Sen. John McCain on the Need for a Balanced Budget Amendment
"Tough decisions would have to be made."
Today, outside the Values Voters Summit in Washington, D.C., Reason TV caught up with Sen. John McCain (R-Az.) where he talked about his strong support for a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.
Nick: "What is the one main thing that he government should be working on between now and the election to get done that would actually change the economy and the environment ?"
Sen. John McCain: "You know what would really change it? A balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. In my view, if we got that going down the track we could easily 32 states that require agreement from them."
Nick: "That is something you and [Rep.] Justin Amash agree on."
Sen. John McCain: "Sure. Absolutely. I know of no other single act, cause that would force us…tough decisions would have to be made."
You can watch the full interview here: John McCain on Boehner's resignation, Kim Davis, drug legalization, Planned Parenthood
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Remember budget and appropriations are not the same thing. Sure they can make tough decisions to balance the budget. They can then ignore the budget when they pass appropriations. Long live the Omnibus!
you're saying it wrong. it's not "they can ignore the budget", it's "the budget can be ignored"
Illinois has a balanced budget amendment.
Illinois has not had a balanced budget in well over 10 years.