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Angie Craig: “Years ago, we changed our Constitution to assure that never again in this Nation would we have human bondage. We changed…”

On the recordMarch 4, 1997
Years ago, we changed our Constitution to assure that never again in this Nation would we have human bondage. We changed our Constitution to allow women to vote. Today, we are asking this Senate to allow the American people to once again change the Constitution to step away from fiscal bondage or the risk of a bankrupt Government, to take off the backs of our children and grandchildren the burdensome, overpowering debt that we are causing them to accumulate. Yes, it is time once again that we ask the American people to change their Constitution to require us to balance the budget, to bring fiscal sanity to our Government, and to ensure the stability of this country, its economy, and the American dream for future generations.
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Angie Craig
Democratic · Minnesota

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Advocating for a constitutional amendment to require a balanced federal budget.

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