jon: so some democrats had to vote against it too, right? >> reporter: well, yes. some had concerns about cutting programs as much as republicans were concerned about raising taxes. in fact, however, a may not, a house may not whip eric cantor says the uncertainty there is typical of the obama administration. he says that uncertainty is holding back the recovery. here's a bit of what he had to say. >> small business people right now are scared that washington's going to raise taxes, very concerned that they're going to have higher costs associated with a health care bill being pushed by this white house and the democrats in congress. >> now, under the original rules if the president follows with his executive order, the commission will have until after the november elections to report back to congress on ways to reduce the current debt from 10%