than has been reported so far, far more serious,
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No one should believe that this vote is about deficit reduction. By insisting on another $70 billion of tax cuts ... the deficit actually goes up.
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It would perhaps be better if someone had experience as a judge, but I don't consider the fact that she has not had experience to be disqualifying, ... She has important legal experience and enjoys a good reputation.
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This is a fundamental debate about the economic future of our country.
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This has been a tough year for many of our farmers in North Dakota and across the nation,
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A massive tax-cut scheme for the wealthiest among us, because that's what's really afoot here.
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The request for an additional $18 billion for 2002 for defense would just make this situation worse, and I told the secretary of defense I believe they have an affirmative obligation to come up with a way of paying for this,
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There needs to be recognition by the administration that his budget is not going to get through the Senate because his priorities are not the priorities of the country.
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This is the most reckless policy I have seen pursued by any President in my adult life,
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dramatically change the role of the United States Senate.
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This confirms that the Bush economic plan is not working,