{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-americas-national-debt-threat-our-national-security", "Congressman Biggs: America\u2019s National Debt is a Threat to Our National Security", "2025-08-06", "2025", "2025-08", "Republican", "House", "AZ", "Andy Biggs", "B001302", "biggs.house.gov", "biggs", "https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) introduced a resolution formally recognizing America\u2019s national debt as a threat to its national security. Congressman Biggs has introduced this resolution in previous congresses, and its reintroduction comes as America is hurtling toward an astounding $37 trillion national debt. Reckless spending, mounting interest payments, and waste, fraud, and abuse abound, yet Congress remains reluctant to cut spending and balance the budget.\n\nDespite Congress\u2019s refusal to commit to responsible spending habits, Congressman Biggs remains committed to implementing sound fiscal policy. He has also proposed a balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution.\n\n\u201cThe federal government\u2019s wasteful spending spree is unsustainable and is inching us ever closer to a fiscal cliff,\u201d said Congressman Biggs.\n\n\u201cOur reckless spending habits will enable our adversaries to surpass us on the global stage and constrain our ability to defend our nation in the face of attack. It is past time for Congress to be serious about balancing the nation's budget and making significant cuts to federal spending, lest we pin a $70 trillion debt on our children and grandchildren\u2019s shoulders.\n\n\u201cRelying on continuing resolutions year after year is lazy legislating. Raising the debt ceiling every year is a cop out. American voters elected us to enact President Trump\u2019s America First priorities through responsible budgeting, not to maintain the status quo. My resolution acknowledges that Washington has a spending problem and calls to restore regular order to the appropriations process.\u201d\n\nCosponsors of the resolution include: Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL), Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), and Rep. Keith Self (R-TX).\n\nThe resolution may be read here, and Congressman Biggs\u2019s proposed balanced budget amendment may be read here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T14:57:50Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-americas-national-debt-threat-our-national-security"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8953292854130268, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}