The Budget or Bust Act
10 February 2012
Congressman Paul Broun, M.D. (R-GA) discusses legislation he recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives - H.R. 3883, the Budget or Bust Act - that would help force Congress to pass an annual budget by withholding Members' salaries hostage in an escrow account until a budget is passed.
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