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Orrin Hatch: Well, every President has a duty to do his best or her best, to try to bring our fiscal house into order. But for the…

On the recordFebruary 1, 1995
Well, every President has a duty to do his best or her best, to try to bring our fiscal house into order. But for the last 26 years no President has been able to really submit a balanced budget to the Congress. They may have once or twice.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Discussing the challenges of submitting a balanced budget to Congress.

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