Remarks by President Obama on Wall Street Reform, May 20, 2010

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2010 – 4:33 P.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everybody.  I want to say a few words about the vote on financial reform in the Senate today.

I’ve said many times that the recession we’re emerging from was primarily caused by a lack of responsibility and accountability from Wall Street to Washington.  It’s part of the reason our economy nearly collapsed.  It’s what led to countless home foreclosures, the failure of community…