US President Barack Obama has said he will halve the budget deficit he inherited from the Bush administration by 2013.
The promise comes despite the huge amounts of money he plans to spend on his economic stimulus package.
Mr Obama also announced that he has put Vice-President Joe Biden in charge of overseeing the implementation of the $787bn (£540bn) package.
Former secret service agent Earl Devaney will be the plan's watchdog.
Mr Devaney's new job will be as chairman of the Recovery Act Transparency and Accountability Board and he will have to ensure wow gold that the stimulus funds are not wasted.
"He looks like an inspector, he's tough, you know he barely cracks a smile," the president said.
Healthcare funding
The president also said that $15bn would be released on Wednesday to help states pay their healthcare bills.
Some states have been struggling to pay for their Medicaid programmes, which provide healthcare for people on low incomes.
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