As part of a week-long shift back to economic issues, Barack Obama will meet with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday, his campaign confirmed. The two are expected to discuss the current credit crisis and Sen. Obama's plans to enforce tougher oversight of financial institutions if elected president. The likely Democratic nominee is also scheduled to speak to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson by phone Tuesday, campaign officials said.
Associated Press Barack Obama after a meeting with some of his top economic advisers in Washington Monday. He said that ballooning debt 'was not an accident or a normal part of the business cycle that led us to this situation. There were some irresponsible decisions that were made on Wall Street and in Washington.'
The meetings come as Sen. Obama tries to pivot back to economic issues after returning from a 10-day foreign trip that sparked Republican criticism over his foreign policy credentials.
Presumptive Republican nominee John McCain is also focused on domestic issues. On Monday he held a town-hall style meeting to argue in favor of lifting the ban on offshore drilling as a way to reduce high gas prices and give the ailing economy a boost.
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