>> juliet: welcome back, senators using the republican address to call for the government to get its financial house in order after the congressional budget office warned this week, the national debt is reaching, quote, unsustainable levels. options for dealing with the problem were laid out in stark terms wednesday on capitol hill, watch: >> i heard you describe it, what is going to be necessary to solve this problem over an extended period of time, are either 25% increase in taxes or 20% reduction in spending. or some combination thereof. in a future year. is that correct? >> that is the order of magnitude, yes. >> juliet: joining us now is financial advisor, president of diversified financial consultants, great to see you gain. >> great to see you. >> when you hear from an expert who deals with our budget and they say it has reached -- going to reach unsustainable levels