And this week there has been talk about how doing away with the rule, particularly for legislation, would mean that senators would no longer make sure that a bill was balanced and bipartisan enough to attract votes on both sides of the aisle.
"Although many people associated with the financial industry disagreed with his vote on Dodd Frank, most feel that Sen. Brown's involvement in the bill was balanced, thoughtful and driven by policy considerations rather than politics," Geduldig told Politico in October 2011.
"We remain committed to reviewing each proposal and producing a final PLI bill that is balanced and broadly supported," the lawmakers wrote. .
Jake Siewert, the White House press secretary, said, "We would have liked to have seen Congress complete a bill that was balanced, that made sense, that would reform the bankruptcy system and update it".
If, for example, you're great with words but don't have much of a math brain, don't take on the task of making sure the bills are paid and the accounts are balanced each month.
When there's a difference between the charge and the insurance reimbursement, and a health care provider tries to collect the difference from the patient — that is balance billing.
"This bill is really an effort to balance the rights of the mother with the rights of the unborn child.
The House has scheduled a repeal vote, but the likelihood of legislatively defeating the bill is minimal, given the balance of power in the Senate.
If the budget-balancing bill is declared legal, it now appears that the lawmakers will have to trim at least $60 billion from the deficit to meet the target for the fiscal year 1987, which will begin Oct. 1.
Sen. Lee: The purpose of the bill is to restore the proper balance of power between the branches of government.
