Claim: The balanced-budget amendment once came within one vote of passing Congress but was defeated because of the no vote from a top Senate Republican, and Rick Santorum says he "stood up and called for him to resign his chairmanship."
Fact-check: Rick Santorum says he called for resignation of a high-ranking Republican over no vote on balanced budget amendment
Verdict: true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: John Gregg
Date published: 2011-12-02T00:00:00