Balanced budget amendment:
   Tennessee has one, and so should Washington, D.C. As governor, I had
   to balance the state's budget each year. That forced us to set
   priorities and make tough decisions, which is what Tennesseans hire
   the governor and the legislature to do. Washington, D.C. should
   balance its budget, too. As governor, I balanced our state budget for
   eight years, and when I left office Tennessee had fewer state
   employees, less debt, a AAA bond rating, and the nation's fifth lowest
   tax rate.