When I decided to run for Congress eight years ago, a little over eight years ago, my whole objective was to come to Washington and cut federal spending because We have a $36 trillion federal debt and it's the largest national security threat we have. It's not China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, it's our debt. Because if you can't fund the military, we're all in trouble and we lose our superpower status. So we got it. (06:25–06:31)
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Asserts that the U.S. has a $36 trillion federal debt, which is the largest national security threat.
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