Sign the Cut, Cap, and Balance Pledge, committing to make substantial cuts in spending, enforce statutory spending caps, and pass a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution before voting to increase the debt limit.
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Derived from a tracked promise: “Sign the Cut, Cap, and Balance Pledge, committing to make substantial cuts in spending, enforce statutory spending caps, and pass a Balanced…”
Sources
- Office of U.S. Senator Lindsey Grahamhttps://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=BD70E222-802A-23AD-4974-C8963A09742D ↗
“I'm convinced the only way Congress and the President will annually balance the federal budget is if it's constitutionally required.”