Legislative leaders from South Carolina to Missouri to Utah have signed a letter in support of Congress passing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution that will restrain spending and reduce our national debt:

Dear Senator Lee:

You have my strong support for a Constitutional amendment to balance the federal budget. I want you to know that if Congress sends us a Balanced Budget Amendment to the federal Constitution, I will work to ensure that the House votes to ratify the amendment.

It is vital that Congress pass a Balanced Budget Amendment. Much as the states have been striving to get government spending under control, so, too, should the federal government.

Without limits placed on Congress as they determine America’s spending, this country will continue to spend itself into insolvency. We cannot afford to mortgage our children’s future. To prevent the grave harm to our nation from a debt crisis and to ensure that Congress spends no more than it takes in, Congress and the state legislatures must act to amend the United States Constitution to require a balanced federal budget.

I urge you to move quickly this year to pass a Balance Budget Amendment so that I can begin working with my colleagues to secure ratification.

Sincerely,

Jase Bolger, Speaker of the House, Michigan

Frank McNulty, Speaker of the House, Colorado

Kraig Paulsen, Speaker of the House, Iowa

Linda Upmeyer, Senate Majority Leader, Iowa

Art Wittich, State Senate, Montana

Phil Bryant, Lt. Governor, Mississippi

Tom Dempsey, Senate Majority Leader, Missouri

Russell Pearce, Senate President, Arizona

J. T. “Jabo” Waggoner, Senate Majority Leader, Alabama

Tony Ross, State Senate, Wyoming

Harvey S. Peeler, Jr., State Senate, South Carolina

Robert W. Harrell, Jr., Speaker of the House, South Carolina

Gary R. Hebert, Governor, Utah

Rebecca Lockhart, Speaker of the House, Utah

Michael Waddoups, Senate President, Utah