andrewsweet104 andrewsweet104 10-04-2017 History contestada Why did President Herbert Hoover meet with Congressional leaders in January 1930 to discuss the creation of a national public works program? Hoover's 1928 presidential campaign had highlighted such a plan. The President and Congress were seeking ways to dispose of surplus tax revenues. Democrats in Congress were forcing Hoover to adopt their long-term agenda. The Great Depression had started after the stock market crash in October 1929