He insists that the congressman's vote for the Balanced Budget Amendment is simply an attempt to find political cover, and he is critical of Evans' move from the Agriculture Committee to the National Security Committee.
Clauses in the Children, Schools and Families Bill require schools to cover these issues in an "accurate and balanced" way, reflecting a reasonable range of religious, cultural and other perspectives and the religious and cultural backgrounds of the school's pupils.
Jefferson was wary of borrowing, and BBA proponents are right that government borrowing is not at issue under the Balanced Budget Amendment: like Jefferson, the government may borrow, but it simply must cover its debts.