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John Garamendi: “Mr. Tonko, once again you are on the right track here. Earlier before you came in I was discussing our Republican…”

On the recordJuly 20, 2011
Mr. Tonko, once again you are on the right track here. Earlier before you came in I was discussing our Republican colleagues, Women's Day, and they were all talking about the great value in the balanced budget constitutional amendment. My colleague from Colorado, Jared Polis, came running over and said, They don't understand. They need to know what's in this. And I'd like you to explain. I started off with the majority, two-thirds vote. You're a constitutional specialist. What does all of this mean to America if they really understood and got past the sound bite? ``Balanced budget'' sounds good, but what does it actually mean? {time} 1710
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Jul 20, 2011

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