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Lew’s claim that the Senate Democrats haven’t passed a budget for three years because Republicans have filibustered it. That is an absurd claim; as we noted here, budget resolutions by law cannot be filibustered and pass with a simple 51-vote majority. ...
President Barack Obama speaks to continue to push Congress to act to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance through the end of the year, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in the Old Executive Office building on the White House complex in Washington.
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D. , left, and Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. , the ranking Democrat on House Budget Committee, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, to discuss President... View Photo »
We have a lot of folks who aren’t for us: the East and West Coast media elites who are after us almost every day. And of course you have a ton of lobbyists who are after us almost every day
Senators such as Kent Conrad (at podium) have been circumspect in their remarks about President Barack Obama's proposed 2013 budget in part because budget issues could present risks to Senators' re-election efforts. While President Barack Obama was...
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 02: Committee chairman Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) (R) talks to Director of the Congressional Budget Office Douglas Elmendorf prior to a hearing before the Senate Budget Committee February 2, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. View Photo »
That is a loophole so big you can drive a Mack truck through it
Gaylord Kent Conrad (b. March 12, 1948, Bismarck, North Dakota) is a 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. He is the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. Full Article
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 02: Committee chairman Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) (R) talks to Director of the Congressional Budget Office Douglas Elmendorf prior to a hearing before the Senate Budget Committee February 2, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 02: Director of the Congressional Budget Office Douglas Elmendorf walks back to his seat after he talked to committee chairman Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) prior to a hearing before the Senate Budget Committee February 2, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. ...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 16: U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) is surrounded by members of the media after he met with fellow Senate Democrats on a deal on payroll tax cut that has been struck with the Senate Republicans December 16, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Senate...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 15: Senate Budget Committee ranking member Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (L) holds up a copy of Barron's during a hearing with committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) on Capitol Hill November 15, 2011 in Washington, DC. Congressional Budget Office Director Doug...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 15: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) listens to testimony during a hearing on Capitol Hill November 15, 2011 in Washington, DC. Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Elmendorf presented the committee with the CBO's fiscal and...
View Photo »Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) looks at his dog Dakota before voting on a bill allowing a rise in the debt ceiling on Capitol Hill in Washington August 2, 2011. The United States is poised to step back from the brink of economic disaster as a bitterly fought deal to cut the budget deficit...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 02: U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) stands with his dog Dakota before voting on the debt limit bill August 2, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Senate voted 74-26 to approve the bill to raise the debt ceiling, allowing the U.S. to avoid default on its debts.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 02: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) stands outside of the U.S. Capitol on August 2, 2011 in Washington, DC. Yesterday the House of Representatives passed the bill to raise the federal debt limit, and the U.S. Senate will later vote today...
View Photo »Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, R-N.D. , followed by his pet dog "Dakota," heads to the Senate floor for the final vote on the debt and deficit-reduction bill at the Capitol, in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 01: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) (C) talks with a reporters before meeting with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and the Senate Democratic caucus at the U.S. Capitol August 1, 2011 in Washington, United States. U.S. President Barack Obama...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 01: U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) (4th L) prepares to walk into a closed door meeting with Senate Democrats and U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, at the U.S. Capitol, on August 1, 2011 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives, and the U.S. Senate will each...
View Photo »Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) speaks to reporters as he walks to the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington July 31, 2011. U.S. lawmakers were close to a last-gasp $3 trillion deal on Sunday to raise the borrowing limit and assure financial markets that the United States will avoid a...
View Photo »Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) speaks to reporters as he walks to the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington July 31, 2011. The U.S. Senate defeated a Democratic proposal to raise the debt ceiling on Sunday as lawmakers closed in on a deal that would be acceptable to both parties.
View Photo »US Democratic Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota speaks to reporters outside the Senate chamber before a vote at the Capitol in Washington on July 31, 2011. With two days to act, President Barack Obama and his top Republican foes were closing in on a nearly $3-trillion accord to avert...
View Photo »Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, R-N.D. , one of the so-called Gang of Six bipartisan negotiators, speaks outside the Senate floor as the debt crisis continues unresolved at the Capitol, in Washington, Sunday, July 31, 2011.
View Photo »Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, R-N.D. , one of the so-called Gang of Six bipartisan negotiators seeking a solution to the debt crisis, walks to a closed-door meeting with other Democrats at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 28, 2011.
View Photo »Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D. , listens to a reporter's question outside of the Senate Chamber, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, July 20, 2011.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 06: U.S. Senate Budget Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) walks away after speaking to reporters on July 6, 2011 in Washington, DC. Conrad is presenting has said he plans to present a plan to Senate Democrat leaders later today that would give tax increases and spending...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) speaks to the media after the Democratic policy luncheon on June 23, 2011 in Washington, DC. Sen. Conrad spoke about the bi-partisan budget talks that have stalled since House Majority Leader Rep. Eric...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 16: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) speaks as other congressional members, including Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) (L), Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) (2nd L), Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) (3rd L), and Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) (R) listen during a...
View Photo »Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. , center, accompanied by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, D-N.D. , left, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. , second from right, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. right, and others, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 16,...
View Photo »From left, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, R-N.D. , Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss. , Rep. Heath Shuler, D-N.C, and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Md. , participate in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011.
View Photo »From left, Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, R-N.D. , Rep. Heath Shuler, D-N.C, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Md. , Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. , Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La. , and others, participate in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington,...
View Photo »North Dakota U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad, left, Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, the commander of the North Dakota National Guard, center, and North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple, right, confer on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, before a briefing in Bismarck. About 10,000 people living near the river in...
View Photo »Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-ND, center, outlines his suggestions on how to better approach the budget process, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. At left is the committee's ranking member, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. , at right is Sen. Mark...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 02: Committee chairman Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) (R) talks to Director of the Congressional Budget Office Douglas Elmendorf prior to a hearing before the Senate Budget Committee February 2, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the...
View Photo »We have a lot of folks who aren’t for us: the East and West Coast media elites who are after us almost every day. And of course you have a ton of lobbyists who are after us almost every day
That is a loophole so big you can drive a Mack truck through it
They've crossed the line on saying in some way you need additional revenue ... But when you go to the details of what they've proposed, there's no new revenue.
