later, we will chat with john celok about his book, next generation. that is at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. -- that is at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> this week, the budget deficit and reducing government spending was a focus of the weekly addresses. president obama it is followed by senator dan coats with a republican address. he called for a passage of a balanced budget amendment and said it the nation should look to his state for the hoosier of solving the nation's fiscal problems. >> right now, there are a lot of folks still struggling with the effects of the recession. layoffs,orried about expenses. they're not sure of that could help their kids pay for college. for many families, these challenges were around long before the recession is it in 2007. i ran for president because i believed in an america where ordinary folks could get ahead, or if you worked hard, you could have a better life. that has been my for this since i came in office and that is our focus now. it is one of the reasons we're working to reduce the nation's deficits. the government has to start