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Utah's new senator is in the spotlight over the national debt ceiling debate. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, is threatening to filibuster over efforts to raise the ceiling.SALT LAKE CITY — The House passed a resolution Wednesday calling on the federal government to approve a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
HCR3, sponsored by Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman, was substituted to allow Congress to go into debt in times of war before passing 63-6.
"We really have the unenviable position of being the first generation that will leave to our children a nation that is in worse shape than the one we've inherited. That's shameful," Wimmer said. "It's time for Congress to balance their budget."
The resolution now goes to the Senate.
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