John McCain : That 's because it also dovetails with the outlines of the Grand Bargain negotiated by Obama and House Speaker John Boehner in the summer of 2011 , only to have negotiations fall apart . 80 U.S. CEOs signed letter seeking balanced , partisan plan to tame deficit . He says that Romney has refused to consider a plan that includes tax increases . Avlon says the $ 16 trillion deficit is too big to be tackled through spending cuts alone . He says CEOs want something like Bowles - Johnson plan , and he is closer to it .
John McCain : 80 U.S. CEOs signed letter seeking balanced , partisan plan to tame deficit . He says that Romney has refused to consider a plan that includes tax increases . Avlon says the $ 16 trillion deficit is too big to be tackled through spending cuts alone . He says CEOs want something like Bowles - Johnson plan , and he is closer to it .