Obama using Cooper Union speech in New York to push for bank reform
By Michael D. Shear
President Obama plans a high-profile speech in New York Thursday to campaign for financial regulatory reform, part of an aggressive campaign to pass the legislation despite Republican claims that the bill amounts to a permanent bailout of big banks.
The news -- first tweeted by press secretary Robert Gibbs -- comes as Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd, the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, and Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), who has helped craft the Senate's version of the legislation, plan a news conference on the subject at 10:30 a.m. this morning.
On Twitter, Gibbs announced the New York trip, saying that "On Thursday, Obama will travel to New York City to speak on Wall Street reform, almost two years after the crisis hit."
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