That's the control we need in place. Four times he voted no. Twice. He was the deciding voter. In other words, if he would have voted yes, it would have passed. Okay. Do you know how much the debt has grown since he [Senator Feingold] voted no? $14 trillion. So had he been that independent maverick that actually did what he said he was going to do, try and reduce the deficit, he would have voted for that balanced budget amendment. (11:50–11:55)
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Asserts that the debt has grown by $14 trillion since Senator Feingold voted no on the balanced budget amendment.
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