Tom Cotton actually said...

If we can do both, interest payments will fall, and economic growth will pick up!

I agree that low labor force participation among 'working-age' men is a threat to prosperity.

In the next 10 years, the United States will spend more on interest for its debt than it does for its military.

I speak today as a friend of encryption, someone who recognizes its vital role in protecting some of the most important data.