[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 176 (Thursday, November 17, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H7730-H7731]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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            A BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION

  (Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the 
balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.
  The fact is for too long Washington has not made the necessary and 
tough decisions that need to be made to get our budget deficit under 
control. Working families in Indiana know all too

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well the importance of balancing their budgets even when times are 
tight. Just as Hoosier families must make tough decisions about how to 
manage their budgets, so, too, must we in Congress make those tough 
choices about where to invest and what to cut.
  I have always supported a balanced budget amendment because it is 
another important tool that can be used to help get our fiscal house in 
order. Having a balanced budget amendment in place is crucial to the 
country going beyond speaking about tough decisions and actually making 
them. I am aware this will not be easy and that tough decisions that 
affect many people will have to be made to match our revenues with our 
spending priorities. We have to live within our means.
  We are facing significant fiscal challenges, and the American people 
expect us to come together on a bipartisan basis and to do something 
that will more effectively deal with them.

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