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Senate budget chairman urges action on deficit

2010-11-11T05:00:26Z

Senate budget chairman warns of US falling to 'second tier economic power' because of deficit

The chairman of the Senate Budget Committee says the nation faces the real possibility of becoming a "second tier economic power" if it fails to address the trillion-dollar-plus deficit. He says changes to Social Se...

Tax Cuts

2010-12-16T02:31:29Z

Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., left, with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., and Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Ky., right, walk near the floor of the Senate during the votes on tax cuts legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday, Dec. ...

Congress Tax Cuts

2010-12-13T14:32:21Z

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., with his dog "Dakota," walks on Capitol Hill in Washington Monday, Dec. 13, 2010, during a procedural vote on the tax cut legislation. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Deficit Commission

2010-12-03T16:01:49Z

Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform member, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., makes remarks during the commission's meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington<...

Democrats in Charge Analysis

2010-06-06T08:45:14Z

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2010, file photo Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., questions Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on President Barack Obama's fiscal 2011 federal budget during the during the committee's hearing on Capitol Hill. Congressio...

Bobby Cox Honored

2010-06-26T10:26:00Z

From left, Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Ky., Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va, Atlanta Braves Manager Bobby Cox, Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Sen...