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Jim McGovern: “The Balanced Budget Constitutional amendment is a common sense approach to ensure that Congress is bound by the same…”

On the recordMarch 10, 2009
The Balanced Budget Constitutional amendment is a common sense approach to ensure that Congress is bound by the same fiscal principles that America's families face each day.
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Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts

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McGovern advocates for a balanced budget amendment to control federal spending.

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