Ronald Reagan: “We should have a constitutional amendment to prohibit deficit spending…”

On the recordMarch 20, 1984

We should have a constitutional amendment to prohibit deficit spending by the Federal Government, require a balanced budget.

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Republican · California

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Remarks to the House Republican Caucus on the Budget Deficit

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