Field Hearing: Writing the Next Farm Bill
Conrad Supports Fiscal Commission Package
Washington, DC – Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) today announced he supports the far-reaching debt reduction package produced by the President’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. While noting he did not favor every provision in the plan, Conrad – a member of the Commission – cited the urgency of adopting a […]
Conrad Opts to Keep Budget Committee Chair
Washington, DC – After consulting constituents across North Dakota and colleagues in the U.S. Senate, Senator Kent Conrad announced today that he will retain his leadership position as Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee and stay as a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee. “After many conversations with constituents, ag leaders and Senate colleagues, […]
Conrad Receives Concord Coalition’s Economic Patriot Award
Washington, DC – Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) today will be awarded the Concord Coalition’s Paul E. Tsongas Economic Patriot Award. The Concord Coalition, a nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to balanced federal budgets, is honoring Chairman Conrad for his efforts to promote fiscal responsibility and seek out bipartisan solutions to the nation’s long-term […]
Issue 5a&b: Government-sponsored Enterprises
Conrad Announces Appointment Of New Committee Counsel
Washington, DC – Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) announced the appointment of Joseph Gaeta as the new General Counsel for the Senate Budget Committee. Gaeta replaces Lisa Konwinski, who left the Committee to join President Obama’s White House staff as Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs. “I am very pleased that Joe Gaeta has joined my Budget […]
Senate Gives Final Approval to FY 2010 Budget
Washington, DC – The Senate today gave final approval to the fiscal year 2010 budget conference agreement. The five-year fiscal plan preserves the major priorities in President Obama’s budget plan. It makes investments in energy, education and health care. It provides significant middleclass tax relief for those making under $250,000. And it cuts the deficit […]
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Announces Staff Changes
Washington, DC – Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) today announced the appointment of new staff members, along with the reassignment of duties for several existing committee employees. The changes were prompted, in part, by the departure since January of four staff members who have been hired for senior positions in the Obama administration, […]
Senators Conrad and Gregg Introduce New Bipartisan Legislation to Confront Nation’s Budget Crisis
Washington, DC – Senators Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Judd Gregg (R-NH), chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the Senate Budget Committee, today introduced new legislation to create a bipartisan fiscal task force to address the nation’s long-term budget crisis. “Our nation’s economic future is on the line,” said Chairman Conrad. “We face a perfect storm […]
Conrad Encouraged By Bipartisan Majority Vote In Support Of Conrad/Gregg Fiscal Task Force Legislation
Washington, DC – The bipartisan fiscal task force legislation proposed by Senators Kent Conrad, D-ND, and Judd Gregg, R-NH, today won the support of 53 Senators, 7 votes shy of the necessary 60 votes needed for adoption. “Today, the Senate spoke and a majority of Senators called for change,” said Senator Conrad, Chairman of the […]