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Conrad Wants Controversial Carve-Out Axed

By Emily Pierce
Roll Call Staff
March 18, 2010, 5:38 p.m.

Senate Budget Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) went on the defensive Thursday afternoon after Republicans seized on a carve-out in the health care reconciliation bill for his state as well as comments he made indicating the Senate would likely not be able to pass the bill unchanged.

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