Discussion · House of Representatives
Elijah Crane Republican
“I want you to support my amendment. The law already says our foreign partners must pay us back for military training, but we are not enforcing it. Our national debt is nearly $40 trillion, and we need to collect the money we are owed.”
“Mr. Chair, like I said, this is already law. We are clearly just not enforcing it. I will reiterate that we are close to $40 trillion in debt. We are spending $2 trillion annually that we don’t have. As a servicemember myself, I am not trying to say that we don’t receive anything from cooperation and training with our foreign partners. The point is this is already law. This is already the law. We are just not enforcing it, and we are not collecting these reimbursements which we are entitled to. For far too long, the United States has borne the brunt of global defense, and I know it doesn’t mean a lot to many people in this Chamber that we are $40 trillion in debt, but we continue to spend money that we don’t have. Again, this is already the law. There is just no enforcement. That is what my amendment would take care of. Again, I urge my colleagues to support it, and I reserve the balance of my time.”
Mr. Chair, like I said, this is already law. We are clearly just not enforcing it. I will reiterate that we are close to $40 trillion in debt. We are spending $2 trillion annually that we don’t have. As a servicemember myself, I am not trying to say that we don’t receive anything from cooperation and training with our foreign partners. The point is this is already law. This is already the law. We are just not enforcing it, and we are not collecting these reimbursements which we are entitled to. For far too long, the United States has borne the brunt of global defense, and I know it doesn’t mean a lot to many people in this Chamber that we are $40 trillion in debt, but we continue to spend money that we don’t have. Again, this is already the law. There is just no enforcement. That is what my amendment would take care of. Again, I urge my colleagues to support it, and I reserve the balance of my time.