hall meeting in rio rancho, new mexico, outside albuquerque -- quote -- "we have to pay interest on that debt and that means we are mortgaging our children's future." that's correct. mr. bernanke, the chairman of the federal reserve board, warned in june of -- of last year that -- quote -- "the federal budget appears to be on an unsustainable path." close quote. mr. geithner, the secretary of the treasury, in february -- february 15th, a couple of days ago on abc said, this is what mr. obama's secretary said -- quote -- "our deficit are too high. they are unsustainable. and left unaddressed, these deficits will hurt economic growth and make us weaker as a nation. we have to restore fiscal responsibility and go back to living within our means." peter orszag, who was president obama's office of management budget said that the c.b.o. report, he said this june of last summer, concludes that we are on an unsustainable fiscal course. about this there is no ambiguity. we're on an unsustainable fiscal course, no doubt about it, said mr. orszag last summer. so what i would say to you is the president's budget does not change that direction. and we have to change it. and we've