On the recordMay 20, 1992
Interestingly, the President currently has all the authority needed to send a balanced budget to Congress, but neither President Reagan nor President Bush has ever sent a balanced budget to Congress.
Robert C. Byrd: “Interestingly, the President currently has all the authority needed to send a balanced budget to Congress, but neither…”
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Opposing a balanced budget constitutional amendment.
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