Rep. Ratcliff Denounces Democrats' Vote to Block Balanced Budget Amendment

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Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) issued the following statement on the Democrats' vote Thursday to block the passage of a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution (H.J. Res. 2) in the U.S. House of Representatives:

"I was sent to Washington to restore fiscal sanity to our federal government. Since coming to Congress, I've consistently sounded the alarm on the dire need to balance our federal budget. In fact, a Balanced Budget Amendment was the very first bill I introduced in the House of Representatives. I'm disappointed that House Democrats blocked the passage of such legislation, preventing what could have been a significant step in this important fight.

"Congress has repeatedly failed to operate under a balanced budget for nearly two decades, while our national debt has skyrocketed past $21 trillion. This pattern is irresponsible, unsustainable and unfair to future generations. We can't afford not to hold lawmakers' feet to the fire if we're going to ensure this systemic pattern of overspending taxpayer dollars will finally be put to an end."

Ratcliffe has introduced his own Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution each term since being in Congress. Click here to view his recent op-ed in support of adopting Balanced Budget Amendment.

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