▁administration . ▁He ▁cont ended ▁that ▁Bush ▁w ors ened ▁the ▁national ▁deb t . ▁Con rad ▁also ▁opposed ▁most ▁free - tra de ▁measures ▁and ▁strongly ▁supported ▁subs id ies ▁to ▁family ▁far mers . ▁ ▁Ira q ▁war ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Con rad ▁voted ▁against ▁appro ving ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁military ▁force ▁in ▁Ira q . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁ 2 3 ▁sen ators ▁to ▁vote ▁against ▁the ▁war ▁resolution ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁While ▁he ▁initially ▁voted ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁USA ▁P AT RI OT ▁Act , ▁he ▁has ▁opposed ▁war rant less ▁wire t apping ▁and ▁government ' s ▁continued ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁Gu ant an amo ▁Bay ▁det ention ▁facility . ▁ ▁Country wide ▁Fin an cial ▁loan ▁sc andal ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁Con rad ▁had ▁received ▁mort g ages ▁on ▁favor able ▁terms ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁home ▁and ▁an ▁a partment ▁building ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁association ▁with ▁Country wide ▁Fin an cial ▁CE O ▁Ang elo ▁R . ▁Moz ilo . ▁Con rad ▁acknowled ged ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁spoken ▁with ▁Moz ilo ▁by ▁phone . ▁In ▁an ▁April ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁email ▁about ▁one ▁of ▁Con rad ' s ▁lo ans , ▁Moz ilo ▁encourag ed ▁an ▁employee ▁to ▁" make ▁an ▁exception ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁bor ro wer ▁is ▁a ▁sen ator ." ▁Con rad ▁denied ▁any ▁prior