United States President Barack Obama (R) speaks as he greets members of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, including co-chair Erskine Bowles (3rd L), in the Roosevelt Room at the White House Tuesday, April 27, 2010 in Washington, DC. The commission was holding its first formal meeting to hear remarks from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, OMB Director Peter Orszag, and Former OMB Directors Robert Reischauer and Rudolph Penner. .Credit: Alex Wong - Pool via CNP