John Bel Edwards said "I believe this issue is the single most important issue that the 104th Congress will face. Why? Because the balanced budget amendment is not just about this year's deficit. It is about saving our children and grandchildren from drowning in a sea of national debt. I am proud of the fact that 66 Democrats have now committed to voting for the Schaefer-Stenholm balanced budget amendment. For the first time in the history of our country we now have a two-thirds vote in this House to pass a constitutional balanced budget amendment if all Republicans in this House will vote for it. The fate of the balanced budget amendment now lies in the hands of our House Republican colleagues with whom many of us have worked for many years." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJanuary 23, 1995

I believe this issue is the single most important issue that the 104th Congress will face. Why? Because the balanced budget amendment is not just about this year's deficit. It is about saving our children and grandchildren from drowning in a sea of national debt. I am proud of the fact that 66 Democrats have now committed to voting for the Schaefer-Stenholm balanced budget amendment. For the first time in the history of our country we now have a two-thirds vote in this House to pass a constitutional balanced budget amendment if all Republicans in this House will vote for it. The fate of the balanced budget amendment now lies in the hands of our House Republican colleagues with whom many of us have worked for many years.

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John Bel Edwards

Democratic · Louisiana

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of the balanced budget amendment during House debate.

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