,,iv #aac? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #aag ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,m>* #ad1 #bjac ,mr4 ,*affetz submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce ,,resolution ,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %\ld n bail out ,/ate & local gov]nm5t employee p5sion plans or o!r plans t provide po/-employm5t b5efits to ,/ate & local gov]nm5t retirees4 ,:]eas ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t is op]at+ at a huge annual deficit & is rapidly increas+ its out/&+ debt e ye>2 ,:]eas ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 z ( ,decemb] #bjab1 is c>ry+ m ?an #af4j trillion 9 debt1 ( :i* #aa4f trillion is ow$ to ! public & #d4h trillion is ow$ to ,social ,security & o!r tru/ funds2 ,:]eas ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t borr[$ #ca c5ts = e doll> x sp5t 9 #bjab2 ,:]eas =eign gov]nm5ts1 individuals1 & corporations z ( ,septemb] #bjab own #dh p]c5t ( ,f$]al debt own$ by ! public2 ,:]eas ,social ,security's unfund$ liabilities 9 #bjab are #h4f trillion ov] #ge ye>s & #bj4e trillion ov] ! inf9ite horizon2 ,:]eas ! ,f$]al debt is expect$ to increase by m ?an #f trillion f #bjac to #bjbb accord+ to ! ,congressional ,budget ,(fice2 ,:]eas ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts are heavily dep5d5t on ,f$]al rev5ues2 ,:]eas m ?an #af p]c5t ( ! entire ,f$]al budget goes directly to ,/ates & local gov]nm5ts2 ,:]eas m ?an #bj p]c5t ( total ,/ate & local gov]nm5t g5]al rev5ue comes f ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t accord+ to ,c5sus ,bureau's late/ ,annual ,survey ( ,/ate & ,local ,gov]nm5t ,f9ance2 ,:]eas num]\s ,/ate & local gov]nm5t employee p5sion plans h (f]$ ov]ly g5]\s retirem5t b5efits to its employees & are 9 dire f9ancial situations ) comb9$ unfund$ liabilities up to #d4d trillion2 ,:]eas _m ,/ate & local gov]nm5t p5sion plans h und]/at$ liabilities & ov]/at$ asset gr[? rates & h employ$ me?odologies t private sector plans are prohibit$ f us+ by ,f$]al law2 & ,:]eas sev]al ,/ate & local p5sion plans are expect$ to fully exhau/ _! funds )9 t5 ye>s3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t-- 7#a7 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %\ld n bail\t ,/ate & local gov]nm5t employee p5sion plans & o!r po/-employm5t b5efit plans2 & 7#b7 ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts %\ld imm$iately in/itute re=ms to _! employee p5sion plans1 includ+ replac+ def9$ b5efit plans ) def9$ contribution plans4