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House votes to require plan for balanced budget

By Michal Conger
Published February 6, 2013 5:00am ET
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House votes to require plan for balanced budget
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 26: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA). (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) | Chip Somodevilla

The House voted Wednesday to require President Obama to provide a plan for a budget that balances, at least eventually.

The Require a PLAN Act would mandate that if the president’s budget does not balance, he must produce a supplement by April 1, 2013 identifying when the budget will balance, as well as steps to achieve that target.

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