Jasper Packard: “after hearing the last remarks, the most scary scenario of all would be for us to continue to run this country into…”

“after hearing the last remarks, the most scary scenario of all would be for us to continue to run this country into bankruptcy and then there are no programs that are going to get the benefit. Mr. Chairman, last November the American taxpayers declared that enough is enough. They are fed up with the Federal Government's liberal tax-and-spend policy. Passing the tax limitation balanced budget amendment will insure that the Government will balance its budget without raising taxes. The three-fifths rule serves as a vital disciplinary tool. It will help Congress resist the temptation to fall back into the liberal tax-and-spend habit of the past 30 years. It will keep Congress' sticky fingers out of the American taxpayer's back pocket. Are not American people already being taxed enough? Forty-nine States operate with a balanced budget amendment. Every American working family must balance their checkbook each month. Is it not time for the Federal Government to start living within its means as well? I urge all my colleagues to vote in favor of the Barton amendment.”