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- Rep. Robert Livingston says he will not stand for Speaker of the House, that he will resign from Congress, and suggests that President Clinton should also resign.
- Date Issued:
- 1998-12-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In a speech before the Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority Conference, U.S. President Donald Trump thanks Christians for supporting him in the presidential election and promises that his administration will protect religious liberty. Trump also reflects on the accomplishments of his administration, including appointing a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, decreasing the rate of illegal immigration, and pulling the United States out of the Paris Climate Accords.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-06-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Speaking before a group of business owners and immigration reform supporters, President Obama urges the House of Representatives to pass immigration reform that's good for the country's economic and national security, and says that it should be done this year.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-10-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In a press conference following his naming of Jack Kemp as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, George Bush answers questions about nuclear energy, privatization of inner city housing, attitudes toward Yasir Arafat, the introduction of "new faces" into the cabinet, and the amount of money he intends to put into housing programs. Jack Kemp also tells of his intention to work for adequate housing for the homeless as well as on affordable housing for the other classes.
- Date Issued:
- 1988-12-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Former U.S. Coast Guard Women's Reserve (SPARS) radio technician Eleanor Jean Bechtel discusses her enlistment, the social environment in wartime America, her basic training in West Palm Beach, FL, and receiving electronics and radio instruction at the Ben Franklin Hotel in Philadelphia. She also talks about the base in Florida where she trained, seeing John Wayne and Robert Montgomery there filming a movie, and moving to post-war Japan to work as a civilian secretary.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-07-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama says it would be inexcusable for Congress to refuse to pass the surface transportation and FAA extensions which will keep Americans working. Obama reminds listeners that renewing these pieces of legislation was once routine saying, "the transportation bill has been renewed seven times in the past two years." He says extensions are supported by groups as diverse as the Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-08-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Senator Robert Kerrey (D-NE) answers questions about his Bi-Partisan Commission on Entitlements and Tax Reform.
- Date Issued:
- 1994-12-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama describes the complications associated with the individual sign-up for the Affordable Care Act and apologizes to Americans whose insurance plans are being canceled due to the law. Obama explains that about five percent of the population are at risk of having current policies cancelled because those plans no longer meet the ACA standards for minimum coverage. He says the website is being fixed and is confident everyone will be able to register by the March 2014 deadline. Obama also talks about National Security Agency surveillance of foreign leaders, negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, and the rumor he considered replacing Vice President Biden with Hillary Clinton for the 2012 campaign.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-11-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump announces the nomination of judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. Trump lists Gorsuch's credentials and experience and says that he wanted to nominate someone who had a similar understanding of the Constitution as Justice Antonin Scalia. Gorsuch thanks Trump and promises to be a faithful servant of the Constitution and the laws of the U.S.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-01-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama and Justice Elena Kagan speak at a White House reception in honor of Justice Kagan following her confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court. Obama recounts Kagan’s career and describes her outstanding character. Kagan thanks the many people involved in her nomination and calls her appointment both an honor and an obligation.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-08-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection