Senate Proceeding on Apr 29th, 2009 :: 2:24:50 to 2:28:00
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Kent Conrad: focusing on different areas for helpingn tax relief, for bringing our budget better into balance, for helping working families and investing in universal health care and educational opportunities and energy independe. i would urge -- energy independence. i would urge my colleagues to support the work that has been done by our conferees. it lets

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Speech By: Kent Conrad

2:24:53 to 2:25:14( Edit History Discussion )

Kent Conrad: rebuild and revitalize our nation. and with that, i would yield the floor. mr. conrad: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from north dakota. want to thank the senator from maryland, senator cardin, who is a very important member of the budget committee. we're very lucky to have senator cardin join the budget committee when he

2:25:15 to 2:25:35( Edit History Discussion )

Kent Conrad: senate, having come fm the house where he served on the ways and means committee. you look at senator cardin's career, it is a carr of leadership, being elected at a young age in maryland, rising to the most powerful position in the maryland legislature, coming

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Kent Conrad: to and now to the are very fortunate to have his background, his knowledge, and his skills helping us form a budget resolution for the country. and i am indebted to him and appreciate very much counsel.

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Kent Conrad: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that all quorum calls be charged equally to both sides for the duration of the debate on the accompanying the concurrent resolution on the budget. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. conrad: i thank the chair and note the absence of a quorum. i want to in purposes of my colleagues that we have a series of speakers.

2:26:20 to 2:26:42( Edit History Discussion )

Kent Conrad: we don't have thi in in terms of an order, but we are expecting sator enzi momentarily senator gregg -- ah, i see senator enzi now. senator bunning app 12:30, senator johanns roughly 1:00 approximately 1:30.

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Kent Conrad: and i -- i will answer to the extent i we go through these speeches. but i just want to that's a rough oer of where we are. senator enzi, senator gregg, senator bunning, senator johanns, senator graham murray after that.

2:27:05 to 2:27:27( Edit History Discussion )

Kent Conrad: and we have other senators also enained. but if other senators would like to join this debate and disc welcome, and it would be important for them to call the cloakrooms so that they can get in the que have to waste their time waiting here on the floor as others speak. with that, i see that senator enzi has come to the floor.

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Kent Conrad: we'll give get ready but he has, as is so often the case with senator enzi, is not only ahead of his scheduled time. and we appreciate that very much. would the senator like notice put in a quorum cl -- like me to put in a quorum call or is the senator prepared? okay. we're delighted to have senator enzi here.

2:27:50 to 2:28:01( Edit History Discussion )

Kent Conrad: he also is an important member of the senate budget commi and while we have differences, no doubt he'll have a different view of this budget resolution than perhaps i do, nonetheless, we have great respect for the