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Nicholas Begich: “Balanced budget amendment spending cap, these kinds of…”

Featuring: Nicholas Begich, Republican | U.S. House Alaska At-large District

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Monday 4/29/24 - Author Travis J.I. Corcoran; US House Candidate Nick Begich

Published | Video Starts at 1:29:53

We need to phase out certain positions. We need to deregulate, and that will allow us to actually meaningfully cut government over time. But as Senator Rob Myers points out, you know, Balanced budget amendment spending cap, these kinds of things will legally constrain the growth of government. And that's critically important as well, because if you move from one Congress to another, if you're, if we're lucky enough to be able to elect people who will be serious about cutting government, it's only as good until the net as the next Congress. (1:29:53–1:30:03)

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Asserts that a balanced budget amendment and spending cap will legally constrain government growth.

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