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Committee hears testimony supporting Convention of States resolution as debt remedy
Summary
At a third hearing on House Joint Resolution 2, Michael Farris, Bill Geraci and Virginia Morgan urged the committee to advance the Convention of States resolution, arguing state action can check federal spending and reduce regulatory cost burdens; members questioned outside influence and implementation details.
Chair Hall called House Joint Resolution 2 for its third hearing and heard multiple witnesses who urged the committee to advance the Convention of States resolution.
Witness Michael Farris circulated a law-review article by Governor Greg Abbott and outlined the fiscal rationale for the resolution. Farris said the national debt had risen from roughly $18 trillion (2015) and $19 trillion (2016) to about $38 trillion today and urged members that "we've talked about it long…
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