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Senators Renew Push to Amend the U.S. Constitution to Force Annual Balanced Federal Budgets, Fight Debt
Published: Saturday, February 18th, 2023 @ 12:30 am
By: ENC NOW
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''China Mitch'' McConnell also opposes
Published: Friday, June 17th, 2022 @ 4:33 pm
By: John Steed
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I hereby designate as emergency requirements all funding so designated by the Congress in the Act pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as outlined in the enclosed list of accounts.
Published: Saturday, February 8th, 2020 @ 8:06 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) joined as an original co-sponsor of H. Res 818, which was introduced today by Congressman Ted Budd (NC-13).
Published: Saturday, February 1st, 2020 @ 12:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It’s been 100 days since Governor Roy Cooper and Democrats offered Republicans a balanced budget compromise.
Published: Friday, October 18th, 2019 @ 8:25 am
By: Governor's Office
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It has been 52 days since Governor Roy Cooper sent Republican leaders a balanced budget compromise offer that included an 8.5% teacher pay raise that would keep North Carolina competitive in teacher salaries.
Published: Saturday, August 31st, 2019 @ 11:23 am
By: Daniel Bunting
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It’s been 51 days since Governor Cooper presented a balanced compromise budget offer.
Published: Friday, August 30th, 2019 @ 7:30 am
By: Governor's Office
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It’s been 49 days since Governor Roy Cooper shared a balanced budget compromise offer to Republican legislators.
Published: Wednesday, August 28th, 2019 @ 7:32 am
By: Governor's Office
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It’s been 44 days since Governor Roy Cooper and Democratic leaders presented a balanced compromise budget offer that included a robust teacher pay raise.
Published: Saturday, August 24th, 2019 @ 8:22 am
By: Governor's Office
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It has been 43 days since Governor Roy Cooper and Democratic leaders shared a balanced budget compromise offer to Republican leaders. Republican leaders still have not sent a counteroffer or engaged in budget negotiations.
Published: Wednesday, August 21st, 2019 @ 5:36 pm
By: Governor's Office
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It has been 37 days since Governor Roy Cooper shared a balanced compromise budget offer with Republican legislators. And for 37 days, Republican leaders have continued in vain to override the Governor’s veto.
Published: Friday, August 16th, 2019 @ 7:32 am
By: Governor's Office
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Thirty-five days ago, Governor Roy Cooper sent a balanced budget compromise offer to Republican legislative leadership.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2019 @ 11:50 am
By: Governor's Office
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It has been 25 days since Governor Roy Cooper shared a balanced, responsible compromise offer on the budget to Republican leaders.
Published: Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 @ 6:14 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Twenty-three days after Governor Roy Cooper shared a balanced compromise budget offer to Republican leaders, they have still not yet returned a counteroffer.
Published: Sunday, August 4th, 2019 @ 6:03 pm
By: Governor's Office
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It has been sixteen days since Governor Roy Cooper and Democratic leaders sent a detailed, balanced compromise offer to Republican leaders in the General Assembly. As of today, Republican leaders have not shared any counteroffer to keep the budget process moving forward.
Published: Wednesday, July 24th, 2019 @ 6:55 pm
By: Governor's Office
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It has been fourteen days since Governor Roy Cooper and Democratic leaders offered a reasonable, balanced compromise to move forward with a new state budget and Republican leaders have still not returned a counteroffer.
Published: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019 @ 8:11 am
By: Governor's Office
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Ten days ago, Governor Roy Cooper and Democratic leaders offered a balanced compromise proposal to break through the current state budget impasse.
Published: Thursday, July 18th, 2019 @ 3:22 pm
By: Governor's Office
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U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored legislation to require the President and Congress to enact annual balanced budgets.
Published: Thursday, February 7th, 2019 @ 12:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Senate passed a $23.9 billion balanced budget adjustment with bipartisan support yesterday, Thursday, May 31, 2018
Published: Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 @ 7:43 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Yesterday evening, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3), a long-time deficit hawk and a warrior against wasteful spending, voted once again for a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution (H.J.Res. 2)
Published: Saturday, April 14th, 2018 @ 12:33 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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No issue better epitomizes our broken federal government than the debt. And like Democrats, Republicans have failed miserably to control federal spending
Published: Saturday, March 24th, 2018 @ 10:59 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The North Carolina Senate passed a $22.9 billion balanced budget Friday, May 12, 2017
Published: Monday, May 15th, 2017 @ 10:39 am
By: Bill Cook
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Say you want your Butler to buy some groceries; so you give him your credit card.
Published: Saturday, December 31st, 2016 @ 11:33 pm
By: Publius Huldah
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North Carolina's office of state controller reported a General Fund surplus of nearly $1 billion in its final report on the 2015-16 fiscal year
Published: Wednesday, December 28th, 2016 @ 4:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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After Governor McCrory released the highlights of his balanced budget proposal that doesn't raise taxes on North Carolinians, the McCrory campaign issued the following statement
Published: Saturday, April 23rd, 2016 @ 2:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Please join the ENC Tea Party on Thursday evening, April 14, at 6:00 pm at La Ribera Mexican Restaurant to learn about the second option provided in the US Constitution for adding amendments - the Article V Convention of States (aka, Constitutional Convention, aka Con-Con).
Published: Saturday, April 9th, 2016 @ 8:14 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Does our existing Constitution permit the federal government to spend money on whatever they want?
Published: Friday, March 25th, 2016 @ 12:13 pm
By: Publius Huldah
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Here is a starting point for your consideration on my previous post of statements which provided no answers.
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 9:07 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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As the state continues to increase spending, many citizens have begun to suspect that the effectiveness of that spending is diminishing. North Carolina's balanced budget amendment was intended to create a fiscally responsible state that uses tax dollars wisely. However, over the last few decades...
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 @ 1:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate Approves Final Budget that Invests Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Public Education, Provides Major Tax Relief
Published: Thursday, September 17th, 2015 @ 3:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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NC may become the 5th state to call for a convention of states to draft a constitutional "balanced budget" amendment
Published: Sunday, August 30th, 2015 @ 4:38 am
By: Diane Rufino
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The "Balanced Budget Amendment" movement (Article V Convention) is an insidious plot to impose a new national tax!!
Published: Saturday, August 22nd, 2015 @ 5:45 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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The movement behind a Balanced Budget Amendment will officially transform our government of specific taxing powers to one of broad powers
Published: Tuesday, August 4th, 2015 @ 4:26 am
By: Diane Rufino
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The North Carolina Senate passed a balanced $21.47 billion state budget on Thursday, June 18, 2015.
Published: Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 @ 11:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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During the 1970s and 1980s, America saw a growing federal deficit that caused states to react. North Carolina rewrote its constitution in 1971, and as part of that constitution the state is required to pass a 'balanced budget.' More specifically, the state's total expenditures cannot exceed its...
Published: Friday, January 30th, 2015 @ 8:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The states could put a stake through the heart of America's "fundamental problem" of unlimited borrowing capacity that has created nearly $18 trillion in national debt by adopting a balanced budget amendment
Published: Monday, December 29th, 2014 @ 11:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The United States could have a constitutional balanced budget amendment within a year, if enough states back a process spelled out by the group Compact for America.
Published: Thursday, December 18th, 2014 @ 7:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We hear a lot of folks pressing for a change in the Constitution to incorporate a "Balanced Budget Amendment". The argument is based on the belief that such an amendment would force the Congress to rein its profligate spending habits. It certainly sounds like a winner.
Published: Monday, July 28th, 2014 @ 1:52 pm
By: Jim Bispo
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The North Carolina constitution requires a balanced budget. Gov. Pat and Speaker Thom got together and submitted a revised budget plan that does not balance.
Published: Thursday, July 3rd, 2014 @ 6:06 am
By: Brant Clifton
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FreedomWorks scores for the 113th Congress North Carolina delegations are tallied and revealed. The scores are based off of 15 key votes that represent the relative commitment to freedom.
Published: Tuesday, October 29th, 2013 @ 8:54 am
By: Jeremy D. Adams
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House and Senate leaders announced Sunday they have reached an agreement on a $20.6 billion state budget that invests in core services, streamlines state government, strengthens public education and grows North Carolina's economy.
Published: Monday, July 22nd, 2013 @ 12:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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