[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17316]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT

  (Mr. BERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BERG. Madam Speaker, 15 years ago a balanced budget amendment 
failed by a single vote in the Senate. Since then, our debt has 
tripled, largely due to President Obama's increased spending. In fact, 
it took our Nation over 200 years to accumulate the same amount of debt 
as we've accumulated in the last 2\1/2\ years.
  In North Dakota we know that you can't do the same thing over and 
over again and expect different results. This week, Congress has the 
opportunity to get it right.
  In North Dakota we balance our budget. We work to leave that next 
generation better off. Washington could learn a lot from North Dakota, 
and that's why I will proudly vote for a balanced budget amendment this 
week.

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