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Representative O'Brien presents resolution warning of national debt; committee rejects education and donation amendments
Summary
The Ways and Means committee heard House Resolution 28 calling attention to the national debt and received technical testimony from State Comptroller Elise Michal. Members debated two sponsor-led amendments — a K–12 curriculum and a voluntary donation/tax-credit box — both of which failed on roll call.
Representative O'Brien presented House Resolution 28 to the Ways and Means Committee, saying the measure “recognizes the seriousness of the United States national debt and the threat it poses to our nation's long term security and stability.” He told the panel the resolution is intended as a bipartisan call for stewardship rather than a prescriptive policy change.
State Comptroller Elise Michal, introduced by the sponsor, told the committee federal debt statistics illustrate a fiscal vulnerability for states, repeating the figure she displayed: “that is over a $112,000 for every man,…
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