07.19.11
Hoeven Joins Former Governors in Pushing Passage of a Balanced Budget Amendment
Senator John Hoeven today joined Senators Mike Johanns (R-Neb.), Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) in pushing for a Balanced Budget Amendment. As former governors, the senators cite the requirement for 49 out of 50 states to balance their budgets, in pushing their Senate colleagues to vote on and pass a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution.