President Obama says it’s not about “punishing banks” — it’s about “protecting our economy.”

In his State of the Union address last night, Obama delivered a call for Congress to finish work on financial industry reform. He said financial institutions can only create jobs and raise family incomes if there are safeguards against what he calls “the same recklessness that nearly brought down our entire economy.”

He also said reforms must give consumers enough information to make financial decisions.

Wyoming’s U.S. representative Cythina Lummis (pictured upper left) says for the most part, she liked what the president said in his address…(Click to hear comment from Cynthia Lummis)

Obama also said he wants congress to continue on in a bi-partisan manner for a comprehensive health care insurance reform bill.  Wyoming senator Mike Enzi (pictured lower left) liked hearing that…(Click to hear comment from Mike Enzi)

Enzi did say he was disapppointed that president is continuing on with his call for cap and trade legislation and trying terrorist suspects in U. S. Civil courts, and not military tribunals.