Marjorie Taylor Greene: “we are $37 trillion in debt. Fiscal year 2024 was the first year that the U.S. spent more on interest payments than on…”

“we are $37 trillion in debt. Fiscal year 2024 was the first year that the U.S. spent more on interest payments than on national defense. Spending on interest was more than all the money spent on veterans, education, and transportation combined. That is for America, not the rest of the world. Interest costs will keep rising, crowding out other priorities, and not only burden future generations but cripple them. Three hundred Americans die every single day from drug overdoses. In 2024, 17.6 veterans committed suicide every single day, and there were over 30,000 homeless veterans. These are American problems. These are the issues we should be spending Americans' hard-earned tax dollars on instead of shoving them off and just saying we can't wait to give American money to the rest of the world for whatever they need. Yet, we kick Americans right in the face and say: No. No money for you. According to the Department of Education, 85 percent of Black students lack proficiency in mathematics and reading skills. Forty percent of high schools in Baltimore did not have a single student score proficiently in math in 2023, not a single student. But we have to send another $115 million for somebody else's flood or problem or issue because, God forbid, the government not jump in and send money to foreign countries. This is a shame, and this is hurting America. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.”