[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 33, Number 9 (Monday, March 3, 1997)]
[Page 255]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Statement on Senate Action on the Balanced Budget Amendment

February 26, 1997

    I have made clear my concerns about the balanced budget amendment, 
and I am pleased that Senator Torricelli has made the difficult decision 
to oppose that measure.
    Now it's time to get down to the hard work of balancing the budget. 
I look forward to working with both Republicans and Democrats in 
Congress to enact a plan that balances the budget in 5 years while 
protecting education and other critical investments in America's future.