Is it not a bit ironic that there are some in this Chamber who would urge a balanced budget amendment, and yet they are from the area encompassed by the Louisiana Purchase. Had Jefferson carried out what they said he meant, they would be using a voting card in Paris in order to vote on behalf of their constituency.
Discussing the irony of a balanced budget amendment in relation to the Louisiana Purchase.
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