C000705 1948-03-12 530 Hart Senate Office Building http://conrad.senate.gov/contact/webform.cfm 202-224-7776 Kent 'd':4 'nd':5 'sen':1 'kent':2,6,8 'conrad':3,7,9 M 300026 Conrad Kent_Conrad Kent Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND] N00004613 8335 Democrat 202-224-2043 Unitarian ND Kent Conrad 5.27777777777778 http://conrad.senate.gov 300026 Person congress Sun Nov 08 11:12:43 -0600 2009 Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...too much as Congress prepares to raise the debt limit to $12 trillion. The deficit is currently at $1.6 trillion. Sen. Kent Conrad, North Dakota Democrat, called the push for the public option "a wasted effort" because the votes aren't there. Sen. Byron '12':15 '1.6':22 'sen':24,46 'aren':43 'call':30 'debt':12 'hear':3 'kent':25 'much':5 'push':32 'rais':10 'time':52 'vote':42 'wast':38 'byron':47 'limit':13 'north':27 'worth':2 'conrad':26 'dakota':28 'effort':39 'option':36 'prepar':8 'public':35 'citizen':51 'current':20 'deficit':18 'ashevill':49 'congress':7 'democrat':1,29 'trillion':16,23 'citizen-tim':50 6618868 true true daylife The Asheville Citizen-Times http://citizen-times.com/ OK http://www.citizen-times.com/article/200991102031 300026 Person democrat Wed Nov 04 22:32:33 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...the size and cost of government. "The American people get it. They know we're on an unsustainable fiscal course," said Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D. Many of these concerns are hardly new to conservative and moderate Democrats; Tuesday's election results simp 'd':33,35 'n':34 're':22 'd-n':32 'get':17 'may':2 'new':42 'sen':29 'cost':11 'hard':41 'kent':30 'know':20 'mani':36 'paus':7 'said':28 'simp':52 'size':9 'star':54 'cours':27 'elect':50 'moder':46 'peopl':16 'conrad':31 'fiscal':26 'govern':13 'reason':5 'result':51 'tribun':55 'concern':39 'conserv':44 'tuesday':48 'american':15 'democrat':1,47 'unsustain':25 'minneapoli':53 6582131 true true daylife Minneapolis Star Tribune http://www.startribune.com/ OK http://www.startribune.com/politics/69244667.html 300026 Person democrat Wed Nov 04 22:32:33 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...for healthcare legislation in the House and the Senate will change dramatically. Democrats like Sens. Byron Dorgan (N.D.), Kent Conrad (N.D.), Mark Pryor (Ark.), Blanche Lincoln (Ark.), Mary Landrieu (La.), Evan Bayh (Ind.), Kay Hagan (N.C.) and Ben Nel 'la':34 'ark':28,31 'ben':42 'dem':4 'ind':37 'kay':38 'n.c':40 'n.d':22,25 'nel':43 'sen':19 '1993':1 'bayh':36 'evan':35 'hill':45 'hous':10 'kent':23 'like':18 'mari':32 'mark':26 'byron':20 'chang':15 'hagan':39 'pryor':27 'redux':2 'senat':13 'blanch':29 'conrad':24 'dorgan':21 'dramat':16 'legisl':7 'lincoln':30 'confront':3 'democrat':17 'landrieu':33 'healthcar':6 6582133 true true daylife The Hill http://www.thehill.com/ OK http://thehill.com/component/content/article/73-columnists/66425-1993-redux-confronts-dems 300026 Person democrat Thu Nov 05 11:17:48 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Landrieu (D-LA) with radio ads in their home states, plus direct-mail pieces pressuring those two plus Sens. Ben Nelson (D-NE), Kent Conrad (D-ND), and Olympia Snowe (R-ME)" (Good, 11/3). This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kin 'd':12,34,39 'r':45 'ad':16 'la':13 'nd':40 'ne':35 'ben':31 'key':1 'kin':56 'sen':30 'two':28 '11/3':48 'bill':9 'd-la':11 'd-nd':38 'd-ne':33 'good':47 'home':19 'kent':36 'mail':24 'news':58 'piec':25 'plus':21,29 'r-me':44 'snow':43 'medic':57 'moder':2 'radio':15 'shape':5 'state':20 'today':59 'conrad':37 'direct':23 'health':7 'inform':50 'nelson':32 'olympia':42 'pressur':26 'reprint':52 'influenc':3 'landrieu':10 'overhaul':8 'direct-mail':22 'kaiserhealthnews.org':54 6587371 true true daylife Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/ OK http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/-qdFsS9EwEA/169910.php 300026 Person democrat Thu Nov 05 11:17:49 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...the size and cost of government. "The American people get it. They know we're on an unsustainable fiscal course," said Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D. Many of these concerns are hardly new to conservative and moderate Democrats; Tuesday's election results si 'd':31,33 'n':32 're':20 'si':50 'd-n':30 'get':15 'new':40 'put':2 'sen':27 'cost':9 'hard':39 'kent':28 'know':18 'mani':34 'said':26 'size':7 'cours':25 'elect':1,48 'moder':44 'peopl':14 'conrad':29 'fiscal':24 'govern':11 'result':49 'concern':37 'conserv':42 'pressur':3 'tuesday':46 'american':13 'democrat':5,45 'unsustain':23 'kansas.com':51 6587372 true true daylife Kansas.com http://www.kansas.com/ OK http://www.kansas.com/news/story/1041577.html 300026 Person democrat Thu Nov 05 11:17:49 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...whether the provision will be part of the Senate bill, but Democratic centrists such as Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad of North Dakota have warned the program could add to the deficit. Proponents say it would fund itself" (Mathews, 11/4). T 'add':44 'say':49 'sen':33 '11/4':55 'bill':24 'care':9 'fund':52 'issu':6 'kent':34 'news':11,58 'part':20 'warn':40 'abort':1 'could':43 'debat':10 'medic':57 'north':37 'other':14 'senat':23 'today':59 'would':51 'budget':30 'conrad':35 'dakota':38 'examin':13 'health':8 'mathew':54 'outlet':12 'propon':48 'provis':17 'sticki':5 'deficit':47 'program':42 'whether':15 'centrist':27 'chairman':32 'committe':31 'democrat':26 6587373 true true daylife Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/ OK http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169908.php 300026 Person democrat Tue Nov 03 22:23:35 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...bill being shaped by Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada. Democratic centrists such as Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad of North Dakota have warned the program could add to the deficit. Proponents say it would fund itself.Leaders of the Senat 'add':36 'say':41 'sen':25 'bill':8 'care':6 'fund':44 'kent':26 'long':4 'plan':1 'reid':15 'term':5 'wall':49 'warn':32 'could':35 'creat':2 'harri':14 'major':12 'north':29 'senat':48 'shape':10 'would':43 'budget':22 'conrad':27 'dakota':30 'leader':13 'nevada':17 'propon':40 'street':50 'benefit':7 'deficit':39 'journal':51 'program':34 'centrist':19 'chairman':24 'committe':23 'democrat':18 'long-term':3 'itself.leaders':45 6572458 true true daylife Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/public/us OK http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125729081453226589.html?mod=WSJ_topics_obama 300026 Person democrat Thu Nov 05 22:25:19 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...the size and cost of government. "The American people get it. They know we're on an unsustainable fiscal course," said Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D. Many of these concerns are hardly new to conservative and moderate Democrats; Tuesday's election results simp 'd':35,37 'n':36 're':24 'd-n':34 'get':19 'gop':1 'new':44 'sen':31 'cost':13 'hard':43 'kent':32 'know':22 'mani':38 'said':30 'serv':4 'simp':54 'size':11 'warn':6 'cours':29 'elect':2,52 'moder':8,48 'peopl':18 'conrad':33 'fiscal':28 'govern':15 'result':53 'winner':3 'concern':41 'conserv':46 'tuesday':50 'american':17 'democrat':9,49 'unsustain':27 'tennessean':56 6593570 true true daylife The Tennessean http://www.tennessean.com/ OK http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091105/NEWS08/911050362/2047/BUSINESS 300026 Person senate Wed Nov 04 22:32:33 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...that those estimates would not be ready this week, casting further doubt on their ability to finish reform this year." Sen. Kent Conrad said passage of the bill by Christmas would be "a challenge." "In order to have a shot at a year-end bill signing, Re 're':57 'end':54 'see':3 'sen':30 '2010':9 'abil':24 'bill':37,55 'cast':19 'kent':31 'news':59 'said':33 'shot':49 'sign':56 'slip':7 'vote':6 'week':18 'year':29,53 'doubt':21 'estim':12 'medic':58 'might':2 'order':45 'readi':16 'senat':1 'today':60 'would':13,40 'conrad':32 'finish':26 'health':4 'passag':34 'reform':27 'challeng':43 'christma':39 'overhaul':5 'year-end':52 6582132 true true daylife Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/ OK http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169794.php 300026 Person sen\. Wed Nov 04 22:32:33 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...neither "naive nor despondent" in pursuing an agreement."If it's not a good deal, it's going to be dead on arrival here," Sen. Kent Conrad (D., N.D.) warned.Mr. Siddiqui, who worked at the Agriculture Department under President Bill Clinton and at the C 'c':53 'd':36 'go':26 'bad':6 'n.d':37 'sen':33 'vow':3 'bill':48 'dead':29 'deal':8,23 'doha':7 'good':22 'kent':34 'naiv':10 'wall':54 'work':41 'arriv':31 'avoid':5 'pursu':14 'trade':1 'conrad':35 'depart':45 'nomine':2 'presid':47 'street':55 'clinton':49 'despond':12 'journal':56 'neither':9 'siddiqui':39 'agreement':16 'warned.mr':38 'agricultur':44 6582134 true true daylife Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/public/us OK http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125735522981628455.html?mod=WSJ_topics_obama 300026 Person democrat Sun Nov 08 11:12:38 -0600 2009 Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0600 2009 And Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, the only Republican to have voted for any version of health care reform, reiterated Tuesday that she's “disappointed” in Reid's proposal and will not support the government option. The wavering, and in some cas 'r':13 'cas':50 'sen':9 'bill':1 'care':26 'main':14 'reid':35 'snow':11 'vote':20 'waver':46 'celebr':6 'dupray':2 'govern':43 'health':25 'option':44 'propos':37 'r-main':12 'reform':27 'reiter':28 'conserv':4,52 'olympia':10 'support':41 'tuesday':29 'version':23 'american':3,51 'democrat':5 'disappoint':33 'republican':17 6618867 false true google blog American Conservative http://trueslant.com/williamdupray/ OK http://trueslant.com/williamdupray/2009/11/08/democrats-celebrating-too-soon-on-health-care/ 300026 Person congress Fri Nov 06 11:15:47 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 “I presume that a lot is going to happen before then,” said Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), the ranking member of the Budget Committee. “It's not the end of the process,” added Budget Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.). “That's just the beginning .. 'd':4,55,57 'h':33 'n':32,56 'r':31 'ad':49 'go':14,21 'mt':5 'd-n':54 'end':45 'lot':19 'r-n':30 'sen':1,27 'd-mt':3 'judd':28 'kent':52 'rank':35 'said':26 'begin':62 'doubt':9 'gregg':29 'baucus':2 'budget':39,50 'climat':63 'conrad':53 'happen':23 'member':36 'presum':16 'process':48 'chairman':51 'committe':40 'congress':12 'progress':64 6597840 false true google blog Climate Progress http://climateprogress.org/ OK http://climateprogress.org/2009/11/06/baucus-congress-is-going-to-pass-climate-bil/ 300026 Person congress Sat Nov 07 11:07:43 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 “I presume that a lot is going to happen before then,” said Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), the ranking member of the Budget Committee. “It's not the end of the process,” added Budget Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.). “That's just the beginning .. 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