,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bf1
 #bjai,mr4 ,perdue 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,ernst1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,moran1    
,mr4 ,rounds1 and ,mr4 ,sasse7 submitted
 the following resolution2 which was    
referred to the ,committee on ,finance  
,,resolution  ,recognizing the national 
debt as a threat to national security4  
,whereas1 in ,february #bjai1 the total 
public debt outstanding was more than   
#bb1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj1 resulting in a     
total interest expense of more than     
#aib1jjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjai2 
,whereas1 on ,december #ba1 #bjah1 the  
total public debt as a percentage of    
gross domestic product was #ajd percent2
 ,whereas the last balanced ,federal    
budget was signed into law in #aiig2    
,whereas1 in fiscal year #bjah1 ,federal
 tax receipts totaled                   
#c1cbi1jjj1jjj1jjj1 but ,federal outlays
 totaled #d1ajh1jjj1jjj1jjj1 leaving the
 ,federal ,government with a #a-year    

deficit of #ggi1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,whereas1  
every year since the last balanced      
,federal budget was signed in #aiig1    
,congress has failed to maintain a      
fiscally responsible budget and has     
typically relied on raising the debt    
ceiling2 ,whereas the ,social ,security 
and ,medicare ,boards of ,trustees      
project that the ,federal ,hospital     
,insurance ,trust ,fund will be depleted
 in #bjbf2 ,whereas the ,social         
,security and ,medicare ,boards of      
,trustees project that the ,federal     
,old-,age and ,survivors ,insurance     
,trust ,fund and the ,federal           
,disability ,insurance ,trust ,fund will
 be depleted in #bjcd2 ,whereas the     
credit rating of the ,united ,states was
 reduced by ,standard and ,poor's from  
,,aaa to ,,aa on ,august #e1 #bjaa1 and 
has remained at that level since that   
date2 ,whereas1 without a targeted      
effort to balance the ,federal budget1  
the credit rating of the ,united ,states
 is certain to continue to fall2        

,whereas the ,national ,security        
,strategy issued by ,president ,donald  
,trump highlights the need to reduce the
 national debt through fiscal           
responsibility2 ,whereas1 on ,april #ab1
 #bjah1 former ,secretary of ,defense   
,james ,mattis warned that any ,nation  
that can't keep its fiscal house in     
order eventually cannot maintain its    
military power2 ,whereas1 on ,march #f1 
#bjah1 ,director of ,national           
,intelligence ,dan ,coats warned3 ,our  
continued plunge into debt is           
unsustainable and represents a dire     
future threat to our economy and to our 
national security2 ,whereas1 on         
,november #ae1 #bjag1 former            
,secretaries of ,defense ,leon ,panetta1
 ,ash ,carter1 and ,chuck ,hagel warned3
 ,increase in the debt will1 in the     
absence of a comprehensive budget that  
addresses both entitlements and         
revenues1 force even deeper reductions  
in our national security capabilities2  
and ,whereas1 on ,september #bb1 #bjaa1 

former ,chairman of the ,joint ,chiefs  
of ,staff ,michael ,mullen warned3 ,i   
believe the single1 biggest threat to   
our national security is debt3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 recognizes that the national debt  
is a threat to the national security of 
the ,united ,states2  7#b7 realizes that
 deficits are unsustainable1            
irresponsible1 and dangerous2 and  7#c7 
commits to addressing the fiscal crisis 
faced by the ,united ,states4