I was particularly interested in joining the Budget Committee because one of the biggest challenges we have is to get our budget under control. With approaching $36 trillion in debt, we're paying more interest on the national debt than we are on defense. And at a time when President Trump is asked NATO to up their investment in their own defense to as much as 5% of GDP, we stand about 2.7% of GDP here at home. (00:43–00:53)
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