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Orrin Hatch: “It seems to me that is one reason why we need a balanced budget amendment. If there are Senators that will not do that…”

On the recordJune 6, 1996
It seems to me that is one reason why we need a balanced budget amendment. If there are Senators that will not do that now, then under the balanced budget amendment we are going to have to. We are going to have to raise taxes and reduce spending or have a supermajority vote to spend more.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Discussing the need for a balanced budget amendment.

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