House GOP leaders are planning a vote Thursday on a proposed amendment to the Constitution requiring a balanced budget.Many Tea Party-backed lawmakers are insisting on passage of a balanced budget amendment before they consider voting for an increase in the debt limit,but the House effort appears unlikely
to win the two-thirds margin required to pass.
The House passed a balanced budget amendment in 1995 but it fell just short in the Senate (Washington Post).
to win the two-thirds margin required to pass.
The House passed a balanced budget amendment in 1995 but it fell just short in the Senate (Washington Post).
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