Balanced Budget Amendment Debate
1997-02-06T03:10:01-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNGM0XC8xOTk3MDIwNjAzMTUzMTAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==In an excerpt, Senators Hatch and Leahy opened debate on SJ Res 1, a Balanced Budget Amendment which would require a three-fifths vote to approve a budget deficit or an increase in the federal debt ceiling. Senator Hatch spoke about the need for a balanced budget and the popular support for it. Senator Leahy countered that an amendment is not only unnecessary, but only a political game supported by members who have yet to prove they are willing to make the difficult choices to balance the budget.
In an excerpt, Senators Hatch and Leahy opened debate on SJ Res 1, a Balanced Budget Amendment which would require a three-fifths vote to ap… read more
In an excerpt, Senators Hatch and Leahy opened debate on SJ Res 1, a Balanced Budget Amendment which would require a three-fifths vote to approve a budget deficit or an increase in the federal debt ceiling. Senator Hatch spoke about the need for a balanced budget and the popular support for it. Senator Leahy countered that an amendment is not only unnecessary, but only a political game supported by members who have yet to prove they are willing to make the difficult choices to balance the budget. close
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