Josh Brecheen: “I respectfully disagree. We are not retreating on the world stage. What we are trying to do is get our fiscal house in…”

“I respectfully disagree. We are not retreating on the world stage. What we are trying to do is get our fiscal house in order so that America can cheat history as a republic that can outlast most democracies. I will contend we are not a democracy. We are, specifically, a republic. We are cheating history if we can get our fiscal house in order and continue this great experiment. Retreating on the world stage is what I am afraid is going to happen. We are about to run out of the funds to be able to continue this great experiment in self-governance. I would ask Members to consider that Chairman Arrington of the Budget Committee sent some of us this story from the Asia Times, and it is called: ``U.S. Debt Moving Toward $50 Trillion Isn't Whole Story.'' This is the Asian perspective about what they are looking at in America as us heading toward a sovereign debt crisis and us losing the reserve world currency. {time} 1745 We are up against a great threat. I am greatly concerned about the future of this country. We are not retreating. We are trying to strengthen. There is an old African proverb: If there is no enemy on the inside, the enemy on the outside can do you no harm. We have to get strong within. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.”