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- President Obama describes the need to make college more affordable, before signing a memorandum outlining new executive actions to support federal student loan borrowers. Changes include reducing monthly payments of student loan debt to ten percent of an individual's income. Obama also criticizes Republicans for not fighting for students then signs the memorandum. Held at the White House.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-06-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks to students at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, about student loan interest rates. Obama says that a college education is the best predictor of success in America. He proposes freezing the current interest rates on a popular federal loan for poorer and middle-class students. Obama calls for the states to make higher education more affordable and for Congress to protect Pell grants and expand work-study jobs.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-04-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks to students about higher education and outlines his plan to make college more affordable, including ranking colleges and universities based on affordability and performance. Obama recommends capping debt for students to 10% of their income. Following his remarks he answers questions from the audience in a town hall format. The event is held at the State University of New York, Binghamton, as part of a two-day bus tour through New York and Pennsylvania to promote education policy.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-08-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama speaks to supporters at a campaign fund raising event in Washington, DC. Obama outlines the accomplishments of his administration including the Health Care Act, the auto company rescue, the student loan program, revoking "Don't ask, don't tell", ending U.S. involvement in Iraq, the destruction of al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden, and the creation of the new consumer financial protection agency. Obama speaks about challenges ahead that were decades in the making and that will take years to fix. Held at the Capital Hilton Hotel.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-01-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks to a group of college students in the Rose Garden, and urges Congress to enact legislation to extend current college student loan rates and avoid a significant increase in those rates which are set to double on July 1, 2013. Obama discusses his plan to keep college affordable for millions of students and middle class families.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-05-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama announces a new executive order which will cap student loan repayments at 10 percent of the debtor's annual income and will forgive loans over twenty years old. Obama acknowledges that it has never been more important to get a college education, but that is has also never been more expensive. He says that his plan will allow students to consolidate federally backed loans and predicts that 1.6 million people will see relief. Obama also challenges Congress to pass the American Jobs Act which is designed to put people to work on infrastructure projects across the country.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-10-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In a broadcast from the White House Rose Garden, President Bush acknowledges economic hardtimes, but refuses to say that the U.S. is in a recession. He discusses the United States' refining capacity and urges Congress to OK the building of more refineries. He also endorses a decrease in farm subsidies, decries Congress' inaction in response to the foreclosure crisis, and supports federal student loan reform. He also answers questions from reporters.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama signs H.R. 1911, the "Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013," during a ceremony in the Oval Office. Obama thanks those that worked in a bipartisan way to get the bill passed. He comments on the bill and the positive effect it will immediately have cutting student loan interest rates.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-08-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama calls on Congress to stop interest rates from doubling on student loans, and discusses his Administration’s initiatives to keep college affordable for students and their families.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-06-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks at a campaign rally held at Kent State University in Ohio. Obama says the election is, "a choice between two fundamentally different visions of our future". He talks about job creation and defends his record of energy conservation, energy production, foreign trade, and ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Obama criticizes policies advocated by the Romney-Ryan campaign. He reminds the audience that his administration restructured student loans and eliminated banks as middle-men saving students thousands in fees then promises to expand education opportunities for the next generation. He encourages everyone to vote.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-09-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection