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J. Exon: “I think after the years that I have served here and on the Budget Committee, I must say that without that discipline…”

On the recordFebruary 8, 1995
I think after the years that I have served here and on the Budget Committee, I must say that without that discipline that I think we have exhibited in the past by the tendencies that seem to prevail and by the fact that we have not even come close to balancing the Federal budget, I am convinced that with the reservations that are obviously in order, and many of them well taken, this Senator believes that we have to have a constitutional amendment to balance the Federal budget. I think the arguments that are being made today with regard to Social Security are good ones. Many of my close friends, with whom I have worked for many, many years in this body, are supporting that kind of an amendment.
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J. Exon
Democratic · Nebraska
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Discussing the need for a constitutional amendment to balance the Federal budget.

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