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On the recordApril 10, 2018
it seems to me like a balanced budget amendment, it's kind of an abdication of responsibility from Members of Congress
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Martin Heinrich
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Heinrich criticizes the need for a balanced budget amendment as a failure of Congress's responsibility.

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