,,iv #aae? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #hhe ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,may #i1 #bjah,mr4 ,norman submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means ,,resolution ,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives reg>d+ our national debt4 ,:]eas our national debt exce$s #bj trillion2 ,:]eas ea* citiz5 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates w\ld owe ov] #fc1jjj to pay (f ! national debt if !y 7 =c$ to pay out-(-pocket2 ,:]eas ! national debt is expect$ to exce$ #cj trillion )9 ! next decade2 ,:]eas :5 ! national debt cont9ues to gr[ at an al>m+ rate1 ! probability ( a fiscal crisis increases2 ,:]eas f9ancial wa/e & ineffici5cies are preval5t 9 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 illu/rat$ by m ?an #bej areas id5tifi$ 9 pa/ ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice reports :]e re=ms are ne$$ to r$uce duplication & ov]lap2 ,:]eas ag5cies h ,(fice ( ,inspector ,g5]als & ! ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice exi/s 9 ord] to monitor ,f$]al sp5d+ & id5tify areas ( wa/e & ineffici5cy2 ,:]eas ea* ,memb] ( ,congress is elect$ by1 & works =1 _! con/itu5ts :o pay taxes2 ,:]eas ea* ,memb] is elect$ to ensure t taxpay]s' doll>s are us$ responsibly2 ,:]eas ,congress has ! fundam5tal responsibility to effici5tly utilize ! p[] ( ! purse2 & ,:]eas ! ,h\se %\ld f9d budget>y sav+s ( at lea/ #dj billion ea* fiscal ye>3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 believes ! national debt is ris+ unsu/a9ably & ne$s to urg5tly be address$2 & 7#b7 enc\rages ea* ,memb] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives to introduce & advocate = legislation to f9d at lea/ #ajj million ( ,f$]al programs to cut sp5d+ f ea* fiscal ye>1 aside f annual ,appropriations bills4