Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/watch-president-obama-s-remarks-on-the-economy Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story President Barack Obama said Wednesday that Washington has "taken its eye off the ball" as he pledged a stronger second-term commitment to tackling the economic woes that strain many in the middle class nearly five years after the country plunged into a recession. Obama gives his second speech in his series at the University of Central Missouri.