Boxes containing President Donald Trump’s budget request for fiscal year 2019 are unpacked by staff in the House Budget Committee hearing room on Monday morning, Feb. 12, 2018. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Democrats say the GOP is being hypocritical to call for a balanced budget amendment after passing legislation that skyrocketed the deficit. CQ appropriations reporter Ryan McCrimmon unpacks what’s behind the GOP’s drive.
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