Open Phones
Telephone lines were open for comments on the question, “Is a constitutional balanced budget amendment necessary?”
Spending Limit Amendment
2010-03-03T07:48:33-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/5d9/292344-05-m.jpgRepresentatives Jeb Hensarling and Mike Pence talked about a Constitutional spending limit amendment they are introducing, and they responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. The amendment would limit spending to “one-fifth of the economy” and could be wavied only if a declaration of war was in effect or by a two-thirds vote of Congress.C-SPAN Radio’s Nancy Calo read news headlines at the end of the program.
Representatives Jeb Hensarling and Mike Pence talked about a Constitutional spending limit amendment they are introducing, and they responded to telephone… read more
Spending Limit Amendment Representatives Jeb Hensarling and Mike Pence talked about a Constitutional spending limit amendment they are introducing, and they responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. The amendment would limit spending to “one-fifth of the economy” and could be wavied only if a declaration of war was in effect or by a two-thirds vote of Congress.
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