Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D. , answers questions from reporters about the budget, Tuesday, March 24, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. AP Photo logo AP Photo 10 months ago

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D. , answers questions from reporters about the budget, Tuesday, March 24, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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  1. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 02: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) delivers opening remarks during a hearing about the Obama Administration's FY2011 budget on Capitol Hill February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. White House Office of Managment and Budget Director Peter Orszag faced tough questions from both Republicans and Democrats about the budget, which would bring the projected deficit for 2010 to $1.6 trillion.
  2. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 02: Senate Budget Committee ranking member Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) (L) and Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) listen to testimony from White House Office of Managment and Budget Director Peter Orszag about the Obama Administration's FY2011 budget on Capitol Hill February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Gregg accused Orszag and the administration of not following the law when it proposes using TARP funds as loans to small businesses instead of using the money to pay down the deficit.
  3. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) delivers opening remarks during a hearing about the CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook for FY 2010 to 2020 January 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. The CBO's latest estimates see a $1.35 trillion deficit for the current budget year, dropping to $980 billion next year only if a host of tax cuts enacted under President George W. Bush are allowed to expire at the end of the year.
  4. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: Senate Budget committee ranking member Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) (L) and committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) are seen through a television viewfinder during a hearing about the CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook for FY 2010 to 2020 January 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. The CBO's latest estimates see a $1.35 trillion deficit for the current budget year, dropping to $980 billion next year only if a host of tax cuts enacted under President George W. Bush are allowed to expire at the end of the year.
  5. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: Senate Budget committee ranking member Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) (L) listens as committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) questions Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf during a hearing about the CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook for FY 2010 to 2020 January 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. The CBO's latest estimates see a $1.35 trillion deficit for the current budget year, dropping to $980 billion next year only if a host of tax cuts enacted under President George W. Bush are allowed to expire at the end of the year.
  6. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, left, and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D. share a laugh on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009.
  7. Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., arrives on a snowy morning for a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009. In the ornate Senate, heavy brown boots were as common as wing tips, particularly for the many senators with homes on Capitol Hill, including Conrad.
  8. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., arrives on a snowy morning for an early vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009. In the ornate Senate, heavy brown boots were as common as wing tips, particularly for the many senators with homes on Capitol Hill, including Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D.
  9. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 17: Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) (R) and Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) (L) participate in a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on December 17, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on why Congress should establish a bipartisan task force to help safeguard America�s economic future and proposals to secure It.
  10. Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., talks to reporters outside if the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009.
  11. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D. walk on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2009, following the Democratic policy luncheon.
  12. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, talks with Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009.
  13. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., left, talks with Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, during the weekly policy luncheon.
  14. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 09: (L-R) U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello (D-VA), Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC), Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius look on as President Barack Obama (C) signs a memorandum during an event in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building December 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama announced that nearly $600 million will be spent on the construction community health centers and transfer of medical records into digital form as part of the Recovery Act.
  15. Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, left, accompanied by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, to announce the proposed bi-partisan task force to solve the country's fiscal problems.
  16. A legislative aide changes signs at left, as Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., at podium, speaks at a news conference announcing the proposed bi-partisan task force to solve the country's fiscal problems, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. From left are, Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., Conrad, Sen. Clare McCaskill, D-Mo. and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.

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  1. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 02: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) delivers opening remarks during a hearing about the Obama Administration's FY2011 budget on Capitol Hill February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. White House Office of Managment and Budget Director Peter Orszag faced tough questions from both Republicans and Democrats about the budget, which would bring the projected deficit for 2010 to $1.6 trillion.
  2. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 02: Senate Budget Committee ranking member Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) (L) and Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) question White House Office of Managment and Budget Director Peter Orszag about the Obama Administration's FY2011 budget on Capitol Hill February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Gregg accused Orszag and the administration of not following the law when it proposes using TARP funds as loans to small businesses instead of using the money to pay down the deficit.
  3. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 02: Senate Budget Committee ranking member Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) (L) and Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) listen to testimony from White House Office of Managment and Budget Director Peter Orszag about the Obama Administration's FY2011 budget on Capitol Hill February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Gregg accused Orszag and the administration of not following the law when it proposes using TARP funds as loans to small businesses instead of using the money to pay down the deficit.
  4. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 02: Senate Budget Committee ranking member Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) (L) and Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) listen to testimony from White House Office of Managment and Budget Director Peter Orszag about the Obama Administration's FY2011 budget on Capitol Hill February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Gregg accused Orszag and the administration of not following the law when it proposes using TARP funds as loans to small businesses instead of using the money to pay down the deficit.
  5. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 02: Senate Budget Committee ranking member Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) (L) and Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) listen to testimony from White House Office of Managment and Budget Director Peter Orszag about the Obama Administration's FY2011 budget on Capitol Hill February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Gregg accused Orszag and the administration of not following the law when it proposes using TARP funds as loans to small businesses instead of using the money to pay down the deficit.
  6. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) delivers opening remarks during a hearing about the CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook for FY 2010 to 2020 January 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. The CBO's latest estimates see a $1.35 trillion deficit for the current budget year, dropping to $980 billion next year only if a host of tax cuts enacted under President George W. Bush are allowed to expire at the end of the year.
  7. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) delivers opening remarks during a hearing about the CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook for FY 2010 to 2020 January 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. The CBO's latest estimates see a $1.35 trillion deficit for the current budget year, dropping to $980 billion next year only if a host of tax cuts enacted under President George W. Bush are allowed to expire at the end of the year.
  8. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) delivers opening remarks during a hearing about the CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook for FY 2010 to 2020 January 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. The CBO's latest estimates see a $1.35 trillion deficit for the current budget year, dropping to $980 billion next year only if a host of tax cuts enacted under President George W. Bush are allowed to expire at the end of the year.
  9. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: Senate Budget committee ranking member Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) (L) and committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) are seen through a television viewfinder during a hearing about the CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook for FY 2010 to 2020 January 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. The CBO's latest estimates see a $1.35 trillion deficit for the current budget year, dropping to $980 billion next year only if a host of tax cuts enacted under President George W. Bush are allowed to expire at the end of the year.
  10. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: Senate Budget committee ranking member Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) (L) questions Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf during a hearing about the CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook for FY 2010 to 2020 as committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) listens January 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. The CBO's latest estimates see a $1.35 trillion deficit for the current budget year, dropping to $980 billion next year only if a host of tax cuts enacted under President George W. Bush are allowed to expire at the end of the year.
  11. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: Senate Budget committee ranking member Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) (L) and committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) are seen through a television viewfinder during a hearing about the CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook for FY 2010 to 2020 January 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. The CBO's latest estimates see a $1.35 trillion deficit for the current budget year, dropping to $980 billion next year only if a host of tax cuts enacted under President George W. Bush are allowed to expire at the end of the year.
  12. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: Senate Budget committee ranking member Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) (L) listens as committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) questions Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf during a hearing about the CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook for FY 2010 to 2020 January 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. The CBO's latest estimates see a $1.35 trillion deficit for the current budget year, dropping to $980 billion next year only if a host of tax cuts enacted under President George W. Bush are allowed to expire at the end of the year.
  13. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) (R) gavels to order a hearing about the CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook for FY 2010 to 2020 as ranking member Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) looks on January 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. The CBO's latest estimates see a $1.35 trillion deficit for the current budget year, dropping to $980 billion next year only if a host of tax cuts enacted under President George W. Bush are allowed to expire at the end of the year.
  14. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) delivers opening remarks during a hearing about the CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook for FY 2010 to 2020 January 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. The CBO's latest estimates see a $1.35 trillion deficit for the current budget year, dropping to $980 billion next year only if a host of tax cuts enacted under President George W. Bush are allowed to expire at the end of the year.
  15. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, left, and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D. share a laugh on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009.
  16. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, left, and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D. share a laugh on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009.

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