![What If 401(k)s Could Fund the Green New Deal Instead of Wall Street? What If 401(k)s Could Fund the Green New Deal Instead of Wall Street?](https://realnews.today/media/2021_0423-401k-green-new-deal-1200x800-310x168.jpg)
On April 14, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing to discuss infrastructure ideas to help realize President Biden’s “build back better” economic vision. Among the ideas discussed at the hearing was a proposal by Cornell University Law Professor Saule Omarova: a National Investment Authority that could fund public projects large and small, but also provide a way for the public to invest their money without having to rely on Wall Street.