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Martin Hoke: Maybe one of the greatest reflections for the need for this is we seem to have an absolute inability to balance our…

On the recordFebruary 8, 1995
Maybe one of the greatest reflections for the need for this is we seem to have an absolute inability to balance our budget. This is one more tool to try to get specifically to that. And Mr. Kingston, maybe you could illuminate this a little bit. It seems to me when we saw the people opposing it, were these the fiscal conservatives, the deficit hawks, the tightwads, or the big spenders in Congress?
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Martin Hoke
Republican · Ohio

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Discussing the need for budget balancing tools during a congressional debate.

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