Jon L. Christensen: “in February 1982 President Ronald Reagan said the Federal Government has taken too much tax money from the people, too…”

“in February 1982 President Ronald Reagan said the Federal Government has taken too much tax money from the people, too much authority from the States, and too much liberty with the Constitution. Truer words were never spoken. That argument is as germane today as it was 13 years ago. Last year we experienced the largest tax increase in American history, and yet, sadly enough, the deficit continued to grow. The time has come to restore fiscal sanity in our Government and pass the Barton balanced budget amendment. I was sent to Washington to reform government, to change the way Congress does business. In the first 3 weeks of the 104th Congress, we have barely scratched the surface of the Contract With America, the vehicle for the very reform that the American people sent us here to do. The balanced budget amendment is at the heart of this contract. Since 1935 the American people have been waiting for Congress to pass this measure. Patiently they have waited year after year, only to see another legislative year pass by with no balanced budget amendment. How long will we make them wait?”