I believe that we in the Senate owe it to our constituents, owe it to the Nation, owe it to ourselves, and owe it to our children and their children to take a close look at the real impact of a balanced budget constitutional amendment before marching lockstep in support of it.
Opposing a balanced budget constitutional amendment.
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I cannot support this item unless there are some limitations on it, unless Congress can exercise its power over the purse, as the Constitution provides.
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The Department is firmly committed to working closely and openly with Congress in order to protect the health of our servicemembers.
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