Balanced Budget Amendment Builds Steam In States

‘What Could Be More Obvious Than The Fact That A Nation As Deep In Debt As Ours Needs To Begin Producing Balanced Budgets?’

‘Message To Congress: Pass An Amendment, And Do It Now.’
TIMES FREE PRESS (TN): “The concept of a balanced budget amendment has been kicking around for four decades, but now is the time to pass it through Congress.” (“Key To A Debt Deal,” Chattanooga Times Free Press [TN], 7/1/11)

THE MORNING CALL (PA): “Introduce and vote on a balanced budget amendment.” (John Brinson, “Solution To The Deficit: Cut Spending Now,” Morning Call [PA], 7/5/11)

JOPLIN GLOBE (MO): “Sen. Roy Blunt… has joined other GOP senators to unanimously sponsor a balanced budget amendment, which would force the federal government to live within its means… Blunt said Washington should be forced to balance a budget, just like families, farmers and businesses in Missouri.” (“Senate fireworks stay in Washington,” The Joplin Globe [MO], 7/3/11)

THE OKLAHOMAN (OK): “Bottom line: We need a balanced budget.” (Ansel Lindler, “Blatant conflict,” The Oklahoman [OK], 7/6/11)

THE JOURNAL NEWS (NY): “It is time that the leadership and all members of the House of Representatives take back the reins of government. Congress… Needs to hold the line on raising our country's debt ceiling and seek a balanced budget amendment…” (Edwin P. Heideman, “House Must Save Nation From Obama,” The Journal News [NY], 6/30/11)

THE SPECTRUM (UT): “I want to say thank you to Sen. Orrin Hatch for pushing for a balanced budget amendment. Some people may not know that he's been a proponent of this kind of legislation for many years. It's not new with him.” (“Kind Thoughts,” The Spectrum [UT], 7/2/11)

DAILY HERALD (UT): “Our economic back is about to break, and something must be done now. And that something is a balanced budget. Message to Congress: Pass an amendment, and do it now. A balanced budget amendment could easily be ratified by the states before the end of summer.” (Editorial, “Raise Debt Ceiling, Or Balance The Budget?,” Daily Herald [UT], 5/27/11)

TIMES FREE PRESS (TN): “Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., is commendably backing the Republican call for a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution to address irresponsible spending… What could be more obvious than the fact that a nation as deep in debt as ours needs to begin producing balanced budgets?” (Editorial, “Sen. Alexander On The Budget,” Chattanooga Times Free Press [TN], 7/2/11)

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