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Balancing the Budget

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Our national debt poses a serious risk to America’s future. In order to maintain America’s place as a leader, we need to get serious about cutting spending and we need to start now. By passing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution we will restore the Constitution’s limits on the growth of the federal government. I’ve long fought for a Balanced Budget Amendment and Washington needs it now more than ever. 

Reducing spending, restoring the Constitution’s limits on the size of government, and balancing the federal government’s books is essential to ensuring our nation has a bright and prosperous future.  

Families in Utah make the tough choices to balance their budgets every day.  Washington should do no less.  We simply cannot risk bankrupting the country and leaving a legacy of deficits and debt to our children and grandchildren.  The time is now to get our fiscal house in order and put our country back on a path of economic growth and prosperity.  

October 2015
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10/29/15 Hatch: Positives Outweigh Negatives in Budget Deal that Preserves Defense Capabilities
10/9/15 Hatch Speaks On the Importance of a Balanced Budget Amendment
March 2015
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3/25/15 Hatch: Senate Republican Budget Puts Fiscal House in Order without Raising Taxes
February 2015
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2/12/15 Hatch, Johnson, Ryan, Introduce Bill to Prevent “Double Dipping” in Disability Benefits
2/10/15 Hatch Calls for Bipartisan Approach to Shore Up SSDI Trust Fund
2/5/15 Hatch Statement at Finance Hearing on President Obama’s 2016 Budget
2/4/15 Senator Hatch Introduces Balanced Budget Amendment for 114th Congress Files
2/3/15 Hatch Statement at Finance Hearing on IRS Operations and The President’s Budget for FY 2016
2/2/15 Hatch on President’s Fiscal Year 2016 Budget
January 2015
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1/26/15 Hatch Statement on CBO’s Budget Report