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John Sarbanes: Exactly. The year the Senator took out the mortgage, he was in violation of the concept of the balanced budget amendment…

On the recordMarch 4, 1997
Exactly. The year the Senator took out the mortgage, he was in violation of the concept of the balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of a Senator's mortgage in relation to the balanced budget amendment.

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