Bobby Scott actually said...

"Reducing our deficit and balancing our budget are goals that every Member here supports. But I worry that we often get distracted by the title of these resolutions without paying serious consideration..."

"I support a balanced budget amendment. The question is what that amendment does and what it looks like."

"If a balanced budget amendment doesn't address that fundamental problem, you will never succeed in whatever you do with regard to balancing your budget."

"I think if you repealed the 16th and 17th Amendment, a balanced budget amendment would probably become not unnecessary."