Obama’s Road to Refocus

Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy(WASHINGTON) — President Obama is back on the road Thursday, trying to refocus attention on his economic record and agenda ahead of the midterms.

In a speech at Northwestern University, the president will tout American economic leadership, much as he addressed the role of American leadership abroad during his United Nations speech last week.

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest offered a preview of Obama’s speech in Illinois:

“Six years after the Great Recession, thanks to the hard work of the American people and the policies the President has pursued, our economy has come back further and faster than any other nation on Earth. You’ll hear the President talk about this progress, while acknowledging that too many Americans still don’t feel enough of the benefits of our recovery in their everyday lives. To make sure these gains are felt more broadly, he’ll lay out the commonsense steps our country should take to raise wages for hardworking Americans, continue to create jobs and grow our economy. The location of the President’s speech is fitting — he will be speaking to an audience of Kellogg business school students who will have a hand in shaping America’s economic future and leadership both at home and abroad.”

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