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Mike Enzi: “I did read it. It says, ``Nothing in this article shall preclude authority.'' It doesn't give authority to do it. It…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 1997
I did read it. It says, ``Nothing in this article shall preclude authority.'' It doesn't give authority to do it. It just eliminates the preclusion of doing it. It does not define what major capital improvements are. All of the things that the Senator from California has in section 8 could be done in enabling legislation under a balanced budget constitutional amendment.
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Mike Enzi
Republican · Wyoming

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Discussing the implications of a balanced budget constitutional amendment.

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