WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Barack Obama is set to deliver a speech to the nation this evening to lay out his economic recovery plans and discuss the challenges ahead in trying to pull the nation out of a severe recession.

The President's address comes on the same day as Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke testifying before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee about the state of our nation's banks.

The President is also expected to discuss healthcare and America's foreign policy.

New America Foundation experts are available to discuss today's events.

The following people are available for interviews:

• Maya MacGuineas, Director of New America Foundation's Fiscal Policy Program and President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

• Steve Clemons, Director of New America Foundation's American Strategy Program and Publisher of The Washington Note

• Frank Micciche, Managing Director of New America Foundation's Next Social Contract Initiative

• Ellen Seidman, Financial Services Policy Director for New America Foundation's Asset Building Program

• Anne Vorce, Policy Director of the New America Foundation's Fiscal Policy Program and Director of the Fiscal Road Map Project for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

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