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Byron Dorgan: “If the budget is balanced, why is the Federal debt increasing? Why do you want to put a process in and enshrine a…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 1997
If the budget is balanced, why is the Federal debt increasing? Why do you want to put a process in and enshrine a practice in the Constitution that reaches this result, a budget that you claim is in balance when the Federal debt is continuing to rise? I will continue to ask that question and ask if there isn't a better way to decide to alter the Constitution of the United States. ... Most people see America as a beacon of hope and opportunity. Most people around the world see this as a wonderful place in which to live.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Addressing concerns about the federal budget and debt during a Senate floor debate.

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