03/07/2016
https://www.congress.gov...
"Many U.S. Government officials, from our President down to low-level functionaries, have repeatedly said that this was not a ransom payment."
"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."
"This is not a matter of opinion based on a preference for limited government. It's a brutally objective fact of life."