,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #hg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #a1 #bjbc,mr4     
,braun 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1    
,mr4 ,cassidy1 & ,mr4 ,scott ( ,florida7
 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ance       
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! national debt
 z a ?reat to national security4        
,:]eas1 9 ,janu>y #bjbc1 ! total public 
debt out/&+ 0 m ?an #ca1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj1
 result+ 9 a total int]e/ exp5se ( m ?an
 #gag1faa1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbb2   
,:]eas1 9 ,janu>y #bjbc1 ! total public 
debt z a p]c5tage ( gross dome/ic       
product 0 ab\t #aba p]c5t2 ,:]eas1 9    
,janu>y #bjbc1 ! debt ow$ p] citiz5 0   
#id1bdj & #bdf1hfd p] taxpay]2 ,:]eas ! 
la/ ,f$]al budget surplus occurr$ 9     
#bjja2 ,:]eas1 9 fiscal ye> #bjbb1      
,f$]al tax receipts total$              
#d1hif1jjj1jjj1jjj1 b ,f$]al outlays    
total$ #f1bgb1jjj1jjj1jjj1 leav+ !      
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t ) a #a-ye> deficit (   
#a1cgf1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,:]eas ! ,s5ate     

fail$ to pass a balanc$ budget = fiscal 
ye> #bjbb & fail$ to re/ore regul> ord] 
to ! legislative process by n all[+     
,s5ators to (f] & debate am5dm5ts2      
,:]eas ! ,social ,security & ,m$ic>e    
,bo>ds ( ,tru/ees project t ! ,f$]al    
,hospital ,insurance ,tru/ ,fund w be   
deplet$ 9 #bjbh2 ,:]eas ! ,social       
,security & ,m$ic>e ,bo>ds ( ,tru/ees   
project t ! ,f$]al ,old-,age &          
,survivors ,insurance ,tru/ ,fund & !   
,f$]al ,disability ,insurance ,tru/     
,fund w be deplet$ 9 #bjcd2 ,:]eas      
improvem5ts 9 ! bus9ess climate 9       
popul\s c\ntries1 & ag+ populations     
ar\nd ! _w1 w likely contribute to high]
 global int]e/ rates2 ,:]eas m ?an      
#g1bgj1jjj1jjj1jjj ( ,f$]al debt is own$
 by individuals n locat$ 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 includ+ m ?an #hgj1jjj1jjj1jjj (
 :i* is own$ by individuals 9 ,*9a2     
,:]eas ,*9a & ! ,european ,union are    
develop+ alt]native paym5t sy/ems to    
weak5 ! dom9ant position ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates doll> z a res]ve curr5cy2 ,:]eas 

rapidly increas+ int]e/ rates w\ld      
squeeze all policy priorities ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 includ+ def5se policy & =eign  
policy priorities2 ,:]eas1 on ,april    
#ab1 #bjah1 =m] ,secret>y ( ,def5se     
,james ,mattis w>n$ t any ,nation t c't 
keep its fiscal h\se 9 ord] ev5tually _c
 ma9ta9 its milit>y p[]2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>*
 #f1 #bjah1 ,director ( ,national       
,intellig5ce ,dan ,coats w>n$3 ,our     
cont9u$ plunge into debt is unsu/a9able 
& repres5ts a dire future ?reat to our  
economy & to our national security2     
,:]eas1 on ,novemb] #ae1 #bjag1 =m]     
,secret>ies ( ,def5se ,leon ,panetta1   
,a% ,c>t]1 & ,*uck ,hagel w>n$3         
,increase 9 ! debt w1 9 ! abs5ce ( a    
compreh5sive budget t addresses bo?     
entitlem5ts & rev5ues1 =ce ev5 deep]    
r$uctions 9 our national security       
capabilities2 & ,:]eas1 on ,septemb]    
#bb1 #bjaa1 =m] ,*airman ( ! ,jo9t      
,*iefs ( ,/aff ,mi*ael ,mull5 w>n$3 ,i  
believe ! s+le1 bigge/ ?reat to our     
national security is debt3 ,n[1 !re=e1  

be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 recognizes t !  
national debt is a ?reat to ! national  
security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7       
realizes t deficits are unsu/a9able1    
irresponsible1 & dang]\s2  7#c7 commits 
to re/or+ regul> ord] 9 ! appropriations
 process2 &  7#d7 commits to prev5t+ !  
loom+ fiscal crisis fac$ by ! ,unit$    
,/ates4