Honorable Kent Conrad
United States Senator, North Dakota, Democrat
Senator Conrad was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986. He served as North Dakota Tax Commissioner from 1974 to 1980 and as Director of Management, Planning, and Personnel of the North Dakota Tax Department in 1980. He chairs the Budget Committee, and is a member of the following committees: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Finance, where he chairs the Subcommittee on Taxation, IRS Oversight, and Long-term Growth; and Indian Affairs. The following is from a December 17, 2009, hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on “Safeguarding the American Dream: Prospects for Our Economic Future…
