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Montana Senate debates Article V call for balanced-budget convention; resolution indefinitely postponed
Summary
Senate Joint Resolution 4, which would petition Congress to call an Article V convention to propose a balanced federal budget amendment, drew several hours of floor debate and was indefinitely postponed by a 23–27 vote.
Senate Joint Resolution 4, a petition asking Congress to call a constitutional convention under Article V for the purpose of proposing a balanced federal budget amendment, drew extended debate on March 27 and was indefinitely postponed by the Senate.
Senator Nolan, sponsor of the resolution, argued the measure is “the only chance the Montana legislature has to take action in the fight to prevent Congress from bankrupting America,” repeatedly citing federal debt figures and framing the resolution as…
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