Members of the press take pictures of co

Members of the press take pictures of copies of US President Obama's FY2011 Budget at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on February 1, 2010. Obama's administration acknowledged that the budget deficit will swell to a record 1.556 trillion dollars but called for a bipartisan panel to reduce red ink to sustainable levels. The White House had earlier forecast a budget gap of 1.502 trillion dollars in the 2010 fiscal year ending September 30 as the administration poured immense resources to contain a serious financial crisis that plunged the nation into recession. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)