71.   And the tax cut is already coming back to haunt Congress as revenues fall, endangering the balanced budget, the proposed military buildup and important domestic priorities.

72.   And the Senate Judiciary Committee plans a daylong session on a proposed constitutional amendment to require a balanced federal budget.

73.   And then with strong hopes for a balanced budget agreement in the United States, people were encouraged to buy longer maturities, he said.

74.   And that is the proposal that the Republicans have put forth that will give us a balanced budget.

75.   And they have emphasized the long international tradition among central banks of pushing for balanced budgets, which tend to reduce inflationary pressures.

76.   And what was once a balanced budget with a surplus is no longer.

77.   And the push to get a balanced budget through the Senate got two big allies in Tom Harkin and Joseph Biden, surprising Democratic defections.

78.   Another contradictory response came on the balanced budget amendment.

79.   And they have to do it fast to meet the public demand for a balanced budget.

80.   And those who understand the magnitude of his triumph on the balanced budget will recognize that he commands the economic high ground, too.