Bush Tax Cut Threatens Defense Budget
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 12, 2001 Contact: Stu Nagurka Steve Posner (202) 224-0642 SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE RANKING MEMBER SAYS BUSH TAX CUT THREATENS DEFENSE BUDGET Washington, DC – Senator Kent Conrad, the Ranking Member on the Senate Budget Committee, warned today that President Bush’s massive tax cut plan may emperil future defense budgets. Conrad’s remarks […]
Issue 4: To Extend Or Not To Extend
Bush’s Tax Cut Would Be Unfair and Could Drive Us Back Into Deficits
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 8, 2001 Contact: Stu Nagurka or Steve Posner (202) 224-0642 CONRAD: BUSH’S TAX CUT WOULD BE UNFAIR AND COULD DRIVE US BACK INTO DEFICITS Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Responds to Testimony on the Budget and Economic Outlook Washington – Senator Kent Conrad, the Ranking Member on the Senate Budget Committee, […]
Conrad Calls for Protecting Medicare Trust Fund
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2001 Contact: Stu Nagurka or Steve Posner (202) 224-0642 SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE RANKING MEMBER CALLS FOR PROTECTING MEDICARE TRUST FUND Conrad: Bush’s Tax Plan Is Too Big, Sets Us Up for Raid of Medicare Trust Fund Washington – Senator Kent Conrad, the Ranking Member on the Senate Budget Committee, warned […]
GAO Warns of Long-Term Deficits, Cautions AgainstRelying on 10-year Projections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 6, 2001 Contact: Stu Nagurka or Steve Posner (202) 224-0642 GAO WARNS SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE OF LONG-TERM DEFICITS, CAUTIONS AGAINST RELYING ON 10-YEAR PROJECTIONS Senator Conrad Cites GAO Testimony in Calling Again For Fiscal Discipline Washington – General Accounting Office (GAO) Comptroller General David Walker today warned the Senate Budget Committee […]
Issue 3: CBO’s Economic and Budget Outlook, 2002-2011
Ranking Democrat Responds to Latest CBO Budget Projection
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2001 Contact: Stu Nagurka or Steve Posner (202) 224-0642 SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE RANKING DEMOCRAT RESPONDS TO LATEST CBO BUDGET PROJECTION Senator Conrad Cautions Against Abandoning Fiscal Discipline Washington – Senator Kent Conrad, the Ranking Democrat on the Senate Budget Committee, cautioned against abandoning fiscal discipline as the Congressional Budget Office […]
Agricultural Needs Should Be Addressed in Upcoming Budget Debate says Conrad
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 30, 2001 Contact: Stu Nagurka or Steve Posner (202) 224-0642 SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE RANKING DEMOCRAT SAYS AGRICULTURAL NEEDS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IN UPCOMING BUDGET DEBATE Effect of High Energy Prices May Also Require Special Attention Washington – Senator Kent Conrad, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Budget Committee, called on Congress […]
Issue 2: Legislating the Order of the Day
Conrad Calls for Fiscal Discipline at Greenspan Hearing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2001 Contact: Stu Nagurka or Steve Posner (202) 224-0642 SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE RANKING DEMOCRAT CALLS FOR FISCAL DISCIPLINE Senator Conrad: Debt Reduction Must Remain Priority; Reasonable Tax Cut Appropriate Washington – Senator Kent Conrad, the Ranking Democrat on the Senate Budget Committee, called again for fiscal discipline as Congress begins […]