The goal of todayâs speech was to bring to mind the need for financial reform. Obama called these âcommon sense reformsâ and he was urging leaders of the financial industry to join in the efforts âbecause it is in the interest of your country.â
President Obama said, âUltimately there is no dividing line between Main Street and Wall Street. We will rise or we will fall together as one nation. And that is why I urge all of you to join me.â
Obama traveled to Wall Street to give this speech just as the Senate is approaching a deal to overhaul financial rules. A test vote on the reform bill could happen as early as Monday, according to marketwatch.com.