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On the recordApril 4, 2025
my colleagues, my good friend from South Carolina compared this bill with balancing the family budget. Well back in my neighborhood, balancing the budget means you only spend what you earn. It doesn't mean borrowing, and it doesn't mean borrowing $37 trillion and sticking it to the next generation. If you agree that we should work toward balancing our budget, then vote for my amendment. It creates a point of order for any reconciliation bill that by itself would create more debt on America, on the next generation than all the debt our Nation has run up between July 4, 1776, and today. I reserve the balance of my time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Carolina.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon
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Apr 4, 2025

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