US President Barack Obama is committed to economic reforms and recovery, even as if he is focused on other national security matters, the White House has said.
"The country is still emerging from the worst recession since the Great Depression. I think that gas prices have weighed heavily on Americans as they try to make ends meet.
And it's entirely understandable why that sentiment is out there because people are struggling. And people, in the case of how they're dealing with these high gas prices, are suffering," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said.
"That's why this President will continue his focus on growing the economy, creating jobs, on working with Congress to pass legislation that does that; working with Congress to take measures that reduce our deficit, that invest in those areas that allow us to grow, allow us to compete; make sure that we educate our kids so we can be competitive in the 21st century," he said.
In view of the recent events related to the killing of al Qaeda leaders, Carney sad Obama's focus on the economy has not wavered, even as he has dealt very quietly, with only a select number of people, with this mission from its inception to its execution.
"That focus will continue. The two things that he thinks about the most, the security of the American people and the economic security of the American people, at the same time. And so, economy continues to be a major priority," he said.
