Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND]

Reid's Gamble Dislodges Bill

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

...we had an obligation to go forward and try to show the votes are here and hopefully the votes will be there in the House, said Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), who helped negotiate the initial bailout agreement rejected by the House. It provides momentum behi

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Senate leaders: Stop 'blame game' over bailout failure

2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

...however, how congressional leaders will advance the legislation after the dramatic failure in the House. Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad of North Dakota, one of the key negotiators of the bailout package in the Senate, said Tuesday that no decisions had be

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Midnight in Washington, and finally a deal reached

2008-09-29T00:00:00Z

...Dodd, House campaign chief Rahm Emanuel of Illinois, House Banking Committee Chairman Barney Frank of Massachusetts and Sen. Kent Conrad of North Dakota - came by to negotiate, Gregg said. Pizza, burgers and salads were ordered. Someone complained that

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Deal reached on financial markets bailout

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

...sector to make credit sufficiently available. The department would decide how to structure the insurance provisions, said Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., one of the negotiators. Money for the rescue plan would be phased in, he said. The first $350 billion wou

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Deal reached on financial markets bailout

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

Pols say they've devised tentative $700 billion bailout plan

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

...would put taxpayers on the hook, won a provision that would set up an insurance program for mortgage-backed securities. Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), who chairs the budget committee, said $250 billion would be immediately available and another $100 billion

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U.S. Congress reaches outline of bailout bill deal

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

...government will get stock warrants so taxpayers "can gain as companies recover and as the economy recovers," said Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad of North Dakota. "That is very significant." Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri, the chief negotiator for House Republi

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Nancy Pelosi said 'great progress' has been made on bailout negotiations.

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

...secretary of commerce, head of the Securities and Exchange Commission and chairman of the Federal Reserve, said Sen. Kent Conrad, R-North Dakota, who heads the Senate Budget Committee. The fundamentals of the economy are strong! Then less than two weeks

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Bailout deal made

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

...to make credit sufficiently available. The department would decide how to structure the insurance provisions, said Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., one of the negotiators. Money for the rescue plan would be phased in, he said. The first $350 billion would be a

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Bush, Congress reach tentative deal on financial bailout

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

Lawmakers aim to nail down bailout deal

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

..."dangerous situation" and on the verge of breaking down. "We've made very significant progress," North Dakota Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad said as he emerged from an evening meeting. "I believe it is very clear that this has to be done." But as Capitol H

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'Great progress' on $700bn bail-out

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

... will get stock warrants so taxpayers "can gain as companies recover and as the economy recovers", Democratic Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota said. ...

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Lawmakers Say They Have Tentative Accord on Rescue Proposal

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

Senator Kent Conrad, the North Dakota Democrat who chairs the budget committee said $250 billion would be immediately available and another $100 billion ...

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US Congress reaches outline of bailout bill deal

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

... so taxpayers "can gain as companies recover and as the economy recovers," said Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad of North Dakota. "That is very significant. ...

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Deal reached on financial markets bailout

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

The department would decide how to structure the insurance provisions, said Sen. Kent Conrad, DN.D., one of the negotiators. Money for the rescue plan would ...

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Lawmakers aim to nail down bailout deal

2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

"We've made very significant progress," North Dakota Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad said as he emerged from an evening meeting. "I believe it is very clear ...

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Rescue talks on OT

2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

Sen. Kent Conrad, DN.D., said that negotiators had talked by phone with Warren Buffett to ask the famous investor for help in gauging market reaction. ...

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Deal Imminent For Financial Relief Package

2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

... limits to executive pay or bonuses and an oversight board for the Treasury's actions, according to Sen. Kent Conrad, DN.D. "Like all of these things, ...

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THE POLITICS OF BLACKNESS: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Do you want ...

2008-09-26T00:00:00Z

Christopher Dodd (D-CT), chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, and Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, also received ...

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Locals call bailout plan a 'joke'

2008-09-26T00:00:00Z

...that created this, pushing a bunch of money toward Wall Street isn’t going to fix what ails America’s economy.” Sen. Kent Conrad, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, sat in on Thursday’s negotiations about adding more oversight and taxpayer

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