Kent Conrad

“The first rule of holes: when you're in one, stop digging.”

“There is no easy way out of this. There is no magic wand.”

“To restore fiscal discipline and start living within our means, we must put everything on the table.”

“We face a fiscal crisis. It is a crisis of our own making.”

“We have a massive debt that is growing by over a trillion dollars a year.”

“The path we are on is not sustainable.”

“I think it is absolutely critical that we have a budget that reflects the values of the American people.”

“Deficits do matter. They are a tax on future generations.”

“We have got to deal with the long-term health care drivers of cost.”