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Justin Amash: “I am convinced that it will take a binding rule, a constitutional amendment to accomplish it.”

On the recordJuly 26, 2017
I am convinced that it will take a binding rule, a constitutional amendment to accomplish it.
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Justin Amash
Michigan

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Amash emphasizes the need for a constitutional amendment to balance the budget.

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