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J. Exon: “I would certainly say that I am one of those who for a long time has supported a constitutional amendment to balance the…”

On the recordJanuary 6, 1995
I would certainly say that I am one of those who for a long time has supported a constitutional amendment to balance the budget, and I intend to support one when it is finally presented in some form, if that form does not raise too many barriers. If I am presented with a constitutional amendment that says but you cannot touch this and you cannot touch that, I may be in a position of having to say that that kind of a constitutional amendment is unworkable and under those circumstances I could not support it. But I want to make it clear that this Senator supports a constitutional amendment to balance the budget but not just any one.
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J. Exon
Democratic · Nebraska

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Discussing support for a constitutional amendment to balance the budget.

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