After all, the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act of 1985, designed to balance the American budget, was eventually overridden.

毕竟，1985年为平衡美国预算而制定的葛兰姆法案也最终被撤销了。

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And sometime in late 2012 those automatic spending cuts will go the way of Gramm Rudman and all other past congressional attempts to force itself into fiscal prudence.

FORBES: A Grim Prognosis For Deficit Reduction

There was a small sequester back in the mid-1980s, shortly after the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings law was enacted.

FORBES: Sequestration Is a Small Step in Right Direction, not Something to Be Feared

In 1987, Congress fixed the triggering mechanism and restored the sequester in Gramm-Rudman II.

WSJ: Phil Gramm: Obama and the Sequester Scare