,,iii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #hg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #a1    
#bjbc,mr4 ,braun 7for himself1 ,mrs4    
,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 and ,mr4     
,scott of ,florida7 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 ,january #bjbc1 the total  
public debt outstanding was more than   
#ca1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj1 resulting in a     
total interest expense of more than     
#gag1faa1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbb2 
,whereas1 in ,january #bjbc1 the total  
public debt as a percentage of gross    
domestic product was about #aba percent2
 ,whereas1 in ,january #bjbc1 the debt  
owed per citizen was #id1bdj and        
#bdf1hfd per taxpayer2 ,whereas the last
 ,federal budget surplus occurred in    
#bjja2 ,whereas1 in fiscal year #bjbb1  
,federal tax receipts totaled           
#d1hif1jjj1jjj1jjj1 but ,federal outlays

 totaled #f1bgb1jjj1jjj1jjj1 leaving the
 ,federal ,government with a #a-year    
deficit of #a1cgf1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,whereas 
the ,senate failed to pass a balanced   
budget for fiscal year #bjbb and failed 
to restore regular order to the         
legislative process by not allowing     
,senators to offer and debate           
amendments2 ,whereas the ,social        
,security and ,medicare ,boards of      
,trustees project that the ,federal     
,hospital ,insurance ,trust ,fund will  
be depleted in #bjbh2 ,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         
improvements in the business climate in 
populous countries1 and aging           
populations around the world1 will      
likely contribute to higher global      
interest rates2 ,whereas more than      
#g1bgj1jjj1jjj1jjj of ,federal debt is  

owned by individuals not located in the 
,united ,states1 including more than    
#hgj1jjj1jjj1jjj of which is owned by   
individuals in ,china2 ,whereas ,china  
and the ,european ,union are developing 
alternative payment systems to weaken   
the dominant position of the ,united    
,states dollar as a reserve currency2   
,whereas rapidly increasing interest    
rates would squeeze all policy          
priorities of the ,united ,states1      
including defense policy and foreign    
policy priorities2 ,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  7#c7     
commits to restoring regular order in   
the appropriations process2 and  7#d7   
commits to preventing the looming fiscal
 crisis faced by the ,united ,states4