Former Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen and U.S. Representative Marsha Blackburn are both proposing ways to close the federal budget deficit, which is increasing despite a strong economy.Both Bredesen, a Democrat, and Blackburn, a Republican, are November candidates for the U.S. Senate seat that Bob Corker is vacating. Bredesen proposes a federal spending freeze that, he says, could close the deficit in six years. Blackburn favors amending the U.S. Constitution in order to force Congress to create balanced yearly budgets.
Closing the Federal Deficit: Bredesen Favors a Freeze; Blackburn Backs an Amendment
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