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Not a single state lives under a balanced budget requirement as
onerous as the one currently being debated by Congress. Not a
single state could. |
| Center for Budget and Policy Priorities |
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This page has links to the series of BBA reports just
completed by the Center. |
| Coalition for Budget
Integrity |
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The Coalition for Budget Integrity praises
President Clinton for his State of the Union
remarks against the BBA. |
| Coalition for Budget
Integrity |
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More than 200 groups sign on to fight the balanced budget
amendment. |
| Committee for Education
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The Committee cannot support a Constitutional amendment to balance
the budget because it is harmful to investment in education. |
| Economic Policy Institute |
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Over 1000 economists oppose balanced budget
amendment, warning it is "unsound and unnecessary." |
| National Education Association |
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Any cuts made to accommodate a mandated balanced budget would
most likely come from the discretionary portion of the budget, which
includes the majority of education programs.
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| NOW Legal Defense Fund |
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Programs benefitting the poor are disproportionately cut during
efforts to balance the budget.
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| Older Women's League |
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Clearly women and children will be the most severely hurt by the
consequences of the balanced budget amendment.
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| OMB Watch |
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The BBA is a simplistic answer to a complicated issue and would serve
only to weaken our economy.
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| Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism |
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A constitutionally mandated balanced budget amendment would, inevitably,
come at the expense of the weak, the poor, and the needy among us. |
| Other Resources |
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A wealth of good information on the BBA and its dangers is available
on the web. Check it out. |