[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 16 (Monday, February 10, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S1195]
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                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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              THE BALANCED BUDGET CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

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                       WELLSTONE AMENDMENT NO. 3

  Mr. WELLSTONE proposed an amendment to the joint resolution (S.J. 
Res. 1) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
to require a balanced budget; as follows:

       Redesignate section 8 as section 9 and after section 7 add 
     the following:
       ``Section 8. It is the policy of the United States that, in 
     achieving a balanced budget, Federal outlays must not be 
     reduced in a manner that disproportionately affects outlays 
     for education, nutrition, and health programs for poor 
     children.''

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