T. Gorton said "the economic arguments for this constitutional amendment were eloquently stated--lower interest rates, more jobs, and a higher standard of living for Americans in the future. I want to emphasize that the moral arguments favor this constitutional amendment. Mr. President, it is simply morally wrong for us, year after year after year, to consume the services of government and to send the bills to our children and to our grandchildren, who have not had a voice in this body. We must be responsible enough to see to it that what we want from government today we pay for today. The fact is that we will not do it without a constitutional amendment, as evidenced by the heavy stack of unbalanced budgets in front of the leader of the debate on this issue. This balanced budget is for our children and our grandchildren." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 4, 1997

the economic arguments for this constitutional amendment were eloquently stated--lower interest rates, more jobs, and a higher standard of living for Americans in the future. I want to emphasize that the moral arguments favor this constitutional amendment. Mr. President, it is simply morally wrong for us, year after year after year, to consume the services of government and to send the bills to our children and to our grandchildren, who have not had a voice in this body. We must be responsible enough to see to it that what we want from government today we pay for today. The fact is that we will not do it without a constitutional amendment, as evidenced by the heavy stack of unbalanced budgets in front of the leader of the debate on this issue. This balanced budget is for our children and our grandchildren.

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T. Gorton

Republican · Washington

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the moral and economic justifications for a balanced budget constitutional amendment.

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