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

Social Security has not contributed to the deficit problem.

When you're borrowing 40 cents of every dollar that you spend, that can't continue much longer. I think everybody really does understand that, and it's going to require all of us - those who are the most fortunate among us - but it's really going to require every American to contribute to a solution.

From Kent Conrad

The American people say, 'Don't touch Social Security, don't touch Medicare, don't cut defense.' That's 84 percent of the federal budget.

From 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!

From 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.

From Kent Conrad

One reason the Founding Fathers thought that states should have two senators was so that smaller states wouldn't get run over and could bring their interests to the attention of the Senate more broadly.

From 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.

From Kent Conrad

Certainly Social Security needs to be reformed.

From 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.

From Kent Conrad

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