Top 22 Quotes by Kent Conrad

About Kent Conrad

These are some quotes by American author Kent Conrad Politician, who was born on March 12, 1948.

Social Security has not contributed to the deficit problem.

Social Security has not contributed to the deficit problem.

Kent Conrad

When Republicans used reconciliation in 2001 for the Bush tax cuts, they used it to increase the deficit. The whole purpose of reconciliation is for deficit reduction!

When Republicans used reconciliation in 2001 for the Bush tax cuts, they used it to increase the deficit. The whole purpose of reconciliation is for deficit reduction!

Kent Conrad

Governments can inflate their way out of debt, but that has consequences, doesn't it?

Governments can inflate their way out of debt, but that has consequences, doesn't it?

Kent Conrad

There are large cooperatives all across this country. Land O'Lakes is a $12 billion club functioning all across America. There are rural electric co-ops in 47 states. Ace Hardware is a cooperative.

There are large cooperatives all across this country. Land O'Lakes is a $12 billion club functioning all across America. There are rural electric co-ops in 47 states. Ace Hardware is a cooperative.

Kent Conrad

Highway spending, which I think most everybody says is badly needed in this country, creates American jobs, and also makes America more competitive.

Highway spending, which I think most everybody says is badly needed in this country, creates American jobs, and also makes America more competitive.

Kent Conrad

Access to computers and the Internet has become a basic need for education in our society.

Access to computers and the Internet has become a basic need for education in our society.

Kent Conrad

America was founded on majority rule, not supermajority rule. Somehow, over the years, this has morphed into supermajority rule, and that changes things.

America was founded on majority rule, not supermajority rule. Somehow, over the years, this has morphed into supermajority rule, and that changes things.

Kent Conrad

I would do away with super PACs. I think it's a cancer.

I would do away with super PACs. I think it's a cancer.

Kent Conrad

We've got to have major health care reform because that is the 800-pound gorilla. That is the thing that can swamp the boat fiscally for the United States.

We've got to have major health care reform because that is the 800-pound gorilla. That is the thing that can swamp the boat fiscally for the United States.

Kent Conrad

The only possible role that I can see for reconciliation would be to make modest changes in the major package to improve affordability, to deal with what share of Medicaid expansion the federal government pays, those kinds of issues, which is the traditional role for reconciliation in health care.

Kent Conrad

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