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Rep. David Thomas frames federal debt as a national security concern in committee testimony
Summary
Representative David Thomas told the House Government Oversight Committee that rising federal debt — which he cited in his written testimony and later corrected by scale — presents a national security problem; the resolution is nonprescriptive and received questions from members but no committee action.
Representative David Thomas presented sponsor testimony on House Concurrent Resolution 24, telling the House Government Oversight Committee that the growth of federal debt is a pressing concern and framing it as a national security issue.
Thomas read figures from his written testimony, saying the federal debt at the time he prepared remarks was roughly "38,828,282,000,000" and that the debt equates to more than $113,000 per Ohio resident as of his…
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