Senate Proceeding on Apr 29th, 2009 :: 7:43:20 to 7:46:05
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Kent Conrad: him the best during difficult health period mr. conrad: first of all, i want to thank senator gregg for that sentiment. let me just say that joel freedman of my staff who is very senior member of the budget committee staff, one of my

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Speech By: Kent Conrad

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Kent Conrad: deputy staff directors, is in the hospital and has been there for about a week. we're very concerned about his recovery. we care deeply about joel and his family, his wife debbie and his children. he is somebody who has labored extraordinarily hard in the months leading u consideration of the budget.

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Kent Conrad: i know he's frustrated not to be able to be here. and i wante and his know that we are thinking of them. we love them. and we miss him very much. and we are praying for his swift recovery. you know, weave a circumstance in which we have intense

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Kent Conrad: debates, as we have had but on bodge sides, there is a respect for the professionalism of the other side. we certainly appreciate senator gregg's professional staff. they are outstanding. their word is good. they are people of character. they wish nothing but the best for this country. and senator gregg is an

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Kent Conrad: outstanding leader, someone actually i share many views with about our long-term budget circumstance. sometimes that's not altogether clear as we have this debate about short-term budget situations, but i believe he is absolutely right about our long-term budget condition and

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Kent Conrad: the need to do much more. and i appreciate very much the way he approaches his job. he knowledg he and i appreciate very much the

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Kent Conrad: way he conducts our members on the other side and the work of the committee. we have a very smooth-functioning committee because of the good professional relationship that we again, i want to applaud his staff. certainly my staff as well. h., especially mary naylor, my

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Kent Conrad: staff director, my other professional staff john ryder and all the others. i will submit a list. let me just worked weekends for months and months and months, later int the night for months and months and month months, as has senator gregg's staff.