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By D. FRENCH SLAUGHTER
Rappahannock News Contributing Writer
While the Congress and the President are scrambling to get control of the Federal budget deficit, the House recently took a break from the short-term policies of today to focus on the long-term policies of tomorrow by debating the Balanced Budget Amendment.
Unfortunately, the House passed up this opportunity to control Federal spending over the long-term and defeated the amendment. While I joined the majority (279-to-150 was the vote) that voted for the Balanced Budget Amendment, a two-thirds mjgority is necessary to submit a constitutional amendment to the states for possible ratification.
The Balanced Budget Amendment afforded the House a chance to say “yes” to the American taxpayer and “no” to the special interests and Congressional irresponsibility that have led us down the path of deficit spending.
Too often, we overlook the fact that future generations of Americans, our children and our grandchildren, are being saddled with an enormous public debt because of the Congress’ inability and unwillingness to control present day spending. The Balanced Budget Amendment is a promise to these future generations that we wifi control today’s spending rather than leave our fiscal problems for tomorrow’s leaders to solve.
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