Kent Conrad Quotes

You think of what could be done here... Any agent of the chairman of the Appropriations Committee -- and they could designate anybody as an agent -- could go into IRS facilities anywhere in the country and get your tax returns. - Kent Conrad

You don't need some whole new unfettered access to individual tax returns of people or of companies in order to figure out how the IRS is spending its money. - Kent Conrad

You don't just stick with the same old plan when something of this consequence occurs. - Kent Conrad

You can imagine the pressure that's on him, the things that are being suggested to him. - Kent Conrad

Who would have thought that when we began this week, we would have ended in this way? - Kent Conrad

While this year's deficit will be lower than last year's record shortfall, the improvement is likely to be short-lived. Declarations of victory over budget deficits only distract from the disturbing long-term budget outlook. - Kent Conrad

While I agree that all emergency personnel should be highly trained, this is simply beyond the scope of what we can do in rural communities. - Kent Conrad

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. - Kent Conrad

When I went to Roosevelt grade school in Bismark, North Dakota, if you reduced spending by $39 and you reduced your income by $70, you were deeper in the hole... You've added to the deficit. You haven't reduced it. - Kent Conrad

What you've got here is the most severe winter on record, followed by the most violent winter storm in 50 years. At the same time you're facing the greatest flood threat in 150 years. - Kent Conrad

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