Mr. GOEAS: And it ends up poised in the voters' minds as something that should be top of the agenda to move to next year, because there certainly is more work in their mind that needs to be done.
"He thought what was more important was that deficits fall below growth as a percentage of GDP -- certainly a laudable goal, but I think the federal government, like any business or any family, needs to work towards a balanced budget, " Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, said afterward.