John Shadegg said "I rise in good faith to ask the President to join us in this effort, and to point out that a budget which increases the deficit in the coming year by $24 billion over doing nothing is not, in good faith, an effort to balance the budget; that a budget such as the President has submitted, which results in a $69 billion deficit in the year 2002 when it is supposed to be balanced, is not a good faith effort. This is not a partisan fight. Both sides of the aisle agree we must balance the budget." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 12, 1997

I rise in good faith to ask the President to join us in this effort, and to point out that a budget which increases the deficit in the coming year by $24 billion over doing nothing is not, in good faith, an effort to balance the budget; that a budget such as the President has submitted, which results in a $69 billion deficit in the year 2002 when it is supposed to be balanced, is not a good faith effort. This is not a partisan fight. Both sides of the aisle agree we must balance the budget.

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John Shadegg

Arizona

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Editor's note · Context

Addressing the importance of balancing the federal budget during a debate on a resolution.

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