04/21/1991
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"Governor Clinton has to operate under a balanced budget amendment. He has to do it. That is the law."
"Thank you for those glowing words."
"I'd like to see a balanced budget amendment for America, to protect the American taxpayers."
"That's the discipline we need. And I'm working for that to protect the American taxpayer against the big spenders."