Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Balance the Federal Budget

Remarks before the National Press Club, February 13, 1979__.
Remarks before the National Conference of State Legislators, March
1, 1979.
"Constitutional Limitations on the Budget,' prepared by Congres-
sional Research Service, February 21, 1979..

"A 'Balanced Budget' Constitutional Convention,'

from Larry Tribe, professor of law, Harvard University Law

School, to Tim Kraft, The White House, January 17, 1979__

"Budget-Balancing and Spending Limit Proposals," statement by

Walter W. Heller, University of Minnesota, before the Senate

Budget Committee..

"A Balanced Federal Budget: Analysis of State Applications and

Senate Legislative Proposals," memorandum from Jill Scheu and

Lew Shuster, March 1, 1979__

National Cattlemen's Association: Prepared statement.

Nunn, Hon. Sam: Prepared statement..

Responses to additional questions posed by Senator Thurmond__

Pryor, Hon. David: Testimony.

Percentage rate of growth of debt by nonfinancial sectors..

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Consumer prices-percentage changes from previous period, not

seasonally adjusted___

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CBO economic projections based on current policy and actual eco-

nomic performance, 1976-78..

Budget receipts and outlays, 1789-1979---

Twenty-eight State legislatures which have passed balanced budget

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PART 1.-PROPOSED LEGISLATION

S.J. Res. 2, introduced by Senator DeConcini, January 15, 1979.

S.J. Res. 4, introduced by Senator Lugar, January 15, 1979..

S.J. Res. 5, introduced by Senator Dole, January 15, 1979_

S.J. Res. 6, introduced by Senator Stennis, January 15, 1979.

S.J. Res. 7, introduced by Senator Armstrong, January 15, 1979-

S.J. Res. 9, introduced by Senator McClure, January 15, 1979.

S.J. Res. 10, introduced by Senator McClure, January 15, 1979-

S.J. Res. 11, introduced by Senator Talmadge, January 15, 1979.

S.J. Res. 13, introduced by Senator Helms, January 15, 1979.

S.J. Res. 16, introduced by Senator Wallop, January 18, 1979.

S.J. Res. 18, introduced by Senator Thurmond, January 18, 1979.

S.J. Res. 36, introduced by Senator Heflin, February 7, 1979-

S.J. Res. 38, introduced by Senator Byrd (Va.), February 8, 1979-

S.J. Res. 45, introduced by Senator Byrd (Va.), March 7, 1979.

S.J. Res. 46, introduced by Senator Byrd (Va.), March 7, 1979.

S.J. Res. 56, introduced by Senator Heinz, April 5, 1979-

S.J. Res. 76, introduced by Senator Armstrong, May 9, 1979.

S.J. Res. 79, introduced by Senator Byrd (Va.), May 17, 1979.

S.J. Res. 86, introduced by Senator Hatch, June 7, 1979-

S.J. Res. 93, introduced by Senator Armstrong, July 9, 1979-

PART 2.-MARKUP SESSION ON S.J. RES. 126

Markup session, Wednesday, December 19, 1979.

Senate Joint Resolution 126, proposing an amendment to the Constitution

to promote fiscal responsibility.

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Part 3.—ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND CorrespondencE

Ackley, Gardner, former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers..

American Federation of Teachers..

Balanced Budget Bandwagon: Pied Piper at the Wheel?.

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National Education Association.

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National Farmers Union, Tony T. Dechant, president_

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Samuelson, Dr. Paul A., Department of Economics, Massachusetts

Institute of Technology.

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Tribe, Prof. Laurence H., Harvard University:

Letter to Senator Bayh in regard to S.J. Res. 126.

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Excerpt from the Pacific Law Journal vol. 10, p. 629, 1979 Balanced

Budget Amendment_

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PART 4.-NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES

U.S. Budget Chief Assails Brown's No-Deficit Plan, Los Angeles, Times,

January 12, 1979...

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States Say They Can't Absorb Deep Cuts in Federal Funding, from the

Washington Post, January 14, 1979...

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The Balanced-Budget Drive: Built on Illusions, the Washington Post,

Jan. 14, 1979.

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Carter Faults Plan to Balance Budget, by Martin Tolchin, from the New

York Times, January 18, 1979-

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Budget Balancing, by Bruce Bartlett, from the New York Times, Jan-

uary 24, 1979..

'Booby Trap' Seen in Balanced-Budget Plan, by Robert Shogan, from the

Los Angeles Times, January 22, 1979...

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Why Deficits Really Matter, by George J. Church, from Time, January 29,
1979.

Carter Doubted on Economy, by Edward Cowan, from the New York

Times, January 26, 1979...

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A Constitutional Ban on Red Ink? an interview from the U.S. News &

World Report, January 29, 1979---

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The Perils of Fettered Government Expenditures, by Harold G. Vatter

and John F. Walder, from Challenge, January-February 1979-

Budget Amendment Knocks at Hill Door, by Susanna McBee, from the

Washington Post, February 4, 1979.

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GOP Chiefs Shun Balancing Budget By Amendment, by David S. Broder,

from the Washington Post, February 5, 1979.

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A Budget-Balancing Amendment, an Editorial, from the Washington Post,

February 18, 1979...

583

Attacking Federal Grants, an editorial, from the Washington Post, Feb-

ruary 25, 1979..

584

Creating a Monster, by Bob Shraluka, from the Decatur Indiana Demo-

crat..

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Balanced Budget Amendment Seen Unenforceable, by Robert Solomon,

from the Journal of Commerce, March 1, 1979-

586

Governors: A Dearth of Ideas on How to Cut Budget, by T.R. Reid, from

the Washington Post, March 1, 1979..

587

Spending cap: A Threat to Local Government, by Kirk Scharfenberg, from

the Boston Globe, March 1, 1979.

588

The Balanced Budget Spectacle, by Jude Wanniski, from the Wall Street

Journal, March 5, 1979...

589

A Question of Trust, by Paul J. Mishkin, from Newsweek, March 5, 1979-

Making Budget Choices, by Charles Bartlett, from the Washington Star,

March 5, 1979---

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Don't Balance Budget, Hill Warned, from the Washington Post, March 6,
1979.

593

A Budget Amendment Could be the Wrong Easy Answer, by Leonard

Silk, from the New York Times, March 11, 1979--

594

To Balance or Not to Balance, by Herbert Stein, from the Wall Street

Journal, March 12, 1979___

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Balanced Budget Fallacies, by Walter W. Heller, from the Wall Street

Journal, March 16, 1979..

597

No Way to Balance the Budget, an editorial, from the Journal of Com-

merce, March 20, 1979..

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The Balance-the-Budget Myth, by Thomas Oliphant, from the Boston

Sunday Globe, March 25, 1979_

600

President Denounces "Political Gimmickry" of Drive To Balance Budget

by Constitution, by Edward Walsh, from the Washington Post,

March 28, 1979..

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Too Much Democracy? by Paul A. Samuelson, from Newsweek, April 9, 1979__

Schultze Warns of Impact of Balanced Budget Rule, by Mary Russell
from the Washington Post, March 29, 1979-.

Would a Budget Amendment Work? by Robert H. Bork, from the Wall
Street Journal, April 4, 1979..

Putting a Budget Crutch into the Constitution, by William F. Buckley
Jr., from the Washington Star, April 15, 1979.

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A Constitutional Ban of Profligacy, by William F. Buckley Jr., from the
Washington Star, April 23, 1979.

610

Politics and the Balanced Budget, by Andrew Brimmer, from Black
Enterprise, May 1979.

611

High Stakes in the Fight for Revenue, by Thomas Oliphant, from the
Boston Globe, May 6, 1979..

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The Federal Deficit, an editorial, from the Washington Post, May 6, 1979Ceiling on Federal Spending Quick Formula for Depression, by Gus Tyler, from the AFL-CIO News, May 19, 1979..

Is Balancing Federal Budget Cure for Economy's Ills?, by Joseph Winski, from the Chicago Tribune, June 3, 1979-.

A Debate Over Fiscal Discipline for Congress, from Business Week,
June 18, 1979..

OMB Director Says Balanced Budget May Become Energy Battle
Casualty, by David S. Broder, from the Washington Post, July 9, 1979
More Tinkering With the Constitution, by James J. Kilpatrick, Universal
Press Syndicate, January 2, 1980___

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