“Tonight, the President outlined clear, common-sense steps that we should take to put middle class families back on the path to prosperity,” Dodd said in a statement.
During his speech, Obama highlighted one of Dodd’s main initiatives, reforming the financial regulatory system. Now, says Dodd, “this Congress must rise to the challenge before us – to create jobs, reform Wall Street, and finish our work to make quality health care affordable and accessible to all. I stand ready to work with President Obama. And I know my colleagues in the Democratic Party are ready to roll up their sleeves and get back to work.”
What about the GOP? “I only hope my colleagues on the other side of the aisle use this moment as an opportunity to re-think their strategy of mindless obstructionism and join us in tackling these challenges,” Dodd said.