This time with specifics:
I feel the biggest ideas came out of what the Executive Branch is doing, like reorganizing itself to consolidate agencies, or using public land and the US navy for clean energy generation. But most of all, there was at least one very big thing slipped in there that I don't think a lot of people noticed except those who are most paying attention:
And tonight, I am asking my Attorney General to create a special unit of federal prosecutors and leading state attorneys general to expand our investigations into the abusive lending and packaging of risky mortgages that led to the housing crisis. This new unit will hold accountable those who broke the law, speed assistance to homeowners, and help turn the page on an era of recklessness that hurt so many Americans.
You want big ideas? How about resolving the cause of the financial crisis that got us here? The loom of a wholly inadequate bank settlement to release bankers and lenders from any criminal liability has caused deep anxiety and betrayal among those whose homes have wobbled around foreclosure for years. Eric Schneiderman, New York Attorney General, has been hugely critical of the proposed settlement and walked away from negotiations, demanding a larger and more in-depth investigation. So who did the President decide to head a larger investigation?
New York AG Eric Schneiderman, granting immediate credibility to the unit.
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