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“An amendment to the Constitution is imperative in order to force Jthe Congress and the President to »set up the necessary spending prioriJjjties to balance the budget,” said ►U.S. Congressman D. French ^Slaughter jr jn his statement this •iweek to a subcommittee of the jHouse Judiciary Committee. •!, ‘.This resolution would compel pCpngress to face up to the tough, but ►necessary, budget choices that must Po made by making it difficult to jriaise taxes and overspend,” Mr. •Slaughter explained. He is an origiJnaf sponsor of House Joint Resolution 321, the Balanced Budget •Amendment, which has been entdbrsed by more than 230 members of •Congress.
'•‘While this measure won’t solve «aty>pf our problems, there is certainly Ja better prospect of it working than •tjie budget process we have now,”
said. • ^ *Mr. Slaughter, who said that “acJtidn is imperative,” explained that •the balanced budget amendment *w;9Uld require the President to sub•tpif a balanced budget to Congress. £ft'would also require a single reve•itbe estimate which may not be exceeded by total outlays unless a Jtlu^e-fifths majority of both Houses Jvqfes otherwise or if there is a state •of~national emergency. The amend
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