I resisted that amendment. I thought it was overkill and unnecessary. It failed by one vote, and thank goodness it did because the ink had hardly dried in the Congressional Record than we started turning the corner. The economy started getting stronger, and we started leaving the deficit era, going into the surplus era.
Discussing the impact of a balanced budget amendment during a Senate floor debate.
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