Balanced Budget 60-Brown, Jerry (Edmund Gerald, Jr.)-[Democratic], 1984

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Balanced Budget 60-Brown, Jerry (Edmund Gerald, Jr.)-[Democratic], 1980

Scope and Contents

In this 1984 political advertisement, Brown, Edmund Gerald, Jr. (Jerry) emphasizes his advocacy for a balanced federal budget, citing six years of balanced budgets and $1 billion in tax cuts during his governorship in California. He also identifies environmental protections, expanded education, and the curtailment of nuclear power growth as major accomplishments under his leadership.

Dates

Broadcast: 1984

Full Extent

1 Items

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

Burtonhall cold storage 1

Transcription

A year ago, I began speaking out in favor of an amendment to balance the federal budget, and suddenly people in Washington started calling me impractical. Some of my opponents even used the word opportunistic to describe my plan. Well, I know something about balanced budgets. We've had one in California during each of the six years I've been governor, and during that time, I've been able to reduce taxes by more than a billion dollars. A billion dollars in tax cuts. At the same time, we adopted the nation's most effective environmental protections, we expanded early childhood education, we doubled college scholarships, we developed the country's most effective energy conservation program, and stopped the growth of nuclear power. So it's possible to accomplish a lot and still hold down government spending. I'm the only Democratic candidate for president who favors a balanced budget amendment. My position may be unusual, but I think it's about time the federal government starts to live within its means.