Bob Hennelly
WNYC's Bob Hennelly is an award-winning investigative journalist. While at WNYC he has reported on a wide gamut of major public policy questions ranging from immigration and homeland security to power outages and utility mergers.
Obama Urges Oversight of Financial Markets, Supports Congestion Pricing
Thursday, March 27, 2008
New York, NY –
Speaking not far from Wall Street, Barack Obama told a Manhattan audience that the US needs better oversight of national financial markets, help for financially stressed homeowners and an additional $30 billion stimulus package.
REPORTER: Later, in an exclusive interview with WNYC, Senator Obama said he supports congestion pricing.
OBAMA: I think Mayor Bloomberg's proposal for congestion pricing is a thoughtful and innovative approach to the problem.
REPOTER: Obama said congestion pricing should not replace federal funding of mass transit.
Meanwhile in Raleigh, North Carolina, Hillary Clinton proposed a $2.5 billion job retraining program as a step in reviving the U.S. economy. She said that federal aid known as Pell Grants should be extended to workers taking classes to update their skills.
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