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Cord Byrd: “I should say parenthetically at this point that I voted for the balanced budget amendment in 1982. I had not thought…”

On the recordMarch 5, 1997
I should say parenthetically at this point that I voted for the balanced budget amendment in 1982. I had not thought much about it at that time. I had not studied it. But following my vote for that amendment on that occasion I decided to study the matter and to consider it seriously, and consider the impact upon the Constitution. And I changed my vote from 1982 to 1986. In 1986 I voted against a constitutional amendment to balance the budget, and I have been against it ever since, and I always will be against it because I have given it thorough consideration and thought. And I have come up with a conclusion that I am very comfortable with.
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Cord Byrd
Florida
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Discussing his change of opinion on the balanced budget amendment during Senate debate.

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