admiral mike mullin perhaps put it best when he said that "the single biggest threat to our nationalecurity is our debt" so we do a disservice to the american people if we're not up front about the debt. as elected representatives of the american people we must be honest about the budget crisis facing this country. we must identify duplications areas of waste and opportunities for reform in all areas of spending including our enentitlements and defense spending. by ensuring that taxpayer dollars are wisely and responsibly spent we will strengthen and preserve our social safety net as well as ensure america's national security. so today could be the day that we embark on a new path where democrats and republicans work together in good faith and put forth a plan that transparently and honestly balanced the budget. and i hope it is. that's why i commend chairman price for his efforts and urge all members to support the budget as he and his staff put forth together and put for us today. with that i yield back. >> i thank the gentleman. i recognize the gentleman from california. >> thank

. >> mike mullins. >> i'm mike mullen from the exposed association of america and thank you for those remarks commission. i was happy to hear you emphasized the relationship you have with the other government agencies in the context of the efforts implemented. and i think i can speak for a lot of people in this room in saying that we feel of all the government agencies cbp has the best grasp, a the sort of deepest understanding of risk management. and that that's an area where a lot of the other agencies for a host of cultural and historical reasons have a much different perspective. so my question is i know this is being discussed in the auspices of the bic. how far do you think you can go or how do you see the government implementing a single approach to risk management that from our point of view hopefully will look a lot more like cbp than what some of the other agencies use? >> i think that the fact the that we have such a leadership role with the deputy secretary and the border interagency and having been the united states attorney in los angeles, he clearly kind of have that un

think that, you know, what we're talking about here is ultimately made important by what admiral mike mullin had to say on the subject. he said what's the biggest threat to the american civilization? his response was the american debt and deficit. we're reaching this tipping point. if you look at the numbers by 2025, we'll only have enough money for interest and entitlements and nothing else, without raising taxes substantially or cutting those benefits that my colleagues have just been talking about. i'll leave with you one point. and i think it's this. sir alex francis tyler studied history for the whole of his life. he got to the end of his life and the quote that was attributed to him at life's end was -- mr. price: 30 more seconds to the gentleman. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. sanford: that a democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government, it can only exist until the voters realize they can vote for themselves. it's generally followed by dictatorship. the average age of the world's great civilizations has been 200 years. great courage to liberty, liberty to abun

think that, you know, what we're talking about here is ultimately made important by what admiral mike mullin had to say on the subject. he said what's the biggest threat to the american civilization? his response was the american debt and deficit. we're reaching this tipping point. if you look at the numbers by 2025, we'll only have enough money for interest and entitlements and nothing else, without raising taxes substantially or cutting those benefits that my colleagues have just been talking about. i'll leave with you one point. and i think it's this. sir alex francis tyler studied history for the whole of his life. he got to the end of his life and the quote that was attributed to him at life's end was -- mr. price: 30 more seconds to the gentleman. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. sanford: that a democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government, it can only exist until the voters realize they can vote for themselves. it's generally followed by dictatorship. the average age of the world's great civilizations has been 200 years. great courage to liberty, liberty to abun