Mayor gives Congress an 'F'

Speaking for big cities nationwide, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Wednesday called for the federal government to develop new economic policies that recognize and invest in urban areas. Daiiy News.

In his role as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Villaraigosa used the group's meeting in Washington D.C. to take on Congress and urge passage of measures to reinvest in cities and the nation.

"The American people need an economic strategy and not a political strategy," Villaraigosa said. "If we gave the 112th Congress a mid-term report card, the grade would be clear: Congress would get an F."