FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 9, 2006 Contact: Stu Nagurka (202) 224-7436 Steve Posner (202) 224-7925 GOP Budget Adds More Than $3 Trillion of Debt Democrats Reject Plan That Makes Fiscal Outlook Worse, Not Better Washington, DC – An analysis of the Senate Republican budget plan unveiled Wednesday shows it leaves out expenses, and would add […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 8, 2006 Contact: Stu Nagurka (202) 224-7436 Steve Posner (202) 224-7925 CONRAD RELEASES WHITE PAPER ON ASBESTOS BILL Analysis Finds Significant Risk That Trust Fund Will Require Taxpayer Bailout Washington, D.C. – The asbestos-related legislation before the Senate is “seriously flawed,” Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Kent Conrad (D-ND) said today, […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 21, 2005 Contact: Stu Nagurka (202) 224-7436 Steve Posner (202) 224-7925 CONRAD STRIKES PROVISIONS FROM RECONCILIATION BILL Measure Harming Children, Elderly, and Poor Is Removed Budget Bill Sent Back to House Washington, DC – Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Kent Conrad (D-ND) today successfully struck several provisions, including a measure harming […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 24, 2003 Contact: Stu Nagurka (202) 224-7436 Steve Posner (202) 224-7925 Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Kent Conrad Announces Four Staff Appointments Senator Kent Conrad, D-ND, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, today announced the appointment of four new Democratic staff members to the budget panel. Conrad has named Jim […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2003 Contact: Stu Nagurka (202) 224-7436 Steve Posner (202) 224-7925 CONRAD VOTES FOR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY Deficit Hawk Rejects Costly and Poorly Designed Tax Cuts Washington, DC – Senator Kent Conrad Thursday voted against an expensive tax cut that will drive the country further into debt, without providing the needed boost […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 9, 2003 Contact: Stu Nagurka (202) 224-7436 Steve Posner (202) 224-7925 STATEMENT BY SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN KENT CONRAD (D-ND) ON THE POSSIBLE NOMINATION OF HOLTZ-EAKIN AS CBO DIRECTOR Although Dr. Holtz-Eakin has strong academic credentials and is a well-respected economist, the fact that he would be coming to the Congressional […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 9, 2002 Contact: Stu Nagurka (202) 224-7436 Steve Posner (202) 224-7925 STATEMENT BY SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN KENT CONRAD ON THE NOMINATION OF JOHN SNOW TO TREASURY AND EXPECTED APPOINTMENT OF STEPHEN FRIEDMAN TO NEC John Snow and Stephen Friedman are being handed a mess. In the two years since the […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2002 Contact: Stu Nagurka (202) 224-7436 Steve Posner (202) 224-7925 STATEMENT BY SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN KENT CONRAD (D-ND) ON THE RESIGNATION OF THE BUSH ECONOMIC TEAM This confirms that the Bush economic plan is not working. As the news this morning of increased joblessness and earlier reports of exploding […]
Statement by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) on the Bush Administration’s Announcement of $159 Billion Deficit for 2002 October 25, 2002 The Bush administration has now officially announced that the deficit for 2002 will be $159 billion. This is a sad reminder of how far our nation’s finances have fallen since the Bush […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2002 Contact: Stu Nagurka (202) 224-7436 Steve Posner (202) 224-7925 SENATE RENEWS KEY BUDGET ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS Washington, DC – The Senate today, by unanimous consent, renewed key budget enforcement mechanisms that expired on September 30. The enforcement mechanisms help to maintain fiscal discipline by making it much more difficult to […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 22, 2002 Contact: Steve Posner (202) 224-7925 SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE RELEASES NEW ESTIMATES SHOWING FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICITS WILL BE FAR WORSE THAN ‘ROSY’ PROJECTIONS OF BUSH ADMINISTRATION Washington, DC – The Senate Budget Committee today released new estimates showing that the level of federal budget deficits over the next ten years […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2002 Contact: Stu Nagurka (202) 224-7436 Steve Posner (202) 224-7925 STATEMENT BY SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN KENT CONRAD (D-ND) ON BUSH ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCEMENT ON DEBT CEILING Today we received the sobering news from the Treasury Department that we will again reach the debt limit much sooner than anticipated. This comes […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18, 2002 Contact: Stu Nagurka (202) 224-7436 Steve Posner (202) 224-7925 Statement by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, D-ND, on House Republican Vote to Make Bush Tax Cut Permanent It is hard to imagine a more fiscally irresponsible move than to permanently extend all of the Bush tax cut without […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2002 Contact: Stu Nagurka (202) 224-7436 Steve Posner (202) 224-7925 Democrats’ Budget Plan Would Strengthen America and Safeguard Our Future Summary The Senate Democratic budget resolution for fiscal year 2003 faces up to the challenges of strengthening America and safeguarding our future. • Strengthening homeland security. The plan provides all […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 13, 2002 Contact: Stu Nagurka (202) 224-7436 Steve Posner (202) 224-7925 SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE AGAIN REJECTS SUSPENSION OF BUDGET ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS Conrad Calls on Senate to Defeat Measure When it Comes to Floor Washington, DC – The Senate Budget Committee today, by a 22 to 0 vote, has again rejected the […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 31, 2002 Contact: Ranit Schmelzer (Daschle) (202) 224-2939 Stu Nagurka (Conrad) 224-7436 Tara Andringa (Levin) (202) 224-6221 STATEMENT BY SENATORS DASCHLE, CONRAD, AND LEVIN ON THE NEW CBO REPORT SHOWING THAT NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE COULD COST OVER $150 BILLION Following is a statement from Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, Budget […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 29, 2002 Contact: Stu Nagurka (202) 224-7436 Steve Posner (202) 224-7925 SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN SEEKS RETURN TO FISCAL DISCIPLINE Conrad: Long-Term Budget Outlook Worsened by Bush Tax Cut Washington, DC – Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, D-ND, today said the sharp drop in the projected surplus – caused largely […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 24, 2002 Contact: Stu Nagurka (202) 224-7436 Steve Posner (202) 224-0642 SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN WELCOMES FED CHAIRMAN’S CALL FOR TRIGGER MECHANISM Conrad: Trigger Could Help Restore Long-Term Fiscal Discipline Washington, DC – Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad today welcomed Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan’s suggestion that Congress should implement […]
EMBARGOED UNTIL 10:00 AM January 23, 2002 Contact: Stu Nagurka (202) 224-7436 Steve Posner (202) 224-7925 BUSH SENDS NATION BACK INTO DEFICITS CBO Projects $4.0 Trillion Drop in Surplus and Deficits for Next Two Years Washington, DC – The Congressional Budget Office today released new projections showing a $4.0 trillion drop in the surplus and […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 8, 2001 Contact: Stu Nagurka (202) 224-7436 Steve Posner (202) 224-7925 SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE REJECTS SUSPENSION OF BUDGET ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS Conrad Urges Senate to Defeat Fiscally Irresponsible Measure Washington, DC – The Senate Budget Committee has rejected the suspension of budget enforcement mechanisms for the next two years. As required by […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 25, 2001 Contact: Stu Nagurka (202) 224-7436 Steve Posner (202) 224-7925 SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN CONRAD WARNS AGAINST ABANDONING LONG-TERM FISCAL DISCIPLINE AS CONGRESS CONSIDERS STIMULUS BILL Washington, DC – Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad today stressed the importance of maintaining long-term fiscal discipline as Congress considers legislation to stimulate […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2001 Contact: Stu Nagurka (202) 224-7436 Steve Posner (202) 224-7925 SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN CONRAD CALLS FOR SHORT-TERM STIMULUS PLAN TO BE COUPLED WITH LONG-TERM FISCAL DISCIPLINE Washington, DC – Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad today said that any short-term stimulus plan must be matched with long-term budgetary restraint. […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 6, 2001 Contact: Stu Nagurka (202) 224-7436 Steve Posner (202) 224-7925 SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN CALLS ON BUSH ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE PLAN TO PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE TRUST FUNDS Conrad: Bush Budget Wipes Out Surplus; Threatens Trust Funds Washington, DC – Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) today called […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 4, 2001 Contact: Stu Nagurka or Steve Posner (202) 224-0642 SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN WARNS OF LONG-TERM DAMAGE FROM PRESIDENT BUSH’S BUDGET AND TAX PLAN Conrad: CBO August Update Confirms Bush Plan Never Added Up Washington, DC – One week after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued its report about the […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 2, 2001 Contact: Stu Nagurka (202) 224-7436 Steve Posner (202) 224-7925 SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN SAYS SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM ENDANGERED BY BUSH TAX CUT Conrad: Resources Needed for Reform No Longer Available; Trust Fund Surpluses at Risk Washington, DC – Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad today said that the Bush […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 18, 2001 Contact: Stu Nagurka or Steve Posner (202) 224-0642 CONRAD CALLS ON BUSH ADMINISTRATION TO EXPLAIN HOW IT PLANS TO PAY FOR DEFENSE INCREASE WITHOUT USING MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS Washington, DC – Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad today called on the Bush Administration to explain how […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 12, 2001 Contact: Stu Nagurka or Steve Posner (202) 224-0642 SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE CHAIR SEEKS ADMINISTRATION’S PLAN TO AVOID RAIDING THE MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS Conrad: Bush Tax Cut & Economic Downturn Causing Raid Washington, DC – Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad today invited the Bush Administration to […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 2001 Contact: Stu Nagurka or Steve Posner (202) 224-0642 SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE CHAIR SAYS SHRINKING BUDGET SURPLUS THREATENS MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS Conrad: Bush Tax Cut Jeopardizing Defense Needs & Other Priorities Washington, DC – Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad today said that the Bush tax cut […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 27, 2001 Contact: Stu Nagurka or Steve Posner (202) 224-0642 SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE CHAIR SAYS NEW ECONOMIC DATA COULD DECREASE PROJECTED BUDGET SURPLUS Conrad: Bush Tax Cut Raises Likelihood of Medicare & Social Security Trust Fund Raid Washington, DC – Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad today said economic performance from […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 10, 2001 Contact: Stu Nagurka or Steve Posner (202) 224-0642 SENATOR CONRAD INTRODUCES BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO REFORM, INSTEAD OF REPEAL, ESTATE TAX Bill Would Exempt Virtually All Family Farms and Small Businesses From Estate Tax Washington, DC ‘ Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Kent Conrad (D-ND) today introduced a bipartisan bill […]