Diaz-Balart reminds Secretary Clinton of her statement in 2010 regarding ‘Our rising debt levels pose a National Security threat' in light of the President's debt-ridden FY2012 Budget

Washington, D.C. –Congressman Diaz-Balart questions Secretary Hillary Clinton during a Foreign Operations Subcommittee hearing regarding the FY2012 State Department budget request. During the hearing, Diaz-Balart reminds Secretary Clinton of a statement she made in September 2010 saying, “Our rising debt levels pose a national security threat in two ways: it undermines our capacity to act in our own interest, and it does constrain us where constraint may be undesirable. And it also sends a message of weakness internationally...” At such time, the national debt stood at $13.4 trillion. Considering the President’s budget for FY2012 would add another $13 trillion to the debt over the next decade, Diaz-Balart asks, “Is it fair to say that the President’s budget gives you [Sec. Clinton] 13 trillion more reasons to be concerned about our national security?”