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T. Gorton: “Last Thursday at the end of the dramatic vote on the balanced budget amendment and its rejection by a single vote, there…”

On the recordMarch 6, 1995
Last Thursday at the end of the dramatic vote on the balanced budget amendment and its rejection by a single vote, there were many who felt that this was a tragedy with respect to dealing with the problems facing the United States and its huge budget deficits now and during the course of this year. While I was a strong supporter of that amendment, and while I hope that the majority leader is able to bring it back up for another and more successful vote sometime in future, I believe that its rejection not only did not reduce the pressure on Members of the U.S. Senate, House of Representatives or the President of the United States to work toward a balanced budget, but I believe that in fact it increased that pressure.
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T. Gorton
Republican · Washington
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Discussing the rejection of the balanced budget amendment and its implications for U.S. budget policy.

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