Balanced Budget 30-Brown, Jerry (Edmund Gerald, Jr.)-[Democratic], 1984

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Balanced Budget 30-Brown, Jerry (Edmund Gerald, Jr.)-[Democratic], 1980

Scope and Contents

In this 1984 political advertisement, Brown, Edmund Gerald, Jr. (Jerry), a Democratic presidential candidate, discusses his distinctive position as a proponent of a balanced budget amendment. Brown rejects allegations of opportunism, asserting that addressing inflation and the high prices of food and energy is essential and that doing so requires living within one’s means.

Dates

Broadcast: 1984

Full Extent

1 Items

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

Burtonhall cold storage 1

Transcription

My friends here in New England sometimes say my ideas sound impractical. My opponents have even used the word opportunistic to describe my proposal to balance the federal budget. Well, I'm the only Democratic candidate for president who supports a balanced budget amendment. That's because I believe inflation, particularly the skyrocketing price of food and energy, is the most serious domestic problem facing America. A Democrat who favors a balanced budget may be unusual, but there's nothing opportunistic about living within our means.