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Final Student-Loan Bill Offers Aid to Colleges and Students
(21 Mar 2010 03:32)
... Students U.S. Rep. George Miller (left) and Sen. Tom Harkin, shown conferring on Capitol Hill ... the initiative was held up in the Senate by the recognition that it could win ... the support of a key Democrat, Sen. Kent Conrad of North Dakota, chairman of the Senate ...
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Wallace falsely claims water allocations, ND bank provisions are "special deals" that are "in the bill"
(21 Mar 2010 19:53)
... Bank Removed From Health Bill." reported that "Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) Thursday sought the removal of a ... into the package of fixes to the Senate health care bill that would have applied ...
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Dems steam toward Sunday vote (Yesterday)
(21 Mar 2010 05:10)
... unveiled its initial cost estimate for the House-Senate compromise. The government's official scorekeeper put the ... those assertions later in the day. But Sen. Kent Conrad didn't do his party any favors by ...
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N.D. congressional delegation to vote in favor of health reform package
(21 Mar 2010 22:33)
... will vote on the bill today. The deciding factor for Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D., Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. is a promised amendment to the bill called the ...
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FLASH: House leadership claims to have clinched health vote - POTUS to House Dems: 'I am actually confident that it will end up being the smart thing to do politically'
(21 Mar 2010 13:43)
... with their majorities in the House and Senate possibly at risk if the country turns ... On Feb. 5, Obama met with Democratic senators at the Newseum. In the closed-door session ... In the closed-door session that followed, freshman Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), lit into an Obama ...
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A mirror universe where facts don't matter
(21 Mar 2010 04:43)
... led a former Republican congressman running against Sen. John McCain in Arizona to argue that ... Brooks about reconciliation -- that once obscure Senate process that is now at the center ... stated that Democratic Sens. Robert. Byrd and Kent Conrad were opposed to using reconciliation to finalize ...
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Kathleen Parker: Slow down process for health care bill
(21 Mar 2010 05:16)
... sweeping reform in an election year. The Senate bill, which still doesn't have enough votes ... powerful Democratic committee chairmen — North Dakota's Kent Conrad (budget) and Montana's Max Baucus (finance). Other ...
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Kent Conrad: Student loan shark?
(19 Mar 2010 13:41)
... Senate Budget Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) is drawing fire form his fellow ... with health care legislation. But North Dakota Sen. Kent Conrad threw a wrench in those ...
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Conrad Predicts Senate Changes to Reconciliation Bill
(18 Mar 2010 18:10)
... Senate Budget Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) said Thursday that it is unlikely the Senate will be able to pass ...
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Republican Senators Scour Reconciliation Package for Rules Violations
(18 Mar 2010 22:50)
... the health care reconciliation package unveiled Thursday, Senate Republicans began scouring the legislation for rules ... reconciliation package on Sunday. Senate Budget Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) predicted that Democrats would remove provisions ...
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Shady Deals and Backroom Bargains in the Senate Takeover of Health Care
(19 Mar 2010 09:12)
... Johnson 1) The Louisiana Purchase Who: Democrat Senator Mary Landrieu (Louisiana) Cost: $300 million Section ... Landrieu, this provision was inserted into the Senate bill shortly before it was brought to ... 10) The Fargo Freebie Who: Democrat Senators Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan (North Dakota) Cost: ??? ...
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Sen. Conrad Supports Soldiers Suffering from Traumatic Brain Injuries
(19 Mar 2010 11:59)
... Senator Pushes Bill Increasing Vets Access to Care ... March 17, 2010 -- Washington -- Senator Kent Conrad today called on the U.S. Department of ...
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Healthcare Reform Shouldn't Need Special Deals
(20 Mar 2010 03:31)
... “fixes,” the House must first pass the Senate healthcare reform bill. You may remember that ... on Christmas Eve only after dozens of Senators cut special deals to win their support. ... loan industry—every lender except one that is. Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) successfully added a provision ...
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Settling the score
(19 Mar 2010 13:22)
... Berman examines the possible boomerang effect of Senate Republicans fighting Democratic efforts to remove the ... remain intact.” CONRAD BURNED. North Dakota Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad, the head of the budget ... publicly to criticize the direction in which Kent Conrad is going, and in my case, how ...
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With Health Care Bill, One Day You're In ...
(20 Mar 2010 00:50)
... why: OUT: The Cornhusker Kickback, added by Senate Democrats last December at the behest of Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE). He had opposed the ... student-loan provision for North Dakota, from Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND). The reconciliation bill actually has two ...
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