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On the recordMarch 1, 1994
The National Taxpayers Union just released a poll done of 1,000 Americans asking about this constitutional amendment: Favoring it, 67 percent; opposing it, 18 percent. That is almost 4 to 1. That simply underscores it. Then, in terms of the statutory suggestion the Senator makes in changing the law, the reality is we have a law right now, believe it or not, introduced by Senator Harry Byrd a long time ago, which requires us to have a balanced budget. We just ignore it. That is the problem with the law. We either ignore it or we change the law. That is why we need the constitutional amendment.
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Sen. Paul Simon
Illinois
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The speaker discusses public support for a constitutional amendment regarding the balanced budget.

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