Borrowing Quote by Mitch Daniels

We need an adequate defense, but every arms dollar we spend above adequacy has a long-term weakening effect upon the nation and its security.

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

My belief has always been that national defense is the most important thing we do, but we shouldn't borrow to pay for it.

— Rand Paul

We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have…

— Barack Obama

We cannot allow anything that's called 'national defense' to justify any and all spending. We need to be very, very careful that we don't…

— Grover Norquist

The greatest threat to our national security is our debt. We borrow a million dollars a minute.

— Rand Paul

I've been pretty clear about saying that I think that the No. 1 threat to our national security is our debt. And we've got…

— Michael Mullen

And here where the fact that we've given over half a billion dollars to New York really plays a role, because New York has…

— Michael Chertoff

Do not compromise on national security for purely budgetary reasons. The world is dangerous, and we must always be prepared for anything that might…

— Sanford Bishop

You can't tell me that all the wars we are fighting are in America's national security interest.

— Todd Rokita

We are stretching our nation's finances and creditworthiness so thin that we may find ourselves unable to afford to defend our interests around the…

— Scott Bessent

We must achieve both security and solvency. In fact, the foundation of military strength is economic strength,

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

While I wholeheartedly support finding cost savings through efficiencies in all areas of the federal government, including defense, I will resist any actions that…

— Doug Lamborn