 Tonight's CSIS chief for series panel took a look at the budget battle. We've been seeing and the path forward I'm joined now by former senator Tom Daschle senator next up. We're looking at the debt ceiling. What are How bad could it be if they can't come to an agreement and raise the debt ceiling? Well, it would be terrible It would be as catastrophic an event as we've seen Economically in this country since the Great Depression and perhaps even greater than that the consequences would be absolutely tragic There is no way to describe the dislocation the incredible aftermath that we would experience if we're not successful for that reason I think we will be what do you think needs to happen in the coming days for Congress to come to an agreement? I think two things need to happen first and foremost both sides need to be talking every single Opportunity they get when I say both sides. I'm talking about Democrats and Republicans really It's three-sided that White House the Congress Senate and House But I think it's also important that everything be on the table Spending and revenue have to be addressed if we're going to get this job done Why did discussions on Capitol Hill seem so much more contentious than they were once upon a time this panel tonight discuss Civility and the discourse a lot. I think life has changed a lot in Washington It's become much more adversarial because in part the media is much more adversarial in part because members of Congress spend a lot less Time here so they don't get to know each other as well as they used to the money chase is also a big problem and far greater demands by Special interest groups on members of Congress than we've seen in the past Thank you very much. You can see our full panel discussion on csis.org and on iTunes you